Average Rating: 3.09 Rating Variance: 1.84 Objectivity Score: 84% (Well Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classic50 Cent Get Rich or Die Tryin'7 Birches GrowthAesop Rock Labor DaysAesop Rock SkelethonAgalloch The MantleJust a beautiful beautiful album about environmentalism, isolation and death. One of the first metal records I heard, and it made getting into the genre easy for me because this record is amazing.AJJ Knife ManBedwetter Volume 1: Flick Your Tongue Against Your Teeth...Big L Lifestylez ov da Poor & DangerousBjork VulnicuraBlack Dresses WASTEISOLATIONBlack Flag Slip It InBlack Flag My WarBlack Flag DamagedBlack Star Black StarBlack Star No Fear of TimeBlack Tambourine Throw Aggi Off The BridgeBlur The Magic WhipBlur Think TankBroadcast Tender ButtonsBroadcast Haha SoundBrotha Lynch Hung Season of da SiccnessBrotha Lynch Hung 24 DeepSome of the hardest westcoast shit you'll ever hear. '24 Deep' and 'Walkin 2 My Funeral' are among not only the best Lynch songs he's ever done but also in the discussion for best west coast rap songs ever.Brother Ali Shadows On The SunBuilt to Spill Perfect from Now OnBusta Rhymes When Disaster Strikes...Cage (USA-NY) Depart From MeCage (USA-NY) For Your BoxCamp Lo Uptown Saturday NightCanibus 2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus)Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band Trout Mask ReplicaChildren of the Damned Tourettes CampClipse Hell Hath No FuryCoin Locker Kid TraumnovelleCrass Penis EnvyCult Mountain Cult Mountain IIDanny Brown XXXDanny Brown Atrocity ExhibitionDe La Soul De La Soul Is Dead Dead Kennedys Plastic Surgery DisastersDead Kennedys Fresh Fruit for Rotting VegetablesDeep Puddle Dynamics The Taste of Rain...Why Kneel?Denzel Curry Nostalgic 64Denzel Curry TA13OOEminem RelapseEminem The Marshall Mathers LPEsham KKKill the FetusGhais Guevara BlackBolshevikThis shit is just so crazy, i love it. The beats are out of this world, noisy and abrasive and the lyrics are a mix of funny and faxtual. Only comes in at a length of 20+ minutes too so it's very easily loopable. Admittedly a bit more amateurish than the project directly after it, but I think it adds a lot of charm that for me is just perfect.Isaiah Rashad The Sun's TiradeJam Baxter ...So We Ate Them WholeJay Rock 90059Jay-Z Reasonable DoubtJoe Budden Mood Muzik 2: Can It Get Any Worse?Joe Budden Mood Muzik 3: The AlbumJohn Coltrane A Love SupremeJohn Coltrane Blue TrainJoy Division Unknown Pleasureshttps://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/87713/Joy-Division-Unknown-Pleasures/Joy Division CloserMost likely due for a review from me in the future like what I wrote for Unknown Pleasures, But I've written a lot today already. This takes what was on the previous album and makes the sounds even more despondent and robotic. In a lot of ways, I think it's the better album.. It's Joy Divison really fine-tuning their sound to a amazing point and in a lot of ways it's a lot darker and gothic than Unknown was. Both albums are influential in their own right but I feel like this had more of a influence for sonic sounds in the future.. I feel like it's pretty easy to draw parallels to even something hip-hop like Cold Vein or 808's. In a brighter future we see them going even further, but we wouldn't of gotten either of these albums if not for Ian's depression. Amazing record.JPEGMAFIA VeteranKanye West The College DropoutKanye West Late RegistrationKanye West 808s and HeartbreakKanye West YeezusKanye West The Life of PabloKanye West yeKendrick Lamar To Pimp a ButterflyLil Wayne Tha Carter IILil Wayne Dedication 2Lil Wayne Dedication 6Miles Davis Kind of BlueMiles Davis In a Silent WayMiles Davis Bitches BrewMiles Davis Live EvilMiles Davis Get Up with ItMiles Davis Miles SmilesNas It Was WrittenNirvana In UteroThis is literally a perfect album to me, in every way. The noisiness, the abrasiveness, the experimentalism, the abstract lyrics that actually mean something past Kurt's fucking around, the riffs, the atmosphere, the aesthetic. It's just perfect. There's literally no bad or boring songs on this project, the weakest is somehow the intro track and it just gets better from there. People love to say something like Nevermind was the pinnacle of the 90's, but easily it's this to me. This reeks of cynicism of everything around you and this beginning to open up and understand mental illness and beginning to be okay with talking about it. This is genre-defying (as well as genre-defining.) damn-near and proof Kurt was such a loss and a once-in-a-lifetime artist. Every song just sounds classic in every way possible and it's this sort of nastiness that feels like it shouldn't of been possible in the mainstream.Pharoahe Monch Internal AffairsRansom Directors CutRoyce da 5'9 Death is CertainSnoop Dogg DoggystyleSystem of a Down System of a DownAbsolutely perfect from start to finish. Every track is just the most chaotic, weirdest, hardest shit to ever be made and there's nothing on here incapable of being vibed to. Probably the best nu-metal band asides from Rage Against The Machine.System of a Down MezmerizeSystem Of A Down's most manic album. Absolutely batshit every track is this weird amalgamation of every genre they can fit into a 2-3 minute song. Serj's delivery on almost every track is pushed to it's extreme and you can never tell what's serious or not. This was the first System Of A Down album I heard and it's only gotten better to me over time. Pure insanity.Talking Heads Remain in LightDon't know how I haven't heard this til now, but I'm slapping myself for it. This is amazing and one of the most experimental things I've heard to come out of the 80's (shouldn't have to be said, but since it's my first time..) and puts everything else for the most part I've heard from that era to shame. It's got the vastness of a Floyd or ELO with the experimentalism of.. Well, I'm not sure. It sounds wholeheartedly original, but if i had to say *something*.. this is the coherent Trout Mask Replica in a way. Amazing.Tech N9ne K.O.D.The Antlers HospiceThe Mars Volta AmputechtureThe Mars Volta Frances the MuteTravis Scott RodeoWeezer WeezerWeezer PinkertonWu-Tang Clan Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)4.5 superb50 Cent Power of the Dollar (EP)Aceyalone All Balls Don't BounceAesop Rock Music For EarthwormsAesop Rock AppleseedAJJ Can't MaintainArmand Hammer We Buy Diabetic Test StripsProbably the best project of the year for me, this shit is insane. The beat are experimental, minimalist but at the same time deeply layered and lush with some welcomed weirdness. The lyrics are dope as usual from these two dudes, and the collaborators bring their own dopeness to this (which wouldn't even be needed if they just wanted to do shit solo.). Beyond solid and dope as hell, I'll definitely be returning to this a lot.At the Drive-In Relationship of CommandBenny The Butcher The Plugs I MetBenny The Butcher The Plugs I Met 2Benny The Butcher Tana Talk 3Benny The Butcher Burden Of ProofBenny The Butcher Butcher on SteroidsCanibus Rip The JackerCharles Hamilton Well Isn't This AwkwardCommon Like Water for ChocolateDanny Brown Detroit State of Mind 3Deafheaven SunbatherWas really considering giving this a 5 near the start and about half-way through the run of tracks on here... But then it kept going. The lyrical content is amazing, and the pretty elements mixed with the cacophonous distortion and emotionally charged banshee screams are amazing but the album begins to sound a bit samey after a while and a track like 'Vertigo' despite the amazing lyrics doesn't justify it's runtime. The interlude's do a great job at building the atmosphere (or in the case of 'Irresistible' serve as a climax.), think a lot of metal-heads are pretentious and shat on this album undeservedly. My only real criticism here is that this could've been a perfect album if it was fine-tuned just the slightest.. Even just giving the outro track a real ending too, my face when it just faded out and that was it was full of disappointment. Amazing record regardless.Eminem The Slim Shady EPEminem The Slim Shady LPEsham Judgement Day, Vol. 1: DayHail Mary Mallon BestiaryJak Tripper Random ViolenceHas a lot of the same issues as some other classic/great horrorcore records where it just goes on a bit too long. Jak is one of the strangest rappers in this world, and this is definitely his most