omfg i just found this old review i wrote months ago in my notes 😭 released it... i still have one left to drop: wetdream by willy rodriguez. currently making review for OCTOBER COUNTRY!

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# james ferraro – human story 3
self-released | 2016

overall score: 75
overall stars: 3.5 out of 5 stars
overall grade: B-

grrr! capitalism!

when i first heard "human story 3," i wasn't feeling it. i gave this thing like a 5 or 6 initially—maybe even lower if i'm ... read more

# the smashing pumpkins – mellon collie and the infinite sadness
virgin records | 1995

overall score: 93
overall stars: 4.5 out of 5 stars
overall grade: A

im back. but don't expect me for constant reviews

shoutout to @Iriz for the recommendation!

alright, let's talk about this thing. billy corgan dropped a 28-track double album in 1995 when everyone else was still figuring out how to make a tight 12-song record, and somehow it worked. this is one of those ... read more

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# quadeca – vanisher, horizon scraper
x8 music | 2025

8.3 → 6.5

overall score: 6.5
overall stars: 3.5 out of 5 stars
overall grade: C+

## thoughts on an album i'm starting to fall out of love with

honestly i don't even know how to start this. when vanisher first dropped i was so hyped after how incredible "i didn't mean to haunt you" was. quadeca's previous album explored themes of a ghost in purgatory and suicide ideation and it was ... read more

# car seat headrest – twin fantasy (face to face)
matador records | 2018 (originally 2011)

overall score: 100
overall stars: 5 out of 5 stars
overall grade: A+

## out of review

im back. but leave this review as my last review before im taking break, shortly.

reviewing the album that saved my life and helped me understand myself

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there are albums that soundtrack your life, and then there are albums that literally reconstruct your entire understanding of what it means to exist as ... read more

son 😭

sybau 😔🥀✌️🥎🎾🏠🔨

me: fentanyl

tanyl: who's fen

fen: sybau

me: whatever fen doing is very smart but also can be very dangerous

😂😂🤣🤣✌️✌️

🅱️OIIII ts so tuff 🤣🤣😂😂✌️✌️❤️❤️

gurt: yo pack god go humble his ahh

packgod: *inhales while opera gx rap song playing* BOIII you bulit like a grandma who came to the store and inhale cocaine to became apple

apple: icl u pmo n ts pmo sm ngl ru fr rnb fr I h8 ts y r u sob so fr w me rn cz lol oms icl ts pmo sm n sb ... read more

phone: destroyed
eyes: gone
bleach: needed
gun: cocked
kendrick lamar: a minooorrr 😂😂😇😇❤️❤️🎉🎉✌️✌️🤣🤣😹😹
p diddy: baby oilllssss 😂😂✌️✌️🎉🎉
wife: beaten 😂😂😂✌️✌️🎉🎉🤣🤣😇🤣😇

damn is 🤣🤣😹🤣✌️😹🎉✌️😹🤣😇😇❤️❤️😂😂😹🤣😇❤️✌️😹😇😹❤️🤣❤️🤣😇😇🤣

those who those: ... read more

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# kendrick lamar – hiiipower
top dawg entertainment | 2011

overall score: 100
overall stars: 5 out of 5 stars
overall grade: A+

reviewing one of hip-hop's most revolutionary singles

lemme be fr this is amazing track for kendrick lamar and why? well...

there's something undeniably prophetic about "hiiipower" that still resonates today, more than a decade after its release. this isn't just another hip-hop single; it's a manifesto—a declaration of ... read more

ma'am, please stop licking yourself in mirror

# childish gambino – "awaken, my love!"
glassnote records | 2016

overall score: 85
overall stars: 4 out of 5 stars
overall grade: B+

## funk revival that almost reaches transcendence

there's something genuinely thrilling about watching an artist completely reinvent themselves. when donald glover shed his nerdy rap persona to embrace the psychedelic funk odyssey that is "awaken, my love!" it felt like witnessing a creative metamorphosis in real time. this album ... read more

