On much of Cry Baby, a tired Vince Staples explores the American dream. What is the American dream for a black man in America? Does it exist? If so, how would he approach it? Is it even approachable? Attainable? Or perhaps, is it relative? Does he get white picket fences too? How big is he allowed to dream? It's exhausting, as it was made to be.
Look, I love a lot of the beats here, but for an album with experimental in the name, there sure is a lack of experimentation in Peggy's flow.
The beat switch gimmick is on full display for this one.
A handful of some pretty solid tracks (Make Them Cry, Whisper My Name, Janice STFU, Make Them Pay, National Treasures) and an abundance of mediocre tracks. Molly seriously phoned it in for her contributions to Ran To Atlanta and Future was doing a whole lotta bullshit on the opening. Honestly, Ran To Atlanta was really a pretty huge disappointment, it's no return to form for the duo.
Genesis Owusu's debut album is infectiously funky, beautifully smooth, and effortlessly charming.
Lancey blows everybody here out of the water
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Planned as the 2nd part of a double album release, WITHERED DELUXE: Marcescence was fully completed and slated to release on Sept. 19, 2025. However, on September 8th, 2025, the heavily decomposed remains of 14 year old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were found in an impounded Tesla registered to David Anthony Burke, otherwise professionally known as d4vd. Investigative journalists, online followers of Burke, and Hernandez' own family very quickly made an abundance of connections between the two; ... read more
Jack Harlow plays to none of his strengths and makes a fittingly weak R&B album.
Just like the previous entry, "I Came From Nothing 2" is uninspired, boring, and outright difficult to listen to sometimes. I mean really, go listen to a song like 'Keep In Touch' and tell me that it isn’t a chore to use your ears. It continues even further on 'Fuck My Tattoos', which is just outright annoying. I feel pretty uninspired to continue writing this review.
"I Came From Nothing 2" by Young Thug is: the worst thing I have ever heard from ... read more
A generally very weak start to Young Thug’s legendary career, "I Came From Nothing" largely lacks anything that makes Young Thug such a captivating rapper. Listening to this project does not make you realize how big an impact Young Thug would end up making on trap music, having not yet stylistically evolved into this ultra versatile enigma of an artist that redefined the genre. "I Came From Nothing" instead opts to be a clone of a Lil Wayne mixtape, and it succeeds at ... read more
First of all, incredibly annoying that the only version of this album on streaming is the 2009 remaster that has some of the worst hard panning I have ever heard in my entire life.
The Beatles' first album, "Please Please Me", is a largely inoffensive outing that sounds like it would be best heard on the car radio. Don't think this didn't work in their favor though, because the title track did launch them into stardom, setting in motion one of the best musical acts in ... read more
"Piss In The Wind", Joji's first album since leaving 88rising, is his best so far, capitalizing on much of what's made him such a sought after artist in the years since his debut. Joji polishes his pre-existing pop/R&B blend on songs like 'Past Won't Leave My Bed' and 'Hotel California', while introducing a new, more rage oriented, R&B sound on songs like 'PIXELATED KISSES' and "Sojourn"; both contribute to a generally ... read more
Don, while still managing to maintain his captivating performance, loses some of his curating ability, creating an album with some filler that makes it feel like a real slog to get through at times.
What Is Love? is the beginning of a young Juice WRLD's short-lived musical career, and to put it bluntly, you can tell. Released under his old moniker "JuiceTheKidd", the production is pretty poor, and the vocals are largely terrible, though the intro track, Forever, which is also the first track he would ever release, does stand out amongst the rest. In contrast, Make It There is far and away the worst, with the nearly 5 minute runtime making it an absolute chore to get ... read more
Dude is wearing a shirt with a swastika made out of electrical tape on it in the music video
No, this does not sound particularly out of the box for Bruno Mars. Yes, it DOES sound fantastic. Bruno Mars is a master at what he does, and though his last two singles may have made you think otherwise, he is still just as good as he used to be.
