I’ve had a month to collect my thoughts on this album, and I have much to say. Much of the discussion surrounding this album has, naturally, revolved around his recent beef with Drake. Certainly, that period (and whatever might be yet to come) will go down in history as one of the most important moments in hip hop to date, but to analyze GNX purely from that perspective misses a lot of what makes this album so great in my opinion, so I am going to try to avoid mentioning it much if at ... read more
With this album, you either love it or hate it. Most will hate it. It's very easy to just brush this off as simply meant to be provocative, or not meant to be taken seriously at all, but I don't entirely disagree with this assessment. Of course, Kirin seems well aware of this view and plays into it throughout the project, but there is a lot more to be explored than first meets the eye. He has a very clear vision for what he is making, and puts an undeniable level of craft into making ... read more
Jeff Buckley's 'Grace' is an exceptional album. Anyone who knows music will tell you that. But when I say it, I mean it very literally. This album is an exception to a lot of the things that usually turn me away from an artist or album. For one usually, the vocalists I tend to like are the ones that are a little rough around the edges. Some of my favorite singers, artists like Bob Dylan, Amen Dunes, or Destroyer, are all extremely talented vocalists, but none of them really have ... read more
I mean really, how could you give this anything but a perfect score?
It's all to easy to get lost in the story of this album and lose sight of how beautiful the music truly is.