accessible record with a clear vision and iron-clad story-book serial killer type aesthetic. Lot of great moments and weird and funny bars all over this record, but can't help but wish this had some of his more insane near shit-post sounding lines, but still super dope all around. Beats are a bit more normal than on his more deepcut projects too. The outro is one of my favorite horrorcore pieces of all time, being like near 5 minutes of pure folly of a man floating out in a boat surrounded by frogs and crickets after a vintage movie sample lead up to naturally by silence as it builds with these dreamy cult vocals before it just goes absolutely batshit with a hidden track. One of the best horrorcore projects, in my personal opinion but just not quite enough to cement a full 5. "Welcome to losers anonymous, I'm your spokesperson with a coke problem and a t-shirt saying "be positive"" is a perfect encapsulation of the absurd sarcastic cynicism you'll hear all over this record.Joe Budden All Love LostJoe Budden Rage & The MachineJPEGMAFIA LP! (offline)JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown Scaring the HoesKanye West GraduationKanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKendrick Lamar Mr. Morale and the Big SteppersKendrick Lamar Section.80Kendrick Lamar Overly DedicatedLil Uzi Vert Lil Uzi Vert vs. The WorldLil Wayne Tha CarterLil Wayne The DedicationLil Wayne Da Drought 3M.I.A. VICKI LEEKXUtterly insane and never-ending momentum that's chaotic as fuck. Really reminiscent to modern internet-core albums, reminds me a lot of something like Dariacore but this came out YEARRRS prior. M.I.A. was so ahead of the curve it's not even funny. There's foundations for almost every electronic experimental inspired project that would come after this.. Death Grips, JPEGMAFIA, El-P, Jane Remover, 100 Gecs, etc. Queen shit. Bump this if you just want a never-ending adrenaline rush. This feels like Piracy Funds Terrorism if it did a bump of cocaine.M.I.A. MayaM.I.A.'s most punky, abrasive and least accessible album, for sure. This is one of those albums where she was very unfortunately too ahead of the curve, and perception on the album suffered due to that. Obvious comparison would be to call this her Yeezus, but i would personally say this is way-more groundbreaking than that. Has the flow of a like, Black Flag album and the constant ear-beating of one too. You could get lost in the abrasiveness, but a deeper look into the production and formatting prove that there's a lot more to it (similar to Yeezus). The samples, the instruments and the vocals are all eclectic as hell and probably the most finite amalgamation of what represents M.I.A. to exist. Just as good as VICKI LEEKx and serves as a foil to that project being a more fine-tuned version of that chaos (or I guess that being a more chaotic version of what's here.). Mach-Hommy Fête des Morts AKA Dia de Los MuertosMach-Hommy Mach's Hard LemonadeMitski Puberty 2The best Mitski project in my personal opinion, constant up-beat rhythms, catchy melodies, melancholy feelings, plenty of distortion and just overall beautiful. Feel it's unfair to say she peaked here, because she's just doing different stuff now but it doesn't get better than this. Constant banger after banger, reminds me a lot of Andrew Jackson Jihad with less woe-is-me and in your face counter-culture blues. Just an extremely potent listen from start to finish, no misses, no skips, no meh. This is what made me care about Mitski.. I heard industry plant rumors and a incessant stan-culture around her on social media so I went in expecting mid. Was pleasantly surprised and now she's currently one of my favorite artists from this generation.Mitski bury me at makeout creekNot my personal favorite by Mitski, but definitely feels like the quintessential project of her discography. Lots of experimentation and diversity in the sounds while still being super cohesive. Feels like a complete honing in on her sound and will probably be the most comprehensive it'll ever be, would be the project I'd suggest to any first-time listener, for sure. Really just depends on what type of sound you prefer, but this and Puberty 2 are like apples to oranges IMO. Both are good as fuck, and healthy but you probably lean into one more than the other.Nas MagicNirvana BleachOriginally would've given this a 5 because of how much this record meant to me as a kid. I heard this first because I was super into punk and I had heard "oh that teen spirit band made punk" so i was like oh fuck, i gotta hear that! The vocals on this were the first of it's kind that I heard, instead of Henry Rollins' real guttural constant banging on you it was a mix of that and like screeching. It was insane to me as well as the rampant energy and the cryptic lyrics. As time has gone it has aged, and I prolly rate this higher than most but this is just a raw and rugged punk release. Songs like Blew, About A Girl, Negative Creep and Sifting are still insane songs and this was so different than punk and alternative stuff around the same time. It's a no-brainier to me that the band was picked up off something with as much potential as this showed.Random Axe Random AxeRansom Heavy Is The HeadRoyce da 5'9 The Revival EPScHoolboy Q OxymoronScHoolboy Q Gangsta & SoulSlayer Reign in BloodThis shit fucking GOESSSSSS. Every track has such dope momentum and has you nodding your head along at lightspeed to every second. THIS is the thrash that I enjoy, the way the guitar on Aggressive Perfector sounds like a horse whinnying in your ear and the drums are just relentless with some of the sickest fills all over the album while a man screams to you about the atrocities of the Holocaust. Oh my god, Rubin was really unbeatable around this time with his creative input too. So funny this came out the same year as Master Of Puppets because it feels like their version of that album (and better, in my opinion.). Sufjan Stevens Seven SwansJust fucking beautiful, I'll need to do a few return listens because I was really torn on giving this a 4 or a 4.5, but based on my enjoyment I'm going to give it the benefit of the doubt for now. This is so pretty, so simple, so poetic and Sufjan's voice and lyrics are beautiful. Obvious highlights for me are 'To Be Alone With You', 'Sister', and 'Seven Swans'.System of a Down ToxicityFull of great cuts such as Toxicity, Prison Song, Psycho (most sporadic song on the album), and Aerials (not mentioning Chop Suey! cuz its a no-brainer how important that song was.). I appreciate the ability to trim down the chaos from their debut for more digestible songs that feel like actual songs especially being ahead of the curve on so many progressive political topics... But, I kinda miss the chaos. When compared to their debut this feels flat at times. The songs aren't bad and this is a classic, I just prefer the off-the-wallness of SOAD.Tech N9ne Welcome to StrangelandTech N9ne Bad SeasonThe Jimi Hendrix Experience Electric LadylandExtravagance and overindulgence in bounds, psychedelia wonderland. This is an amazing record full of jazz-like progressive/psychedelic-rock jam sessions, from front to back you hear roaring wah-wah pedaled riffs that suffocate you in the best way possible. It's truly a journey, and is cemented in it's truly classic legacy. I would love to give this a 5, but unfortunately I think it over-indulges just a little too strongly which is weird because the longest cuts on here are my absolute favorites. A very brave release to make a 70-minute epic full of distortion and experimentalism, but one that drones on just the tiniest bit too long for me. That's the point though, I think. His best record by a long mile but I see myself turning on his previous a lot more to just get a quick in-and-out session. I guess it depends my mood. My 4.5 is not at all indicative of this record not being absolutely flawless/perfect though.The Jimi Hendrix Experience Axis: Bold as LoveInsane jump in quality from the first album. The first may of been more revolutionary but the sound on this is absolutely timeless, just amazing and it's insane it was done only 2 months after the first album. The use of stereo panning is insane here and much more dynamic than what was on the debut, some crazy ideas here too. 6 to 5 with that pan flute being played like a guitar, fucking what? Just dope as hell. Music lover's paradise type stuff. Loved