Aug 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM

366. Clipse - Til the Casket Drops (2009) [August 5th, 2025]

This is a bit of a confession. Even though I consistently praise Clipse as one of, if not the best duo in rap history (which they are), I had never checked out their fourth, and previously last, LP, Til the Casket Drops. And after checking it out, I think it was...

good

Til the Casket Drops is not a bad album, but it doesn't match the heights of Lord Willin', h--- Hath No Fury, and even it's successor Let God Sort 'Em Out. "Freedom" is good, but it's no "Intro" or "We Got It For Cheap" level either. The only song I had checked out beforehand was the single "Popular Demand (Popeye's)", which I'm largely indifferent towards. Thankfully, tracks 3 - 8 are pretty good, with "Kinda A Big Deal", "Showin' Out", and "There Was A Murder" being highlights. The album does slip a bit after that, but "Footsteps" and "Life Change" are pretty good.

I really don't have much to say about Til the Casket Drops. It's competently made, but I think it's easily the weakest project in the duo's discography (I haven't checked out their shelved debut, or 3 of their mixtapes). I might revisit this one in the future, but as it stands, it's a decent time

 

Aug 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM

367. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet (1990) [August 6th, 2025[

This one might be a bit controversial. Now, I absolutely love A Nation of Millions..., and I was beyond excited to check it's successor. I mean, the record is called Fear of a Black Planet... That is like, one of the coolest titles ever. Sadly though, I didn't really get into this one, at least off of 1 listen.

First off, there are some great tracks on here, like "Anti-n---- Machine" (what a title, huh?), "Burn Hollywood Burn", and "Who Stole the Soul". But, I do have some pet peeves with this album. The production didn't really grab me compared to ITANOMTHUB. I think there are too many interludes that really don't do much, with "Pollywannacracka" being the best example. I don't really have any major problems aside from those, but as a whole, this record didn't really live up to my (admittedly high) expectations.

 

Aug 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM

368. John Cena & Tha Trademarc - You Can't See Me (2005) [August 6th, 2025]

Admittedly, I was never really into wrestling as a kid. But after listening to Supreme Blientele a couple weeks back, I started getting interested into that whole rabbit hole, so I decided to check this record out, just for the h--- of it.

Now, You Can't See Me, is a surprisingly decent record. "The Time Is Now" is well known for being Cena's second main theme, and it's honestly pretty d--- good. I was also impressed by songs like "Don't f--- With Us' and "Bad, Bad Man", and I actually found them to be pretty d--- good. The record also has some decent chill tracks like "Just Another Day" and "Summer Flings".Sadly, the record falls off pretty steeply after "Bad, Bad Man", with the closing track "If It All Ended Tomorrow" being the only notable song from that point onward.

I was simultaneously surprised and let down by You Can't See Me. There are some really great songs here, but a lot of the album, was just meh. For a WWE album, I do think that it was pretty d--- good however, but I don't know if that criteria is easy to surpass or not.