Feb 16, 2025

Just wrote a scathing review on Drake’s new album. This group really upped my skills.

 

Feb 16, 2025

Alright it's the websites favorite gay boy next up. Presenting:

INTO THE JANK-VERSE

I had a hard time figuring out a theme that made any cohesive sense so I decided to abandon that and give you 4 different vague genres with 4 songs given to each! I've to the best of my abilities tried to transition from genre to genre as smoothly as possible to varying levels of success but it works in my brain lmao.

SONGS 1-4 (Rock/Grunge):
Cream - White Room
Fontaines D.C. - I Love You
Soundgarden - Fell On Black Days
Alice In Chains - Nutshell
SONGS 5-8 (Acoustic/Indie)
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Bartender (Live at Radio City Music Hall)
Big Thief - Simulation Swarm
Phoebe Bridgers - Georgia
Quadeca - Texas Blue
SONGS 9-12 (Rap)
GR€Y - Out Of My Hands (feat. Oddisee)
Noname - Rainforest
Mavi - Spoiled Brat
Vince Staples - Yeah Right
SONGS 13-16 (Hyperpop/Zoomer s---)
Funeral - everybodydies
Charli XCX - Claws
Ericdoa - Search & Destroy
Daine - smbl2


I hope everyone finds something to enjoy as I've tried to not flood it with a bunch of stuff that I usually talked about enjoying (with a few exceptions) and I figured this format would find a way to guarantee that at least some parts of the mixtape will be entertaining for everyone and the degrees of taste and musical interest. There is a ton of genres and artists that I've left out that I hope to get to at a later time in this thread!

Spotify Link:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4bknzHX2PfBT2zNsad2CAc?si=7ce0575e81284004
Youtube Link:
(3) Into The Jank-Verse - YouTube

 

Feb 12, 2025

Review- Every Roo Has Its Day

@AOTWClub @Ripper Roo

Oh are you bipolar one or two- I actually like this song, never really heard this artist before but he's not too bad at all! 6/10

Count me out- one of my favorite songs off the big steppers album, this is the kind of production i love Kendrick over! 7.5/10

Better- Solid song, not something I'd listen too often but still not something I'd turn off either. 6/10

Got me geeked- I love Denzel, this isn't one of my favorites by him, still like this track but it's kind of repetitive. 6/10

Sexy Girl Anthem- Songs not bad, not really my cup of tea, still don't mind it though 5/10

Every dog has its day- I kinda like this Glaive character, whoever he she or they is 6.5/10

Juna- another song i wouldn't turn off but don't love, clairo has a really nice voice though 5/10.

Since I Have A lover- Don't like this that much, it's okay just kinda boring. 4/10

World Class Sinner- Is this whor- Johnny's daughter? Lol I don't mind this song at all, she has a pretty nice voice. 6/10

Talk Talk- This is what yall were upset that The Death of Slim Shady beat in the aoty poll? Lol 3/10

Thank the g---- this song is weird for me, cause I don't love it but I also don't hate it. I wish it could just not rate it. 5.5/10

Kissing u- how gay are you Ripper? Her voice is good though 4/10

Run- decent song, I feel like im kinda just meh on a lot of these slower songs cause I don't really enjoy a ton of slow songs. 5.5/10

Take Me Back To LA- one of the songs i enjoyed the most off the new album, he's really on point on this. 7/10

How- Clairos voice one again, really great. I'm just slow songed to the max right now. 6/10

Agony- Basically sums up how i felt listening to this song. 3/10

86/160= 5.4


Notes:

So I feel like the interesting thing with the playlists is it's showing how different our music tastes are. I appreciate and kind of expected rippers playlist to be like this. Some of it i like and some of it I'm not a big fan of but still appreciate it for what it is.
The slow songs aren't really my thing but I get how others could like them!

 

Feb 12, 2025

@Justin Trudeau @AOTWClub
Every Roo Has Its Day

I don't have much In depth to say about this other than that it's a quite enjoyable time, there's no songs I disliked!