Often treated like the black sheep of A$AP Rocky's catalogue, TESTING is a grossly overhated album that, like every other full length project from Rocky, has a lot to offer. Whether it's a song like Distorted Records with bass that could blow out an irresponsible person's speakers, or a more slow and melancholic song like Changes, Rocky still consistently proves his worth as an emcee that sounds like no other.
TESTING by A$AP Rocky is: An underrated gem that deserves it's ... read more
Wonderful little EP from Telepathics. I love the twinkling production on Reach and Sparrow, and the vocals on Me, You, She, & Someone are very pretty. My only real complaint is that it isn't longer.
Pebble Bed by Telepathics is: Short and sweet!
I feel a little conflicted with Safe in the Hands of Love, particularly some of the production choices. Large amounts of noise can often be utilized to create a unique sonic atmosphere, something you see often in music that is deemed to be "alternative", though on this album, I only really see it dragging certain songs down. The outro track, Let the Lioness in You Flow Freely, is the best example of this; the egregious amount of noise in this track is headache inducing at best. Other ... read more
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Recent Review Comments
On d4vd - WITHERED DELUXE: Marcescence
"As of April 20th, 2026, Burke has been arrested and is now facing a litany of charges filed against him, including murder in the first degree, mutilation of human remains, murder of a witness, and lewd acts with a minor. LA district attorney Nathan J. Hochman claims that there was an ongoing investigation into Burke regarding alleged lewd acts performed with Hernandez at the time of her death, and that upon learning of Hernandez' collaboration with authorities, Burke made the conscious decision to murder Hernandez and dispose of her corpse, mutilating it in the process. Burke faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment or death."
On N0ah's review of A$AP Rocky - Long Live Love A$ap
"Kissin' Pink isn't a leak, it was on the original DatPiff release for L.L.A., it just didn't get cleared for the reissue"
On Hass - GOD'S IN CONTROL
"@chitownmusic Maybe so, I suppose I thought that people would understand by watching the music video, but it seems like not many people did"
On Hass - GOD'S IN CONTROL
"@bloxbusters I actually wasn't talking about Ye at all, I was talking about Hassan, who IS defending Nazis."
On Hass - GOD'S IN CONTROL
"@bloxbusters Sure yeah, that's what people are saying. I don't believe it at all. Hassan was parading Trump's anti-immigrant policy and his deployment of ICE the other day, saying his only complaint is that he wasn't going harder. Hassan is also actively defending Hitler and Nazis in Instagram comment sections right now, replying to a comment asking if he was a supporter of Hitler with "deep down who isn't". Dude is a piece of shit. The song is fine, I could see why somebody would enjoy the music, but the guy making it is a piece of shit all the same."
On colin's review of Lil Baby - The Leaks
"@Gh00st_Quess This is the version that initially leaked, Carti's verse is longer in the beginning and Skooly's verse is after his first hook, which was kept in the released version. There's also a version of the song with a totally different Carti verse, but it hasn't been heard in high quality yet. https://pixeldrain.com/u/eQDbsFqV"
On Tyler, The Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS [Physical Release]
"@Justamusicfan Of course!!"
On Tyler, The Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS [Physical Release]
"@Justamusicfan Let me know if the folder gives you any trouble 🙂 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZbXCPmi6qXbyFdXP6p-RSdcajzE6ukLx?usp=sharing"
On Tyler, The Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS [Physical Release]
"@Justamusicfan No problem! I have a lossless rip of the CD if you’d like to burn your own, or if you’d just like to listen to that version of the album 🙂"
On Tyler, The Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS [Physical Release]
"@Justamusicfan I mean, basically yeah. The songs aren't just mixed worse, they also sound a lot less full since they're missing a lot of the extra musical elements that were heard on release. There's basically no reason to go out of your way to listen to this version instead of the version on DSPs other than for the exclusive track, which you could totally just stick before Tell Me What It Is on the released version"
On quadkanix's review of Che - Pizza Time
"I like them both quite a lot but they sound absolutely nothing alike"
On TheBigTophat's review of JACKBOYS - JACKBOYS 2 (Vinyl Edition)
"@Morko Then, the night of release rolls around. Insiders are saying he's uploaded significantly more songs than he was slated to, pseudo confirming the double album theory (it ended up just coming out as a single project with a single disc). It drops and it's 22 songs long while the vinyls end up shipping and they're only 11 songs long. So somewhere along the line, rumored to be very far down the line, The Weeknd decided to add another 11 songs to the tracklist."
