Dec 19, 2018

Gotta spin this again but good god Clams behind the boards

 

Dec 19, 2018

Trilla is the ultimate smoking jawn

10/10

 

Dec 19, 2018

Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers gets an 8.9/10 from 13 ratings

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RATING 15: A$AP Rocky - LiveLoveA$AP
Release Date: 31 October 2011
Label: Polo Ground / RCA



Tracklist

01. Palace
02. Peso
03. Bass
04. Wassup
05. Brand New Guy ft. Schoolboy Q
06. Purple Swag: Chapter 2 ft. SpaceGhostPurrp & A$AP Nast
07. Get Lit ft. Fat Tony
08. Trilla ft. A$AP Twelvy & A$AP Nast
09. Keep It G ft. Chace Inifinite & SpaceGhostPurrp
10. Kissing’ Pink ft. A$AP Ferg
11. Houston Old Head
12. Acid Drip
13. Leaf ft. Main Attrakionz
14. Roll One Up
15. Demons
16. Out of This World

First there was Purple Swag; the forbearer of the cloud rap wave, straight outta NY but drenched in syrupy Texas trill, accompanied by one of the greatest music videos of all time, featuring that unforgettable white girl with the grills. Next there came LiveLoveA$AP. On Palace, the epic opening track, Flacko sounds like the swaggering son of Bone Thugs and UGK. But don’t confuse him for a “wannabe New Orleans n----- slash lean sipper”. Songs like Peso and show that Rocky is still a Harlemite at heart, just far more open to incorporating different regional sounds than almost anyone that came before. True Rocky’s always been more about style than substance. But LLA also contains some of Flacko’s best writing (see Out of This World). With Clams Casino, SGP and Co. behind the boards though, its the atmosphere that really makes LLA what it is, rich and hazy, pretty and gothic all at the same time. Even though Rocky’s latest output has been in a bit of downward spiral, LLA is undoubtedly his opus, and one of my personal favourites of all time. I give it a 9/10.

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Dec 18, 2018

this is ridiculous.

 

Dec 18, 2018

There’s not much to say that hasn’t been said already, but it’s a 10/10. Every verse is great, the production is fantastic, their chemistry is really good & it holds up extremely well. I saw them perform the whole album in July (Method Man bailed last minute though) and they were good, it’s just too bad m--- wasn’t there.

 

Dec 18, 2018

10/10, and it comes from the heart. This is still one of the best pieces of art the hip-hop culture has offered to the history of music. Inspired, powerful, funny, beautiful. Terrific beats, great lyrics from everyone involved.

 

Dec 17, 2018

I hate the album and think it has no redeemable qualities

 

Dec 17, 2018

fair enough but are you rating albums based on how much you like/dislike the artist? or on the merit of the album itself? I mean I f---in hate J Cole but I'll give him his 5 or 6/10 for the effort at least

 

Dec 17, 2018

Btw I really do f---ing hate wu tang that was no troll

 

Dec 16, 2018

7-8/10. Underrated album.

 

Dec 16, 2018

Just relistened to this and it's slightly more cohesive than I thought. Still a ton of filler and soulless singles. I never was a Drake fan, but this is low even for his standards.
Disc 2 is terrible.
2.8/10

 

Dec 15, 2018

really bad album, too long, only good songs were singles, cringe and bad attempts to look good after pusha destroyed him, cringe rollout, cringe cover, massive step back after more life.
3/10

 

Dec 15, 2018

Drakes albums have been declining ever since NWTS for me. Theres some good songs on here but nothing really eye catching or classic. I also agree with you regarding the length after listening to disc 1, i never really had the urge to carry on listening to disc 2 although theres decent songs on there too. Having said that I'd probably give it 6/10 being generous.

 

Dec 15, 2018

DS2 gets 8.3/10 from 11 ratings

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RATING 13: Drake - Scorpion
Release Date: 29 June 2018
Label: Young Money / Cash Money / Republic

Tracklist

Disc 1
01. Survival
02. Nonstop
03. Elevate
04. Emotionless
05. God’s Plan
06. I’m Upset
07. 8 Out Of 10
08. Mob Ties
09. Can’t Take A Joke
10. Sandra’s Rose
11. Talk Up ft. Jay-Z
12. Is There More

Disc 2
01. Peak
02. Summer Games
03. Jaded
04. Nice for What
05. Finesse
06. Ratchet Happy Birthday
07. Thats How You Feel
08. Blue Tint
09. In My Feelings
10. Don’t Matter to Me ft. Michael Jackson
11. After Dark ft. Static Major, Ty Dolla $ign
12. Finally Fantasy
13. March 14

I’ve never liked Drake. I’m just not invested in his story and find a lot of music cringy. Plus his output post IYTR has been all over the place. But ever since I first caught wind of him from his feature on Wayne’s Dedication 3 mixtape way back in 08, his massive presence has kept me checking out his albums every time a new one drops. Supported by a handful of enormous singles and of course, the highly publicised beef with Pusha (where, I thought Drake actually held his own, for a little while at least), Scorpion came out ok, in my opinion. Its not nearly as bad as its been made out to be. The Drake on Disc 1 is the Drake I tend to prefer and while there are the typical few slip ups, I think its a pretty solid effort. The production alone warrants some serious recognition. Despite some incredible standouts, Disc 2 is where I really lose interest, somewhere between the ugly instrumental on Summer Games and the incredibly insipid Ratchet Happy Birthday. One of Drake’s better albums is buried somewhere in here. But a full 90 minutes of Aubrey is just too much.

I give it a 6.5/10.

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Dec 15, 2018

This is an interesting point. True, we had all those projects but I'm pretty sure DS2 was at least the mainstream and commercial peak of all of them. I think it probably piqued a lot of people's interest in Future (and trap music in general), brought a lot of people around to checking out those projects you listed as well and definitely solidified Future into a position amongst the best rappers alive at that time (and one of the peak creative outputs of the decade).

And yes, like you said its not as good as Monster, maybe not even as good as BM and 56 Nights, but it does feature some of Future's best music ever. I find myself returning more to this than any other Future project tbh. It may be closer to a legacy solidifying album than a purely creative project, but I still think its a vital moment in 2010s rap.

 

Dec 14, 2018

Genre defining album, modern day f---ing classic and futures best project. 10/10.

 

Dec 14, 2018

but yea, I don't think it pioneered anything by any means

 

Dec 14, 2018

I feel like it solidified the style's legitimacy in a mainstream light idk