this.Tony Yayo Thoughts Of A Predicate FelonYoung Thug JEFFERY4.0 excellent50 Cent Power of the Dollar50 Cent War Angel LPAesop Rock None Shall PassAesop Rock DaylightAesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman Triple Fat LiceAesop Rock x Blockhead GarbologyAJJ People Who Can Eat People are the Luckiest PeopleBaby Keem The Melodic BlueBaby Keem The Sound of Bad HabitBad Meets Evil Nuttin to Do/Scary MoviesBenny The Butcher Pyrex PicassoBjork VoltaFirst "super weird" Bjork project I've heard, off the bat those first 2 tracks grabbed the hell out of me and I wanted to rate this higher.. But as it went on and the guest singers started to appear my opinions quickly soured (although not MUCH.). The Timbo production is understated, and I appreciate that as this is the era where he started to just kinda be ass at it (or out of touch, i guess.) but the tracks he does produce are some of his weirdest. I still love this; probably more than I should. The production styles are just something only Bjork could do and the experimentalism is to be appreciated, can for sure say I've never heard another album like this. It's like Bjork trying to be M.I.A.: and I love both of them, so.Black Milk and Danny Brown Black and Brown!Brotha Lynch Hung Coathanga StranglaHas a bit of filler songs in the middle and at the end, but this was definitely an improvement on the first entry in the Coathanga Strangla trilogy. Production is wayy better and Lynch is still rapping weird as hell, feels a bit simpler than he was on the first entry but it makes for better songs because of it. Solid over the top horrorcore record.Charles Hamilton Hamilton, CharlesCharles Hamilton C.A.T.S. CanCharles Hamilton The Pink LavalampCharles Hamilton Sonic the HamiltonCharles Hamilton It's Charles HamiltonCharles Hamilton Death of the Mixtape RapperCombatwoundedveteran I Know A Girl Who Develops Crime Scene PhotosCommon Can I Borrow a Dollar?Common ResurrectionCommon One Day It'll All Make SenseCommon BeCommon Black America AgainCookin' Soul DOOM XmasDanny Brown The HybridDanny Brown Detroit State of Mind 2Danny Brown Detroit State of Mind 4Danny Brown BrowntownDanny Brown ODDe La Soul Clear Lake AudiotoriumDonnie Trumpet and The Social Experiment SurfDrake If You're Reading This It's Too LateDrake Dark Lane Demo TapesDrake Scary HoursEminem The Eminem ShowEsham Judgement Day, Vol. 2: NightEsham HellterskkkellterGhais Guevara There Will Be No Super-SlaveThink the beats are a bit lackluster compared to the first although a bit more polished and with some crazy samples still. Rapping is still on point though, and probably one of my favorite dudes out there with funny as fuck and based punchlines/references. Hail Mary Mallon Are You Gonna Eat That?Ice Spice Like..?Ice Spice Like..? (Deluxe)Isaiah Rashad Cilvia DemoJay-Z 4:44Jay-Z and Kanye West Watch the ThroneJimi Hendrix Band of GypsysJimi can play his heart out and the band this time around is a lot more funk-catering. Like most live albums though, I'm just not that into it. Like, it's cool. Solid, I'd listen to this over any (hence it's rated than a lot of other live albums I've given scores too) but it's still just a live album. It'll never be the same as seeing the dude rock out yourself. I've never really gotten the appeal of live albums, as the whole point of live performances is the experience and I'm just not able to listen voyeuristically enough to do that with most of them.Joe Budden Some Love LostJoe Budden A Loose QuarterJoe Budden Mood Muzik 3.5Joell Ortiz Free AgentJPEGMAFIA Communist Slow JamsJPEGMAFIA EP!JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown SCARING THE HOES: DLC PACKKendrick Lamar good kid, m.A.A.d cityKendrick Lamar untitled unmastered.Kids See Ghosts Kids See GhostsLil Uzi Vert Pink TapeLil Wayne Tha Carter IIILil Wayne No CeilingsLil Wayne D6: ReloadedM. Roosevelt & Mitski M. Roosevelt & MitskiVery noisy and distortion-heavy reverb coated jams with beautifully soft-sung vocals and amazing production reminiscent to some like, experimental shoe-gaze records. Feels like if you made a make-shift home in a garbage disposal pretty.M.I.A. Piracy Funds Terrorism, Vol. 1Insanely ahead of it's time. Hard to believe that this is from 2004, even compared to a majority of mixtapes from this time period it stands out as being VASTLY different. Every track has drums that remind me of reggae-style dubs but then it'll just go into some normal ass hip-hop or IDM type sounds with a very smooth transition. Few tracks in the beginning I had trouble telling apart, but once the project gets into it's groove it doesn't stop. If you wanna hear M.I.A. on classic hip-hop beats or Diplo before he sold-out this is a good venture into that extremely niche interest you have ! Pretty much internet-core shit before it existed properly.M.I.A. ArularInsanely hype full of a ton of multicultural influences that just makes you wanna dance with a lot of intentionally off-putting experimentalism mixed in. What Kero Kero Bonito wanted to be.M.I.A. MatangiAnother album that will most likely take me a few listens to fully catch on and understand what's going on here. But, from first impressions this is probably the last M.I.A. project to have some true grit to it. Sort of her most simplified in terms of production and accessibility but dope regardless and sort of helps on some fronts. The lyrics are a lot more in your face and there's nothing to misinterpret, since I know there's a lot of people who bump M.I.A. and don't understand that it may be parodying them specifically (Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine-ish.). This has a lot of down-to-earth approaches to both hip-hop and EDM which makes me miss the insane nature of the previous projects but it doesn't hold back on doing a weird or experimental switch-up occasionally still. From the get-go the first track impressed me because M.I.A. around this time was still able to do something I would've never expected her to do. Lot's of cool sounds and I wish this was her last album (since AIM was supposedly gonna be that.), this would've been a good last hurrah to book-end a career of progressive ass shit.Mach-Hommy Balens Cho (Hot Candles)Mach-Hommy Pray For HaitiMatt Ox TEENRAGESome of the best rage beats I've heard from this year are on this, and Matt Ox's near smoker rasp is perfect for the genre. Unfortunately even though this is much shorter than his last project it still takes a while to hit a good stride, but once it hits it it hits it pretty consistently. Starting with 'Young Oxstar' it stays super solidly consistent and even gets better with songs like 'DOLO' which is this insane analog distorted somewhat minimalist beat until it's not with Matt sort of just crooning on top of it. Or 'Bigger' which is just full of these discordant fucked up piano chords that loop endlessly but to great effect. 'Loaded Up' is just insane probably my favorite on this project. Ox is in this weird place of always showing potential but never quite reaching it, but he is getting better I can definitively say because this is his best project so far. He went from being a gimmick in my mind when he first got in the game to someone I look forward to releases from and it's a dope as fuck progression.Metallica MetallicaExpected to be a lot more middled on this release as with ReAl MeTalLiCa fans I've often heard it shit on as being the point in which they sold out/became more pop-friendly. But, right off the bat compared to Master Of Puppets the clarity in the mixing does so much to help the instrumentation stand out on it's own and not be overpowered by the vocals. Although there's some really sappy lyrics on some of the slower-tempoed songs, I feel like it adds a lot of personality and the balladey type singing does a lot to diversify the sound. The slower moments really make those heavier moments on the album worthwhile and feel heavier than they may actually be, it's poppier metal but it excels at that. Feels like the Nevermind of their discography and I can totally understand why someone would not be as into it because in a way it strays from the bands original aesthetic (especially since non-metal heads love this album for that exact reason.). I can't help but love the grooves on here though, even if it's some true-to-form hair-metal type shit. Fun all around and feels like some Dark Side Of The Moon type shit where I can just tell that this was revolutionary in terms of the soundscape whether that's because of budget or whatever. Would've been a 4.5 if the album didn't begin to meander heavily towards the end and remind me of the reasons I don't like a lot of Metallica to begin with.Metallica Ride the LightningDon't think I can chime in with a whole lot of worthy-praise or even content for this, feels like just a extremely solid piece of 80's metal. There's some hard riffs, some dope playing.. extremely diverse long-form songs that seem revolutionary and an out-right evolution for the band in comparison to Kill Em All before-hand. For Whom The Bell Tolls slaps, Fade to Black is a surprisingly melancholy song that gets heavy after some build, the mixing is solid here if not just a bit empty at some moments. Don't think I'm too into the reverb-sodden vocals but this slaps. I was tapping along with my tweezers at light speed to it.Mitski The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are WeA lot more subtle and tame than her previous efforts, this is still with psychedelic wonder and folkey sadness with touches of distortion when it's needed. Some of the songs end too soon and don't elaborate enough on the concepts for me, but there's something to be said about not lingering too long. Super down to earth quality record.Mitski Be the CowboyHappiest project I've heard from Mitski, very lovey-dovey and sincere. this will definitely require a few more listens from me to fully settle in but it's still amazing. One thing I consistently love about Mitski (and it really shows on this project) is every time something feels too understated for me she immediately punches me in the gut and makes it worth that little bit of quiet. Very diverse pretty soundscape on here as well, feel like some of the sounds should've been an obvious direction but like, they still surprise me.Mitski Retired from Sad, New Career in BusinessAnother one of her very downtempo and mellow releases, would say this is still leagues better than Laurel Hell because there feels like a lot more passion here. It also doesn't linger for too long and there's a lot more interesting things happening here. That weird almost chiptune droning cold synth on I Want You for example that leads amazingly into an acoustic guitar as she sings this one-sided love-song that sounds sinister and reminds me of a 70's soul song. Or on Shame where you have these beautiful violins and minimalist production as she pushes her vocals to the thinnest she can and it builds into a horrific crescendo that's reminiscent of something in Psycho before the climax hits where it distorts violently. Can't say I love everything here but I can see the vision and it's beautiful and very sinister leaving a cold feeling in your chest when it finally leaves you.Nas UntitledNas Hip Hop Is DeadNas STILLmaticNas King's Disease IIINas NASIRNas Street's DiscipleNas Magic 3Will have to do some return listens because this feels oddly understated even though it's 100% solid. Some of the most experimental beats Nas has spit on since Nasir which was backed by Kanye. Way better than Magic 2, but this feels like a much harder digest.. Very much a grower, I feel like. Love this on first impression though. Sad to say goodbye to Hit-Boy & Nas, feels like they were just approaching something far more interesting with this. Happy (late) birthday, Nas!Natas WicketWorldWide.COMNirvana NevermindI always attempt to go into this with the openest mind possible, because I realllyyy want to like it more than I do. I mean, I know 4 is a great rating still but this is the quintessential Nirvana release, y'know? And the production quality on this is immaculate, all the songs are catchy and the riffs are great.. Butch Vig's signature style (that he even has a plugin dedicated to now.).. But, I just feel like this is a lot more boring and tame compared to their other 2 records. There's nothing bad it's just at some point I begin to zone out during parts. I've also as a huge fan, unfortunately (or fortunately), have been spoiled with the bootleg 'Nevermind Sessions' which is all these songs but closer to what Kurt had ideally wanted (since it's pretty notorious Vig had to trick him to do a lot of things against his artistry/vision.). That bootleg is just so much more raw and more reminiscent to Bleach and In Utero which would make this a better middle-project since as is? It's sort of the red-headed step-child. Still great though.Ransom Se7enRansom Crime ScenesRoyce da 5'9 Rock City (Version 2.0)Royce da 5'9 Success Is CertainRoyce da 5'9 The AllegoryRoyce da 5'9 The Bar Exam 4ScHoolboy Q CrasH TalkSlaughterhouse House RulesSmoke DZA and Benny the Butcher Statue of LimitationsStrawberry Switchblade Strawberry SwitchbladeSome songs near the beginning that I really wasn't feeling but once it settles in it's just a cozy vibe. Just some beautiful 80's production with melancholic vocals laid over-top, it reminds me of that episode of Black Mirror with the ladies who put themselves into a alternate reality to spend eternity with as they died. Effortlessly pretty, yet fleeting and just as melancholy. Sunn O))) and Boris AltarChilling and dark drone album with vocals that come in when they can be most well utilized in a heart twisting-way or to add to the darkness of the album. Drone isn't usually my cup of tea but this is super atmospheric and tight, first projects I've heard by either of these bands but I will definitely be returning if they can muster up something with the heaviness of this. Seems like a great sleep album to conjure up inspiring dreams, I'll try it soon.System of a Down HypnotizeThis carries over with a bit of the chaotic energy from Mesmerize, but it focuses more on longer ballad type songs. It's not bad and it goes a long way just how different this is compared to the other album released on the same day, but it's a bit lacking compared to the first CD. The singing almost reminds me of being at a cult altar, it's really dope and atmospheric with some sick ass riffs.T-Pain and Lil Wayne T-WayneTech N9ne KillerThe Mars Volta TremulantTyga Well Done 4Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang ForeverWu-Tang Clan London Freestyle Session3.5 great50 Cent Guess Who's Back50 Cent The Kanan Tape7 Birches Nothing, I KnowAesop Rock FloatAesop Rock Bazooka ToothAesop Rock All Day: Nike+ Original RunAesop Rock Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and KnivesAesop Rock CoffeeAesop Rock Cat FoodAesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman LiceBaroness PurpleThe production and instrument playing are top notch and help create really catchy riffs and moments.. The singing on the other hand is insanely poppy and too clean for my tastes. Second half is way better than the first with songs like Chlorine & Wine and If I Have To Wake Up but everything else really blends in for me. The best kind of brick wall compression mixing but the singer has almost no dynamic range so these epic anthemic songs of survival just don't do much for me by the end.Benny The Butcher Tana Talk 4Benny The Butcher 17 BulletsBenny The Butcher Tommy DeVito’s BreakfastBlack Kray Ice Cream & Mac 10sSome good ass cloud rap in the vein of Rvder Klan or Screw stuff and around the same time as Bastard and Rocky.. don't fuck with everything on here but it's a fun listen and has that amateurish soundcloud sound to it.Brotha Lynch Hung Dinner and a MovieThe first in Lynch's Strange Music-backed Coathanga Strangla trilogy. This is a very flawed (also confusingly strong) start to the story he wanted to tell. The beats are awful but simultaneously the rapping is impeccable and surprisingly technical despite the lyrics. He raps like he's piecing together off-kilter Picasso interpretations of Memphis triplet flows and goes from rapping in between, on top of, and then off-kilterdly to everything here flawlessly. The bad beats sort of highlight that for better or for worse, I'm entirely convinced you could give Lynch anything and he'd be able to rap amazingly on it. The stories fun the first time you listen but return listens will result in tedium. Worth peeping at least once for that reason.Canibus Can-I-BusCanibus For Whom The Beat TollsCharles Hamilton What The Hell's Wrong With You?!Charles Hamilton InterventionCharles Hamilton Crash LandedCharles Hamilton Outside LookingCharles Hamilton Staff DevelopmentCharles Hamilton Happy 9th BirthdayOne of those Charles Hamilton projects recorded on a macbook mic, usually those are pretty awful but he does some pretty infectious hooks here. One of which is about eating cambells soup and going mmmmmmm mmmm mmm on a song called 'DrunkenPeriodSex' so... But yeah, your typical manic episode Charles Hamilton mixtape.Charles Hamilton The Black BoxThe prelude to the 2016 comeback project Hamilton, Charles.. It has some good things and some bad things, the beat on tht first song for example is a banger but there's at least 2 songs on here with some really shitty sung-hooks by random ass dime-a-dozen female singers. Hamilton's too-truthful-for-records lyrics though are good and personable, as always. I like the line about hating his uncle and how he'd shoot him if his "heart muscles didn't jam up". It's not amazing lyrically, Hamilton stuff never is, it's naive and personable and in his very brief 2-year stunt of lucidity around 2015-2016 it was just nice to have him back. I enjoy this, despite the faults.Common A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1Common A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2Daft Punk Random Access MemoriesSome really soulful and jazzy cuts on here, some killer features and all-around great production paying homage to a simpler time. Songs like Giorgio by Moroder, Contact and Within are beautiful and don't feel their length at all (Within is shorter, but still). I think my biggest complaint here is a lot of stuff is overly long, and not a whole lot of interesting things happen- I'm not expecting prog rock but the transitions and movements don't feel worth the time on a lot of these tracks. Biggest examples of that would be on songs like The Game of Love and Touch which felt like torture to me.. They're really interesting for those first 3 minutes but then you realize there's so much more to sit through.. and when you finally get a music change it's just... not worth it. This is a really solid record, with probably the best Daft Punk outro in my opinion but I can't help but feel it could've been shortened a great deal. The song's just don't do enough for me most of the time to warrant a higher rating.Danny Brown OldDanny Brown Detroit State of MindDanny Brown It's A ArtDanny Brown The Hybrid: Cutting Room FloorDanny Brown Twitch EPDe La Soul The Impossible Mission: TV Series, Pt. 1De La Soul Are You In?: Nike+ Original RunDoja Cat ScarletControversy aside, this is probably the first Doja Cat project with no skips for me. It's her most purely hip-hop project so far that feels indebted to stuff like Baby Keem and Ice Spice as much as other stuff feels indebted to The LOX and Eminem. A bit repetitive at times, but fun all around, truly feels like she's found her identity & isn't fucking around no more.Drake The Best In The World PackEminem RecoveryEsham A-1 YolaGreen Day Revolution RadioJak Tripper Melodies for ChildrenNot his best, but it's hard for this dude to miss. He's just so weird that if you get it you get it. Schizopost rap.Jay Rock Watts Finest Vol. 2: The Nickerson FilesJay Rock Black FridayJay-Z American GangsterJoe Budden Mood Muzik 4: A Turn 4 the WorstJoe Budden Mood Muzik 1: The Worst of Joe BuddenJoell Ortiz Farewell SummerJPEGMAFIA EP2!Kanye West Jesus Is KingKanye West Freshmen Adjustment 3Kanye West The College Dropout AnthologyKid Cudi A Kid Named CudiLil Uzi Vert Luv Is Rage 2Lil Wayne Tha Carter IVLil Wayne Sorry 4 The WaitLil Wayne Tha Fix Before Tha VI"I walk out the bank like the men's room" "She gag on my dick like a gaggerina" "pussy so pink it look medium rare" Wayne forever the king of quirked up punchlines, sort of a bog-standard release from him but it's WAYNE. The constant flow switches and speed-up/slow-downs on Tity Boi only to build up to titties repeated is such a Wayne thing i love it lmao. Carter 6 hype is real.Logic Young Sinatra: Welcome to ForeverMalibu Ken Malibu KenMerlyn Wood Dirty ThunderBJB is the obvious highlight from this, and it's a pretty lacking project as a whole just considering dude's legacy with one of the most popular groups as of recent. Could be my guilty pleasure for SoundCloud throwaway sounding stuff, but didn't mind this at all. If I had more of an attachment can see myself returning to this more, but even with that said it's pretty solid for what it is.Metallica Master of PuppetsThink this is a victim of the hype machine surrounding this just for me personally. I can totally see what people love about this album and can wax poetically for hours about, Orion is absolute perfection (my favorite on the album.). The vocals, and the mix is where I start to hear a tedium though- I just don't think I like the main dude's vocals, it feels the exact same every song and in proxy makes some of the riffs seem meandering to my ears. The mix is extremely flat (I know a lot of rock & metal had similar mixing around this time) but it just all blends in together for me. Nothing pops, I find it hard to respect the drumming and guitarist because the dynamics are so under-utilized outside of songs like Sanitarium and Damage, Inc. I appreciate the diversity of bridges and song structures on here as well as the dark themes and poetic lyrics, but there's a multitude of things that just sully my enjoyment overall.Metallica Death MagneticMetallica ...And Justice for AllThis is a confusing album to me, I enjoy it less than Master Of Puppets yet I'm giving it the same score. The songs go on for so long with very little change-ups that interest me and seem to go until it becomes a tedium. The songs aren't epic and vast enough to justify the long lengths, yet for the first 3 minutes on most of em? Yeah, they're dope. It's typical thrash, it's typical Metallica. I already don't get much from Metallica but this seems like a sort of by-the-numbers release. It's great, but it's boringly great. After Master Of Puppets and Ride The Lightning this record almost feels like Metallica selling themselves short.Mitski Audiotree LiveRaw, heavy at times, and very intimately pretty. Unfortunately not too big on live releases, but makes me want to see a live show from her even more regardless.Mitski LUSHAn obvious first outing, kinda rough but shows the potential. Reminds me of Lana's first project that people forget about where it foreshadows their future aesthetics really well. Lots of dark balladey type stuff on here with really dope ideas and a shockingly good execution for a debut. Liquid Smooth is an amazing opener, and Eric is a "love-song" with a dark undertone with these industrial power tool sounds that makes it feel so cold; I honestly wish she continued to work on later. This feels like a project that would be someones genuine passion-project that they could've never evolved later on (I've seen it a lot with this sort of sound), but Mitski completely said "fuck that" and just continued to thrive after. Solid release even if one of her weaker albums.Nas King's Disease IINas The Nigger TapeNicki Minaj Playtime Is OverNicki Minaj Beam Me Up ScottyOlivia Rodrigo GutsFeels more mature than Sour did, but I can't help but feel somewhat the same as I did that record. Lot of stuff that feels bog-standard for the current pop-soundscape and she's dropped a lot of the more louder and amateurish sounding stuff I preferred on Sour. There's a lot of potential still, but I find myself hoping for further evolution and bigger risks in the future. Well-produced and she's got a great voice for what is here though.Pharoahe Monch PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress DisorderRansom No Rest for the WickedRansom 1%Ransom Soul KillaRich Gang Tha Tour Pt. 1Royce da 5'9 The Heaven Experience, Vol. 1ScHoolboy Q Blank Face LPSlaughterhouse Slaughterhouse EPSlaughterhouse SlaughterhouseSlayer Show No MercyA somewhat limited Thrash album but the guitar playing is just insane. If that was more trimmed down, I can't find myself being as into this as I am. I definitely prefer this vocalist over James Hetfield, and If i had to make one complaint about this album and it's mix (which is pretty solid, honestly) is those drums sound wonky as hell. I read in the Wikipedia for this album that there's a reason for that, but they're really distracting at points. Overall though this is just great headbang music.sleepingdogs I'm Fakin' My Own Death Just to Get Some RestReally interesting release, got recommended this to me by a friend earlier