On TheBigTophat's review of JACKBOYS - JACKBOYS 2 (Vinyl Edition)
"@Morko This is a late response but essentially all of the "First Pressing" versions of The Weeknd's album "Hurry Up Tomorrow" 9/22 of the songs that released on DSPs for the album with 2 additional songs that didn't make the cut. This wasn't super out of the ordinary, they were properly marked as "First Pressings" and artists like Travis Scott had already done this previously (Utopia missing MELTDOWN but having AYE by Lil Uzi, different mixing, sample on SKITZO, etc), though he never said exactly what the differences would be. Then, right around the time the album was coming out (like literally 4-5 days before), rumors start spreading that it'll be a surprise double album, apparently it was being listed as one on Amazon. (1/2)"
On Tyler, The Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS [Physical Release]
"@bllocky Audibly I feel liked it’s mixed significantly worse and it’s missing a lot of little things that make some songs special and that really adds up. The only change I really wish they didn’t make was to Pharrell’s verse in Big Poe, the original lyric flowed way better imo"
On Tyler, The Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS [Physical Release]
"@phoenixx Correct, that's the bridge performed by Busta Rhymes that was sampled from his song “Pass the Courvoisier Part II”"
On YoungBoy Never Broke Again - MASA
"@MM00000 The review I left is literally the hook for track 3 LMAO"
On colin's review of Travis Scott - 2000 EXCURSION
"@Nathanael I googled his name to see what he was up to now and apparently he said he wants to slap Travis in the face so I’m gonna assume they are probably not on very good terms 💔💔"
On colin's review of Travis Scott - 2000 EXCURSION
"@Nathanael I'm crying they gave him a single song with nobody else that they mixed like shit and then like a single other 30 second verse why the fuck did they even sign this guy ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜"
On KodakEZ's review of Juice WRLD - Legends Never Die (5 Year Anniversary Edition)
"@KodakEZ Yeah they've been doing that a lot for the last few years. It sucks pretty bad, especially considering the guys been gone longer than he had a commercial career at this point. You'd think it be easier to put out music for an artist with like a thousand songs floating around. The XXXTENTACION song on here isn't even a real song, it's a stem edit of a song by XXXTENTACION with a verse from a different unreleased song by Juice WRLD called Inner Peace. Really shitty stuff."
On colin's review of Travis Scott - 2000 EXCURSION
"1 second music video feature why do they hate faygo so bad </3"
On KodakEZ's review of Juice WRLD - Legends Never Die (5 Year Anniversary Edition)
"@KodakEZ Unironically yes. First there was question on whether or not it would happen at all, then about when it was coming out, then about the tracklist, to which they said the tracklist was a place holder (it wasn't), and that's just off the top of my head. That's all happened in like the last 3 days."
On Infinity_999's review of Juice WRLD - Legends Never Die (5 Year Anniversary Edition)
"LMAO no way you're kidding???? @Infinity_999"
On Infinity_999's review of Juice WRLD - Legends Never Die (5 Year Anniversary Edition)
"I think it's crazy how even when they get a "fan" involved (Yash) they still can't communicate for shit. Seems like Bibby just gave the reigns to Peter and somehow he's worse."
On Juice WRLD - Legends Never Die (5 Year Anniversary Edition)
"@Infinity_999 Cudi met with him shortly before he died, Juice WRLD expressed how he had wanted him on a song. He agreed. Juice WRLD died before they could have done it. If they're gonna be going plug and play with whatever features they want after he dies, the least they could do is put on somebody who matters. Even if you don't agree with that, the way the label interacted with Cudi was ridiculously unprofessional."
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