The Glaive, Kendrick, Clairo, Denzel start was strong for me. I already love the first three songs but I haven't listened to the Denzel deluxe so it was cool to hear a song from him that I'm not extremely familiar with lol

The Roscoe Dash was very goofy I loved it, Juan is great and reminded me I still need to listen to Charm, the 6lack song is one of my favorites on the playlist. I don't listen to 6lack outside of features but I might have to change that.

The Idol sucks but the songs are pretty good so World Class Sinner was nice, Thank The g--- was fun, idr Kissin U but that song is a b-----r from my goat Ms Cosgrove.

Joji is another blind spot but I enjoy most of what I hear and that's no different here, I liked all of Hurry Up Tomorrow so that's a cheat code, even Clairos demos can't miss, and ending on Yung Lean and starting with Glaive felt like a nice little circle of the older emo rap kinda music with the newer.

FAVORITE SONGS: (choosing songs I haven't heard before cause if I chose the ones I do know it'd be like 10 songs long) Got Me Geeked, Sexy Girl Anthem, Juna, Since I Have A Lover, Kissin U, How

RATING
8/10

 

Feb 8, 2025

@AOTWClub

Everyone’s Favorite MIXTAPE Review

This mixtape is basically a compilation of artists I don't like. At first I thought the Taylor Swift track might be one of the songs I'd actually enjoy but it ended up being the complete opposite of what I was expecting.

As far as the artists i've never heard before like Yeat and KA$HDAMI. I pretty much anticipated what their music would sound like going in. To be fair, the songs weren’t outright terrible but I wasn't feeling them.

The Kanye track made me realize just how far he's fallen off and made me want to revisit MBDTF, Graduation and 808 to remind myself of when he actually made great music.

Surprisingly, the Travis Scott song ended up being one of the most enjoyable on the mixtape, along with the obvious Eminem track.

If I had a track by track rating system 2/16 songs would’ve scored below a 1.5/10 but overall I wll give this one a 5/10

Sorry

 

Jan 12, 2025

@AOTWClub

Introducing next week’s mixtape, the hottest trash on the block. This mixtape sold a whopping two copies in the neighborhood, so it’s basically a global phenomenon.



Tracklist:

1. Wiz Khalifa - Boarding Pass
2. Linkin Park - Don't Stay
3. Rise Against - Ready To Fall
4. Alborosie – Kingston Town
5. Manu Militari - Le bureau
6. Machine Head - UNHALLØWED
7. Chevelle – The Fad
8. Freddie Gibbs - Breaking Bad (Ft. Ea$y Money)
9. Manu Militari - L'an 40
10. Tiesto & Sneaky Sound System - I Will Be Here (Wolfgang Gartner Remix)
11. Jim Jones, DJ Drama & Maino - Lobby (Ft. Lyrivelli, Haddy Racks)
12. Taktika - Québec Gold
13. Kavinsky & Lovefoxxx - Nightcall
14. Flipsyde - Someday
15. Lecrae - All I Need Is You
16. Klergy x Valerie Broussard - The Beginning Of The End

Link to playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/402lhoVRtZhWLPTKuWGn3Z?si=sFusqHwdRgmkshYDijhQfA

Spotify made me switch a couple songs that were missing. The cohesiveness makes no sense, but hopefully you enjoy the song selection!

 

Dec 31, 2024

@AOTWClub @Justin Trudeau
First Ab-Soul album and while I've dug some of his verses I never really listened to to him, seeing some of the responses here I was afraid I'd dislike it but I'm happy to say this was fun!

Unlike others I enjoyed the beginning of 9 Mile more than the 2nd half, sacrilege for an Eminem fan and while it was a cool reference it was a little gimmicky. But after that the album picked up steam for me, I can't say I disliked many tracks.

I will say Saudi Sweats and The Sky Is Limitless are easily the weakest on here to me, the more R&B cuts aren't mixed super great and I don't think they go the best with his style, at least in this project since I can't speak for his other work.