today. Rapping reminds me of Ugly Heroes a bit but without the Apollo Brown production and more-so some weird cluttered Lo-Fi (in a very layered experimental way.) and at times melancholic pretty progressive-sounding stuff with catchy chords. Very interested to see what these dudes pump out in the future, I'll keep my eyes out. Reminds me of getting in really early on Ceschi a bit with the aesthetics, could've come out around the same time as Toothpaste Suburbs or Broken Bone Ballads. Overall a very smooth record with your favorite alternative rap cliches and some new stuff and good humored punchlines thrown in for good measure.Snoop Dogg Tha Blue Carpet TreatmentSoul Intent Soul Intentprobably the best set of singles from the Soul Intent days of Em. Clarifying here though this is not to be confused with the Soul Intent self titled tape from 1992 which is different (this is more colloquially known as the 'Fuckin Backstabber' cassette single.).System of a Down Steal This Album!Been a lot of reevaluation and love for this album. I've always been mixed on this, but originally I was mixed on their debut as well. So went in with a pretty open mind. I love everything this album stands for, the title, the lyrical content, even the general fuck-youisms to the entertainment industry and government after having one of the most important albums of the decade.. But, all of the music in the first half just drags so much. Nothing's baad, just.. sort of generic in-and-out the ears. From Mr. Jack onward though, with exception of like two songs everything is a great hybrid of SOAD and Toxicity.. I'm sure the intention was to make everything in the beginning feel like a joke and as intentionally off-putting as possible as a fuck you to the critics & fake fans but I really just wish this well rounded overall because that second half is near flawless. I respect the intentions of this but in practice I just can't 100% get down with it.Tech N9ne StrangeulationTech N9ne EnterfearThe Jimi Hendrix Experience Are You ExperiencedIt's hard to formulate a lot of my thoughts on why I don't LOVE this album, I think Jimi's guitar playing is phenomenal and the grooves and pockets keep your head nodding. The lyrics can be surprisingly depressive (probably the thing that surprised me the most), and like, Jimi can rock vocally. But this very much feels like a first-outing type of record, and I know (or hope) it gets better from here. I feel like any *actual* complaints I would have would be unfair to this album since I'm listening to it in such a modern lens. I know this was revolutionary, and there's some stuff that holds up still but a lot of it (to me, now) just kinda comes and goes. I enjoy it a lot when it's on though.Travis Scott Birds in the Trap Sing McKnightTravis Scott UtopiaVoice Coils Heaven's SenseVery ethereal and ever-changing with a great aesthetic and amazing instrumental progressions. Sounds like a hall of mirrors.Young Thug Slime Season3.0 good50 Cent Bulletproof: G-Unit Pt. 550 Cent Bulletproof (Soundtrack)50 Cent The Lost Tape50 Cent The Big 10Aesop Rock Music From The Game Freedom FingerAesop Rock The Recycling BinAesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman Lice Two: Still Buggin'At the Drive-In VayaBrotha Lynch Hung MannibalectorAn unfortunate regression in the trilogy for it's final part. I get that this is supposed to be the penultimate climax to this story, but this gets a bit too over-the-top; and not like "oo, im disturbed" but just more like boring, honestly. There's some good cuts like Krocadil, Stabbed, Body On The Floor but a majority of the tracks on here are forgettable albeit serviceable. Lot of outside features too, and not like there was on the first one. Somehow this feels like an attempt to make this final project corporate when it's concepts are anything but. Odd, and unfortunate it had to be his last release on Strange before his stroke. Feel like he could've continued to thrive on the label if not for that awfulness that happened to him. Serves as a interesting point in the history of the label though.Canibus Self Licking Ice Cream ConeCardi B Invasion of PrivacyChance the Rapper Coloring BookCharles Hamilton This Perfect LifeCharles Hamilton NormalcyCharles Hamilton Coke Whore HabitsCertainly a Charles Hamilton project post-2011. A lot of very drugged out ramblings and some very very interesting beats (some of which are so experimental they're dope) but... Yeah, it's Charles Hamilton post-2011.City Morgue My Bloody AmericaSad this will be the last outing by City Morgue, unfortunately think this is the weakest of their discography though. Has some really cool electronic-inspired beats and Zilla carries as always. In an ideal world this would be a 5 for SosMula's Peewee Herman delivery on that one song. Unfortunately kinda just passes in one ear out the other though.Cocteau Twins Heaven or Las VegasBeautiful, ethereal, immersive production with melancholic vocals that pierce through the LSD-Soundscape and.. I don't get it. I think this record SOUNDS great, and I have no aversion to nonsensical lyrics but this just seems like it's posturing towards something greater without actually elaborating or getting to that point. Everything here is beautiful, I just don't understand how it's so influential.. There are so many other art-pop or dream-pop records I'd listen to over this. I also however get how this could be mindblowing to someone, it's just not to me.Common Finding ForeverCommon Nobody's SmilingCommon Let LoveDaft Punk Human After AllTedium, limited scope, cool ideas, potentially influential. Overall, a middling release- I thought Brainwasher was dope, the second track had a lot of interesting ideas but even then felt lackluster in it's delivery. Technologic is insanely infectious albeit minimal in it's style. Robot Rock made me roll my eyes despite that insanely recognizable melody wired throughout. I hate what equally i love about this album. If ever you wanted the creativity of Daft Punk without the joy that is listening to Daft Punk- it would be this. Know there's been a resurgence of appreciation for this album, but as someone who's not *huge* on Daft Punk to begin with, this is still a very middling project. It's cool, I guess.Daft Punk HomeworkThe (somewhat) latter half of this album gets decent starting with the track Rock'n Roll but it was incredibly hard to care about any of the songs on this album besides Around The World until then. This is just really generic house but it's cool to see how they improved later on.David Bowie ToyI wish I liked Bowie more because I love him as a personality and a overall creative. Like most of the music I've heard from him (which isn't much, to be fair!) I thought this was pretty boring. The more somber songs like ' Shadow Man ', ' Silly Boy Blue ', ' Toy (Your Turn To Drive) ' are my favorites, and everything else feels amateurish.. BUT! I feel like that's the point reading into what this was supposed to be on the Wikipedia and such, it just didn't stick the landing for me personally. I however can appreciate how effortlessly ahead of the time Bowie was even without trying (since this was going to be the first surprise album pretty much.).Doja Cat Purrr!Feels like your standard bedroom R&B project, there's some highlights but feels over-produced for what it is. Pretty but with little to no substance.Drake Comeback SeasonDrake So Far GoneDrake Scary Hours 2Eminem Straight From the Lab Part 2Eminem InfiniteGreen Day ¡UNO!Incubus (USA-CA) S.C.I.E.N.C.E.I think I can sufficiently say; I don't get it. I tried to get into this, I've heard it's weird (They're also Charles Hamilton's favorite band) and I heard it was different but I can't separate this from a lot of bog-standard nu-metal. As someone who already sort of enjoys nu-metal (even the bad stuff) the sound is still over a lot of stuff I would be more adverse to. But, I don't get it. 1) I can't separate this band from much other nu-metal, besides being more indebted to Red Hot Chili Peppers and 2) It's not weird, in fact I find this tame to the extreme. Maybe one of the most boring vocalists in nu-metal.Jay Rock Follow Me HomeJay-Z Live in BrooklynJoe Budden Joe BuddenJoe Budden No Love LostJoe Budden Mood Muzik 4.5Joell Ortiz The Brick: Bodega ChroniclesJoell Ortiz House SlippersJoell Ortiz That's Hip-HopJoell Ortiz MondayJoell Ortiz AutographJoell Ortiz Road KillJoell Ortiz and IllMind human.Kanye West DondaKendrick Lamar DAMN.Kendrick Lamar Training DayKendrick Lamar and Jay Rock No Sleep Til NYCKid Cudi EntergalacticLil Uzi Vert Red and WhiteLil Wayne Lights OutLil Wayne In Tune We TrustLogic Young Sinatra: UndeniableLogic Young SinatraLogic Vinyl DaysLogic Inglorious BasterdLogic loves to remind you of hip-hop better than anything he is pumping out. Multiple songs on here I straight up skipped because Logic drops the worst bars of all time with vague alluding to other songs or various pop-culture references with no actual creativeness to the bars. His skits too, man. What the fuck. How can one man be this unfunny? "Yeah, I'm retired, record label fired, I'm hella admiredrBut this whole goddamn industry is fucking expiredr"Logic, I thought you wasn't doing albums, you're a liar"rShut the fuck up, this is a free mixtape" What about the last 3-4 projects, Logic? God. I'm so tired of this dude man. He hasn't done anything fresh since Under Pressure and lives in lavishness claiming he makes music for the streets and the graffers. You make music for white kids in middleschool, dude. stop lying to yourself. 3 because this is the absolute bare minimum, so its ...fine... i guess.M.I.A. MataThe lyrics are sort of vapid and the songs are incredibly short but glimpses of the old M.I.A. still shine through with the soundscape and production. Unfortunately I'm unable to formulate thoughts past that, the music kinda comes and goes. It's interesting nonetheless, she's just definitely not at peak performance anymore.M.I.A. AIMUnderstand people's aversion to this record, but can't help but feel it's fine. It's definitely not anything like the peak of her other records, it's not touching on politically important things as she used to, and the sound's a lot more pop-friendly and safe. But, it's also fine at what it's doing. A.M.P. is extremely dope and has those old M.I.A.-isms, not many other tracks stand out but I don't hate this at all. Unfortunately the weakest of her discography most likely, the most generic; but bad? Nah. It exists between average and bland but doesn't quite push itself too deep into either of those for it to be worth much discussion.M.I.A. KalaI thoroughly enjoyed M.I.A.'s debut, but for some reason I can't get that into this one. I think I've heard people describe this as her more pop-friendly album, but I don't think that's where my grievances come in with this record. It just feels... like a step-back in comparison to Arular and embraces a lot more of the parts of EDM that annoys me. It's not bad but it feels like a bog-standard dance record with some experimental elements thrown in. Not bad by any means, and better than her other projects I gave a 3.. Just not for me despite my love for both Timbaland and M.I.A. both.Mach-Hommy Dollar MenuMach-Hommy and DJ Muggs Tuez-Les TousMassive Attack MezzanineThis album started off really strong, with lush and moody production and vocals that matched it all but as it went on I started to become bored out of my mind. Another one of those albums where I *get it* but I don't like it. The production is by far the most interesting part of this all, but the songs go on for so long and just turn into tedium sadly. Actually came out this album sleepy.Matt Ox and Surf Gang OXygenMitski This Is Where We FallStrange release with lots of spoken word and sort of in-and-out psychedelic sounding joints that is a companion-piece to a graphic novel. Haven't read the comic, but this didn't encourage me to. Cool though, but doesn't stick with you long after.Mitski Laurel HellOh wow, the first Mitski project I'm really middled on. This feels really generic and not that fresh. I like the melodies/production and feel-goodness of Should've Been Me but asides from that I can't recall many highlights or stand-out moments. Whole project reminds me of the worst and most mellow Carly Rae Jepsen songs, so... still good? But just kind of whatever. Just one miss out of a discography full of bangers though, so no real hatred for this. Just kind of exists.Mitski Folkadelphia SessionDecent live performance but feels weaker when compared to both the Audiotree and Daytrotter performances that are also available to listen to. Mitski is singing her ass off here, but when is she not? pretty average but still good.Nas Magic 2Nas Life Is GoodPharoahe Monch W.A.R.Ransom Pain & GloryRansom & Rome Streetz Coup De GrâceRich Gang Tha Tour Pt. 2ScHoolboy Q SetbacksSnoop Dogg I Still Got ItSnoop Dogg BushSnoop Dogg Neva LeftSnoop Dogg Welcome To Tha Chuuch Vol. 1Snoop Dogg Welcome To Tha Chuuch Vol. 5Soul Intent Steppin' onto the SceneSoul Intent Still in the BassmintSummrs What We Didn't HaveThis was probably a bad first project to listen to by this dude, all I know about him is my friend who's really into the modern sort of wavey scene of hip-hop loves him and he's on the forefront of the budding plug'n'b scene currently happening. I thought it was cool, but I zoned out a lot and it just sorta ended up simply existing. The whole time I was feeling Uzi inspiration and was wishing I was just listening to Uzi instead. I hope he has more interesting stuff in his discog because this wasn't bad it just became background noise. It's a "vibe", but there's better "vibes" to catch onto, yknow?Sunday Service Choir Jesus Is BornTech N9ne Misery Loves KompanyTech N9ne Asin9neTech N9ne BlissTech N9ne SeepageTech N9ne EnterFear Level 2Testament The LegacySome sick riffs and nice drum-fills over this, the singer at times annoys me and when he gets into his falsetto just exudes dad-rock ptsd vibes for me. The mix is really flat and not the best, everything has clarity at least but none of it's dynamic. Will have to do a return listen with the 2017 fan remaster that apparently evens out the mixing and makes it superior to the official release. Having heard a few Testament songs I really liked that came on autoplay, was sort of let down with this release. Hopefully it's all up from the debut?TH1RT3EN A Magnificent Day for an ExorcismTravis Scott Days Before RodeoTyga Well Done FeverWeezer Christmas CDWu-Tang Clan Disciples of the 36 ChambersYoung Thug Business Is Business2.5 averageBad Meets Evil Hell: The SequelCanibus Lyrical Law CD 3 (Lyrical Warfare)Common The Dreamer/The BelieverD12 Return Of The Dozen Vol. 2Danny Brown uknowhatimsayin¿DJ Khaled We the BestDrake Take CareDrake More LifeDrake ViewsSome of Drake's worst bars are on this and most shameless attempts to stream troll emerging and trendy genre's at the time. But, with all that said, despite the cheesiness- the songs where he's rapping here and even a few of the more sing-songey ones are charming and listenable.. If this was 5-10 tracks shorter It could've been rated way higher but at the end of the day this is mostly shameless.Elzhi ElmaticEminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2Esham I Ain't Cha HomeyKanye West Can't Tell Me NothingKendrick Lamar C4King Gordy Cobain's DiarySome very edgy horrorcore hip-hop with grunge inspiration, Gordy is one of those weird dudes who's very talented but often times doesn't go in enough or is outright weighed down by his collaborators (*cough cough* Cobaniac feat. Bizare). I can't help but really enjoy the weirdness of Gordy though, from his voice to his seriously infectious choruses. There's some really dope cuts on here like the intro track, and Go And Get a Knife which sees him rapping from the perspective of a knife encouraging a abused wife to get her revenge and kill her abuser. Unfortunately any momentum past the first 6 songs quickly gets lost in what is either Gordy trying **too** hard or phoning it in. Overall some interesting ideas and atmosphere but nothing he was able to capitalize for on a full project.Lil Wayne Dedication 5Mach-Hommy Bulletproof LuhMach-Hommy and Tha God Fahim Duck Czn: Chinese AlgebraMetallica LoadPoppy StaggerFirst half of this is raw as fuck with lots of movement. Haven't listened to the project everyone loved from her around the same time, but I can already sorta see why there's the dislike of this if that's what it is directed at. Second half of the project falls apart and I'm not that into either of the songs. They completely lose the momentum of what is done on the first half of the project and feel more reminiscent to something by The Tramp Stamps (Track 3) or some sort of lame dime-a-dozen indie band (Track 4).Snoop Dogg That's