Album Rating: 4.5

This and Thank Me Later have completely different vibes so I think it's definitely possible for someone to like this and not like Thank Me Later. This is a lot more laid back and smooth sounding and has even more of an R&B feeling.

Digging: Mac Miller - Watching Movies With The Sound Off

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

and yeah, robertsona. I think most of the people who are digging this and gave Thank Me Later a 1 never really listened to the latter and are like, "HOW DID HE IMPROVE SO MUCH WHEN THANK ME LATER WAS SO AWFUL?" when he was always this good to begin with. Idunno. I'm happy people are actually giving this a chance, though.

top thwee:

1. marvins room / buried alive
2. over my dead body (maybe not lyrically his best at all but oh my god it's so gorgeous. the female vocals are absolutely perfect)
3. look what youve done
(next would be the real her, lord knows, and the ride)

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

I love Marvin's Room so much but the Good Ones Go interlude is definitely the R&B height of the album. I just wish it wasn't attached to the only real filler song of the album next to Shots For Me.

Album Rating: 3.0

it's because, for me, the songs on this are just more memorable, which is already a very good improvement on it's own, but the fact that this thing is 80 fucking minutes long and rarely falters makes it even more impressive.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Oh shit, Idnuf if you're reading this I don't want to edit the comment because that will kill all of the line breaks because of this site's stupid HTML so this is the R&B song I meant to post for Take Care
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNDxuI05M9I

"cameras" isnt amazing i will agree but i do really like whatever sample that is in the chorus

and OHHH i know you dont looooove meee baaaaby *bass enters* shivers down my fucking spine every time

Hm, listening to Good Ones Go right now and maybe I just have to settle for "it's not quite my style" (though I appreciate your post on the last page). I have the same problem with the R&B stuff and the rap stuff in that it doesn't have any impact. I mean I know R&B just isn't my cup of tea in general but Drake is so flat and unmemorable for me. It's not like I need music to come out and punch me in the face for me to understand it but this is does nothing. I think the right word is harmless. The lyrics are harmless, his flow is harmless, his voice is harmless (also I just don't like the timbre of it), his production is harmless, everything. I can't remember a single thing about any Drake song I've heard.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

That's all cool, cuz. Different strokes, etc.

NOOOOO what are we doing. i dont want legitimate conversation. not in my thread

idnuf that totally makes sense. but to me "harmless" is something more like....intensely pleasing? drake's tracks i guess dont really shock me with their audacity as much as...i don't know. it's just like taking a nice bath. except the bath is filled with slick gorgeous synth pads and beats instead of water. yeah. like that

Album Rating: 3.0

The man sampled DJ Screw on the last 20 seconds of the first track.

Digging: Zomby - With Love

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Hahaha what an analogy.

but really, I think 40's my second favorite modern producer under Clams Casino. Those low end grooves along with nearly invisible synths sometimes that you have to catch and those hard drums that punctuate with hardly a hi hat to be seen. Mmmmm.

every time i listen to this album i totally forget about the lil b esque monologues at the end of shot for me and headlines

Album Rating: 4.5

anyone else obsessed with andre 3000s verse in the real her?

Digging: Jon Hopkins - Immunity

last.fm tells me i've listened 133 songs by drake (from this album) in the last 7 days

woops

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

I can predict his mixtape with Weezy won't go very well, but I'm kind of worried that he'll get comfy at the top and start only going downhill from here.

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

I just want to address Deviant: this is probably the most hyped up release of the year barring maybe
Watch the Throne. obviously the blogosphere isn't representative of what ACTUAL people listen to

Digging: Captain, We're Sinking - The Future Is Cancelled

Album Rating: 4.0

this is fucking awesome.