All of the features did pretty great, I really liked Notorious N.I.Q, JID (surprise surprise) and Lupe but the back and forth with Fre$h on Don Julio 70 was really fun and one of my standouts of the album.

Ab's wordplay can be a bit corny sometimes but it worked for me on a large chunk of this record and if this is considered one of his more middling that makes me excited for the lyricism and production on his other albums. This isn't paced the greatest or has the tightest tracklist (a few songs can definitely be cut with no harm to the album) but I liked this much more than I thought I would.

Favorite Tracks: B.U.C.K.O Jr, Dnd, Don Julio 70, Crazier, Righteous Man (I'm biased toward the How Much A Dollar Cost sample)

RATING:
7/10

 

Dec 29, 2024

Soul Burger - Ab-Soul REVIEW

Score: 7.0

Review:
Not gonna lie, going into this album I was scared. Y’all weren’t f---ing with the album, and I’ve seen the okay scores on AOTY.org due to me becoming an active user on there and collecting data for my 2024 album bracket thread (good plug right ), so I went in with caution. I am proud to say that i enjoyed this album! I didn't love it but I'm so glad I didn’t hate it. Crazier with JID is actually one of the best songs I’ve heard this year, it blew me away. Good pick @Allis Mines ! Interested to see how this does in the bracket.

@AOTWClub @Justin Trudeau

Spoiler: Rankings

My Rankings:

1. Discovery - 9.0
2. GNX - 9.0
3. Low - 9.0
4. Sling - 9.0
5. Cilvia Demo - 8.5
6. House Of Balloons - 8.5
7. Melodrama - 8.5
8. Orpheus vs. the Sirens - 8.5
9. Rare Chandeliers - 8.5
10. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - 8.5
11. The Death Of Slim Shady - 8.5
12. Laugh Now, Cry Later - 8.0
13. Miles - 8.0
14. When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1 - 8.0
15. All My Heroes Are Cornballs - 7.5
16. Americana - 7.5
17. Indestructible - 7.5
18. Mannibalector - 7.5
19. Big Conspiracy - 7.0
20. Soul Burger - 7.0
21. Why Would I Watch? - 7.0
22. Atonement - 6.5
23. Kings Of Crunk - 6.5
24. MID AIR - 6.5
25. POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR - 6.5
26. Theater Of The Mind - 6.5
27. EAT ME, DRINK ME - 6.0
28. LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground - 5.5
29. When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That s--- Gold - 5.0

DiggleDogg’s Rating Average: 7.57

 

Oct 27, 2024

Blu & Exile- Miles

This album is really solid, from the top tier production and great lyrics. I had never listened to a project from them before.

There wasn't much I didn't like on my 2 listens (albums long didn't have time for 3). The rapping over jazz in the outro was awesome. I'm always a big fan of rappers using jazz samples, loved the new Juicy J project because of that.

I definitely am gonna check out more projects, I'd say my favorite songs are:

The feeling
Blue as I can be
Miles away
Spread sunshine

Overall I'd give this album a solid 7.5

@AOTWClub

 

Oct 23, 2024

Blu & Exile - Miles

Favorite tracks: When the Gods Meet, True & Livin', Miles Davis, The Feeling, Music Is My Everything, Bright As Stars, Blue As I Can Be, You Ain’t Never Been Blue

OVERALL RATING: 7/10

The “let me spit on your d----s” line on True & Livin' was weird but other than that I f--- with the album.

Nah but this is a good album. You can tell it’s very well put together. Nice rapping and hooks. I just wish there was a bit more variety in the beats as I’m not always in the mood to listen to these kinds of beats. If it wasn’t for that I would probably rate the album even higher. They are still dope beats though. There are creative production choices.

I like the messages throughout, and you can tell this guy really likes hip hop. Being able to feel the passion in a project is always great. It is a personal project but also a feel-good project that I could see people listening to on repeat a lot. @AOTWClub

 

Sep 15, 2024

As I said I'll Tally up Travis Scott Tuesday Night

@AOTWClub I have chosen

Marilyn Manson- Eat Me, Drink Me



This was my first ever Marilyn Manson album, after hearing it he became one of my favorite artists and I dug deep into his discography. I actually went to his tour for this album, and loved it as well.
This album is a big divide among fans as he's very vulnerable on this record and he hadn't been before. Gonna post a quote Manson said while promoting the album.

This is the record I've worked all my life to get to. You always have to transform, or you can't continue as an artist, and this record has been the biggest transformation for me [...] It's better heard than described [...] On this record I really wanted to sing, and that has to come from a naked, emotional place. It's not a record about me crying, or songs about my woes, but I think this record will probably speak to more people in different ways, because of its total human element [...] If I had to do a record review, I'd say it's got a cannibal, consumption, obsessive, violent-sex, romance angle, but with an upbeat swing to it [...] The album's title [Eat Me, Drink Me] was also inspired by that story several years back of the German man who put out an ad that he wanted to be eaten, and the man who ate him. Although I can't relate to the relationship those two had, I found the story very compelling in a romantic way.

— Marilyn Manson, Revolver

Scores:
Gimp: 7.5/10
Ripperroo: 6/10
Yeez: 9/10
Jankland: 7.7/10
Wreckless: 7.8/10
DiggleDogg69: 6/10
Stepdad enjoyer: 7/10
Michael Myers: 7/10

58/80= 7.2

 

Sep 8, 2024

I'm making the executive decision to skip @DKC for this week (if you wanna go next week lemme know)
@DiggleDogg69 you're on the clock

@AOTWClub

 

Sep 6, 2024

@AOTWClub I'm working on our next round of schedule, I think I've got all the participating members if I missed you let me know. I'll update the schedule soon

I put names in a randomizer for the order

 

Sep 3, 2024

Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That s--- Gold

Favorite tracks: none

Worst tracks: The Skinny, Dreamer, Shoulda Known, You (horrible singing), Guarantees, Wild Wild Horses (god awful hook), In Her Music Box

OVERALL RATING: 3/10

I was just joking around about being glad this album got a bad review but holy s--- this album genuinely sucks. I absolutely hate this guy’s delivery and since a lot of this is storytelling tracks that only makes it worse. I can’t get into the storytelling at all, the stories aren’t even interesting or told creatively. This album is full of bad hooks as well. When he’s not singing terribly, he’s doing elementary school a--- rhymes. This dude sounds like Jack Harlow without charisma. I blame this dude for Macklemore. This guy is a Knox Hill a--- rapper, a section eighty a--- rapper.

I found his lyric “for every swallow there’s another to follow” summarizes the album pretty well. He’s shoveling s--- down our throats for 15 tracks one after another. This is an hour of my life I’ll never get back. This album is the definition of corny. Absolute dogshit and I’m not even kidding. It’s not even because Gimp picked this album. Anyone could’ve picked this and I would say the same thing. I absolutely hate this type of rap.

Most of the tracks felt like the same song. I don’t even get how people make music this corny, it’s like you literally have to go out of your way to be this bad. There’s some good instrumentals on here though which is why I’m not giving it a 0/10. Plus, the guy isn’t actually terrible at rapping. I just hate his delivery and nothing about his storytelling impresses me or gets me invested. @AOTWClub

 

Aug 25, 2024

Was thinking of choosing a hiphop album or something hard but I’ll stick to my guts and pick the album I’ve been going back to ever since college days.

Time to gayify the AOTWclub with my favorite album from one of my favorite singer-songwriters, Conor Oberst.

I’m not expecting rave reviews here because of the gay emo nature of this record, but I hope atleast some of you will vibe with this.

Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground

 

Aug 18, 2024

Dudes are trying to exorcize the ADHD out of me with these album lengths