Apr 2, 2025

129. GZA - Liquid Swords (1995) [April 2nd, 2025]

OB4CL has always been my favorite Wu solo album from the 36 Chambers - WTF era, but recently, Liquid Swords has been catching up!!! RZA's production is top notch as always, and GZA is f---ing AWESOME. Classic song after classic song. "Liquid Swords" "Living In The World Today" "4th Chamber" "Shadowboxin" dear God. