Jan 19, 2016

he renegaded futures career tbh

 

Jan 14, 2016

Some really surprising scores for a Kast album

Anyways this is a 9.0/10 for me. I find that the skits sort of take away the energy but the tracks are all really special, if you thought they were experimental before than this one really pushed a lot of boundaries without compromising quality. Bombs Over Baghdad alone consolidates this album as a classic. To further elaborate on its relevance, this album helped elevate hip-hop (Atlanta especially) to more mainstream recognition; it was the right album at the right time it's very fitting that 3Stacks said when they won the album of the year grammy for SB/TLB "Stakonia's not Outkast's first album".

 

Jan 14, 2016

Ah, Stankonia.

I like the songwriting, energy, production, & lyricism on every track. ALL the tracks have heavy replay value to me.

The album as a whole is very well-structured, very cohesive, all the tracks flow nicely together, & the skits do well as breaks between tracks.

I really can't find a single con or take-away. Stankonia is flawless, imo.

Imma give it a 10/10.

 

Jan 13, 2016

Great selection btw I love this album.

Been a while since I've listened to it though so I'll give it a spin over the next few days in between my Beatles binge and then I'll give a rating.

 

Jan 13, 2016

d--- forgot to post about the cool. I love that album. Ill def do stankonia tomorrow. Super dope picks btw @Fire Squad

 

Jan 8, 2016

Imma give The Cool a 10/10

Even though it's not a full concept album (since the story is only covered in a few tracks) it's still a very cohesive, well-rounded piece of work, when it comes to substance.

Production is incredible too, sonically the album feels like a big film score.

Every aspect of this album was flawless, imo. The Cool is a perfect piece of work, it's easily my favorite Lupe project.

 

Jan 6, 2016

most the tracks you listed are definitely weak and lack srs replay value but the highs are just too strong

i'm obligated to give this an 8

edit: Ye's verse on new day & that's my b---- are incredible tho

 

Nov 3, 2015

Lil Herb is one of the best rappers rn. How talent like this gets overlooked simply due to the stigma associated with drill, or trap, or whatever the genre may be, really is mind boggling.

"and thats only the intro"

Every song feels like a moment in time encapsulated. It's feverish and strained -- but always deliberate. So much unfiltered clarity from such a young guy. He's proven to be more than nimble with his flow, even if his content becomes one note for some. And even if his content is somehow "one note," he still shows signs of being a more than capable writer. The act of emoting about x topic in an infinite number of ways is the epitome of being a great writer, after all. And he's far from one note as far as the emotional arcs on this tape are concerned.

"Im just giving you the real, cause Im from Hollywood or Beverly Hills...it's hard for a young black n----- like myself when the police compare one's self with...everybody else. So that means if you yourself they think you're everybody else."

Welcome to Fazoland isn't a cry to be saved, it's an open invitation to take the lifestyle slowly being simultaneously glamorized and invalidated by the media, for a test run -- if you can stomach it.

Fazoland finds its comfort in being universally accessible to those it's intended to empower, but I personally want to see Herb keep digging deeper and laying more of his own personal struggle on wax. He can do it. There are moments of this throughout the tape, for sure, but Herb is quick to live in the punchline driven/nonspecific rapping when given the chance. Tracks like "4 minutes in h--- pt. 3" find a great balance between both though. But "Mama I'm Sorry" is better, in my opinion.

"Tryina flip an ounce into a phantom"

8.5/10

 

Nov 3, 2015

Fazoland is even better than BLIK imo. Much more raw.

 

Nov 1, 2015

Glad you used the right album artwork. The alternate one is boring. This is one of my favorite records and I champion it pretty regularly. Will definitely relisten and post some thoughts.

Here are links (1, 2) to the no noDJ version for those who want to check it out.

 

Oct 24, 2015

RHYMEFEST WROTE L$D

 

Oct 24, 2015

7, first half is amazing, but second half has too much filler and the album feels too long

 

Oct 24, 2015

7 at most, tries to do too much artsy fartsy s--- but rocky is still good at making very listenable music for the most part.

 

Oct 22, 2015

Woow you killed it with this pick. Hope this doesnt get overlooked. This is the definition of a classic album. I used to hate that I wasnt cognizant of music when this and other stuff around this era came out, but in retrospect it's fun to look back and listen to pre and post releases and notice the subtle shifts and influences that certain music had.

The production on this really genius and the main reason why I love this album. The walking basslines, just sit so comfortably behind the boom bap drums. Not to mention how perfectly the samples and instrumentation fill up the tracks. It's so creative and a nice change from the smoother, jazzier feel of tlet even though that was classic in its own as well.
Also, the flows ride the instrumentals so nicely. Love the moment when the vocals drop on pretty much every song.
The sequencing on this is great too, definitely one of those projects that you listen to front to back. The robotic narrator lady, definitely helps lead into some tracks. I especially like how it leads into "how we get down".

Dont really have much negative things to say about this project, but I do prefer the "nicer", more positive, mellow quest on their previous projects. The only thing that would make me put tlet over this, but I just dont have the heart to trump this down to #2.

Id say its an easy 9.5

 

Apr 7, 2015

 

Apr 7, 2015

Let's do Logic next week boys ^_^