Another classic compilation from the goat 🐐

(REMAKE)

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# kendrick lamar – good kid, mAAd city (deluxe edition)
interscope records | 2012

overall score: 100
overall stars: 5 out of 5 stars
overall grade: A+

## when bonus tracks transcend the concept of "bonus"

there's something rare and special about bonus tracks that don't feel like throwaways. the deluxe edition of kendrick lamar's groundbreaking sophomore album doesn't just tack on additional content—it expands the narrative universe of an ... read more

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hot take?

# charli xcx – brat
asylum records | 2024

## overall score: 60
## overall stars: 3 out of 5 stars
## overall grade: C

**honestly i don't get the hype from this like it's overrated album how everyone liking this so much? i know i like this album. slightly.**

let's cut through the neon-green bullshit: brat might be the most successfully marketed mediocre album of the decade. what we have here is the musical equivalent of an instagram filter—all style, ... read more

playboi carti - music (i am music)
awge records | 2025

overall score: 70
overall stars: 3.5 out of 5 stars
overall grade: B-

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introduction

after what seemed like an eternity of delays, playboi carti has finally graced us with his third studio album, music (i am music). initially teased back in 2021, the project faced numerous postponements, with fans growing increasingly impatient. the album's release became a running joke among fans, rivaling even the most infamous delays in music ... read more

BEAAANS BEAANS BEAAAAAAAANSSSSSS

danny brown – xxx
fool’s gold | 2011

overall score: 89
overall stars: 4 out of 5 stars
overall grade: B+

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an album that feels like a free fall—chaos, humor, and darkness intertwined

danny brown’s xxx isn’t just an album—it’s a trip, a crash, and a panic attack all rolled into one. this thing is wild, unfiltered, and self-destructive in a way that makes it impossible to ignore. he doesn’t just rap—he spirals. the first half is all ... read more

death grips – jenny death
harvest | 2015

overall score: 97
overall stars: 5 out of 5 stars
overall grade: A+

there are albums that challenge the listener, and then there are albums that tear into your soul, shake your foundations, and leave you standing in the wreckage of everything you thought you understood about music, pain, and existence. jenny death is the latter

as part two of the powers that b, jenny death is, on the surface, death grips at their most explosive—raw, ... read more

fishmans – 98.12.28 男達の別れ
polydor | 1999

overall score: 100
overall stars: 5 out of 5 stars
overall grade: A+

there are live albums, and then there are experiences that feel like something beyond music itself. 98.12.28 男達の別れ is the latter. recorded on december 28, 1998, at akasaka blitz in tokyo, this is more than just a concert—it’s a dreamlike journey, a final farewell, and one of the most emotionally overwhelming live performances ever captured

by ... read more

curse of ra 𓀀 𓀁 𓀂 𓀃 𓀄 𓀅 𓀆 𓀇 𓀈 𓀉 𓀊 𓀋 𓀌 𓀍 𓀎 𓀏 𓀐 𓀑 𓀒 𓀓 𓀔 𓀕 𓀖 𓀗 𓀘 𓀙 𓀚 𓀛 𓀜 𓀝 𓀞 𓀟 𓀠 𓀡 𓀢 𓀣 𓀤 𓀥 𓀦 𓀧 𓀨 𓀩 𓀪 𓀫 𓀬 𓀭 𓀮 𓀯 𓀰 𓀱 𓀲 𓀳 𓀴 𓀵 𓀶 𓀷 𓀸 𓀹 𓀺 𓀻 𓀼 𓀽 𓀾 𓀿 𓁀 𓁁 𓁂 𓁃 𓁄 𓁅 𓁆 𓁇 𓁈 𓁉 𓁊 𓁋 𓁌 𓁍 𓁎 𓁏 𓁐 𓁑 𓀄 𓀅 𓀆 ahh cover