My Work Vol. 1Snoop Dogg Welcome To Tha Chuuch Vol. 3Tech N9ne Special EffectsTech N9ne N9naTony Yayo and Danny Brown Hawaiian SnowTravis Scott and Quavo Huncho Jack, Jack HunchoTyga The Gold Album: 18th DynastyTyga Black ThoughtsWu-Tang Clan A Better Tomorrow2.0 poorCanibus Lyrical LawCanibus Hip Hop 4 SaleD12 Return Of The DozenDanny Brown Bruiser BrigadeDrake Room for ImprovementEminem Curtain Call 2Eminem Music to Be Murdered ByEsham Suspended AnimationG-Unit God's PlanGorillaz HumanzGreen Day iDOS!Isaiah Rashad The House Is BurningJay Rock RedemptionKendrick Lamar Kendrick LamarLil Wayne 500 DegreezLil Wayne FuneralLil Wayne The SuffixLil Wayne No Ceilings 3Merlyn Wood Teen VirgynNot up to date on BrockHampton lore or whatever, saw some people on RYM say somn about this finally dropping or whatever? Uh, I hope this is from the KTT days because yeah nah, this ain't it. Very immature and just excruciatingly mundane. Assuming this is older and rougher though and was uploaded for archival purposes- so it's fine I suppose. I just didn't enjoy it.Metallica 72 SeasonsSnoop Dogg Welcome To Tha Chuuch Vol. 2Tech N9ne Something ElseTech N9ne Strangeulation Vol. IITech N9ne KlusterfukTech N9ne Boiling PointTha God Fahim Wide BerthThe Mars Volta The Mars VoltaTyga Well Done 3Wiz Khalifa Rolling Papers1.5 very poor50 Cent 5 (Murder by Numbers)Almighty Original Sin, Strength in NumbersBenny The Butcher and 38 Spesh Trust The SopranosBenny The Butcher and 38 Spesh Stabbed & ShotCanibus Miclub: The CurriculumCanibus Melatonin MagikCanibus C of TranquilityCanibus Fait AccompliCanibus Time Flys Life Dies Phoenix RiseCommon Electric CircusDJ Khaled Major KeyDJ Khaled God DidDrake Certified Lover BoyDrake For All The DogsI think that this is 80 minutes of cringe from a mentally age regressed man on extremely boring production but there's glimpses of what he used to be able to do (even if in the smallest doses). Some of the corn- ARF ARF ARF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF BARK BARK BARK AWUUUUUUU AWOOOOOO WOOF WOOF BARK ARF ARF BARK BARK BARK SNARL GROWL AROOOOOO. Eminem EncoreG-Unit 50 Cent Is The FutureGreen Day iTRE!Jay Rock Watts Finest Volume 3 (The Watts Riot)Joe Budden Halfway HouseJoe Budden Escape RouteJPEGMAFIA Black Ben CarsonJPEGMAFIA All My Heroes Are CornballsLil Wayne Sorry 4 The Wait 2Lil Wayne The W. Carter CollectionLil Wayne Dedication 3Lil Wayne Dedication 4Lil Wayne No Ceilings 2Logic Young, Broke & InfamousLogic College ParkMatt Ox Year of the OxMetallica ReloadNas I Am...Pharoahe Monch DesirePuff Daddy The Love Album: Off the GridWho was asking for a 80 minute outing of Diddy attempting to be the R&B DJ Khaled? Who wanted this? Who told Diddy this was a good idea? I guess the production is alright in some spots. I REALLY love the cover. But asides, from 5-7 songs? I didn't actually get much enjoyment out of the music itself. This is just a confusing release all around. We went from simplifying Juicy to one of the most popular hip-hop songs as a whole in the genre we know today in the 90's, to Coming Home being a lowkey pop-rap banger in the 2010's, being a judge on a bootleg American Idol show in the 2020's all the way to now with this lackluster r&b release where he rarely even drops a verse. What a flop. This is a bloated mess. I guess the second side is better than the first though? for what it's worth.Ronnie Milsap Keyed UpOh, man. I never realized I had **only** heard the good tracks by this dude. Lot of really bad tracks on this album that sound pretty dime-a-dozen. He's got a beautiful voice but this is the equivalent of Kenny G smooth jazz for Country fans. The two big singles on here 'Stranger In My House' (one of my favorite songs as a kid, still holds up with some beautiful production.) and 'Don't You Know How Much I Love You' are still consistently good. I don't know what the fuck 'Urban Cowboy' is as a genre, but I'm glad they [collectively, white folkx] cut it out LMAO.ScHoolboy Q Habits and ContradictionsSnoop Dogg That's My Work Vol. 4Snoop Dogg B.O.D.R.Snoop Dogg Welcome To Tha Chuuch Vol. 4Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa Mac and Devin Go to High SchoolTech N9ne Sickology 101Tech N9ne The StormTech N9ne DominionTech N9ne TherapyTech N9ne E.B.A.H.Tech N9ne Fear ExodusThe HRSMN The Last RideTyga LegendaryTyga The Free AlbumTyga Outraged & UnderageTyga Well Done 2Tyga Rawwest Nigga AliveTyga Bitch I'm the Shit 2Weezer MaladroitYoung Thug Slime Season 21.0 awful50 Cent The Massacre50 Cent Curtis50 Cent Before I Self Destruct50 Cent Animal Ambition50 Cent Forever King50 Cent Sincerely Yours, SouthsideBenny The Butcher My First BrickBenny The Butcher Black Soprano FamilyBenny The Butcher 1 on a 1Benny The Butcher and 38 Spesh Cocaine CowboysBig Sean Finally Famous: The AlbumBirdman and Lil Wayne Like Father, Like SonCanibus C True Hollywood StoriesCanibus KaijuCanibus One Step Closer to InfinityCanibus Full Spectrum DominanceCanibus Full Spectrum Dominance 2Canibus Full Spectrum Dominance 3Cardi B Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 2Cardi B Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1Chance the Rapper The Big DayChris Brown and Tyga Fan Of A Fan The AlbumChris Brown and Tyga Fan Of A FanCommon Universal Mind ControlD12 Devil's Night (Mixtape)DJ Khaled We GlobalDJ Khaled VictoryDJ Khaled We the Best ForeverDJ Khaled Kiss the RingDJ Khaled Suffering From SuccessDJ Khaled I Changed a LotDJ Khaled GratefulDJ Khaled Father of AsahdDJ Khaled Khaled KhaledDrake Honestly, NevermindEminem ShadyXVEminem Music to Be Murdered By: Side BEminem KamikazeEminem RevivalG-Unit No Mercy, No FearG-Unit Elephant In The SandG-Unit The Lost Flash DriveG-Unit The Beauty Of IndependenceG-Unit The Beast Is G-UnitG-Unit Beg For MercyG-Unit Terminate On SightGreen Day Father of All MotherfuckersJay Rock Watts Finest Vol. 1Joe Budden Padded RoomKanye West Donda 2Lil Wayne Tha Block Is HotLil Wayne RebirthLil Wayne I Am Not a Human BeingLil Wayne I Am Not a Human Being IILil Wayne The PrefixLil Wayne The W. Carter Collection 2Lil Wayne The Carter FilesLogic Bobby Tarantino IIILogic Confessions of a Dangerous MindMach-Hommy and Tha God Fahim Notorious Dump LegendsMetallica St. AngerNas NastradamusNicki Minaj Pink FridayNicki Minaj Pink Friday: Roman ReloadedNicki Minaj The PinkprintNicki Minaj QueenNicki Minaj Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-UpOliver Tree Alone in a CrowdOh brother.............................................................. More enjoyable songs off this then there were on Cowboy Tears but oh brother.............................. I was excited to hear he was back to rapping and that he said this was somewhat a return to form..... Been a fan since he just went by Tree and I thought his debut and first EP were dope (flawed though.). but oh brother................. Why are there songs on here where Oliver is trying to be tough... "square up"? huh? my dude. oh brother.............. It's more of the same that was on Cowboy Tears but with slightly better production. Ugh.Pharoahe Monch Lost In TranslationPsychopathic Rydas Ryden DirtayPsychopathic Rydas Back Door RydaRansom Winter's ComingRich Gang (Young Money and Cash Money) Rich GangRoger Waters The Dark Side of the Moon ReduxWho wanted this? It seems like he cared so it doesn't feel all that insincere at least, but nah. Musically it's lacking and I don't have an issue with poetry stuff but this feels a bit tone deaf. Slaughterhouse Welcome to: Our HouseSnoop Dogg Metaverse: The NFT Drop, Vol. 1Tech N9ne The Gates Mixed PlateTech N9ne All 6's and 7'sTech N9ne Strange ReignTech N9ne PlanetTech N9ne The Lost Scripts of K.O.D.Tech N9ne More FearTech N9ne and Hush BlightWhy. Why. WHYYYYYY. Why. No more brostep! Why !!!!!Tony Yayo Gangsta ParadiseTyga No IntroductionTyga Careless World: Rise of the Last KingTyga Hotel CaliforniaTyga KyotoTyga The PotentialTyga Well DoneTyga Black Thoughts 2Tyga #BitchImTheShitTyga 187Tyga Fuk Wat They Talkin BoutTyga Bugatti RawwTyler, the Creator GoblinWeezer The Green AlbumWeezer Make BelieveWeezer The Red AlbumWeezer RaditudeWeezer HurleyWeezer Death to False MetalWeezer Everything Will Be Alright in the EndWeezer The White AlbumWeezer Pacific DaydreamWeezer The Teal AlbumWeezer The Black AlbumWeezer OK HumanWeezer Van WeezerWeezer Christmas with WeezerWeezer SZNZ: Spring
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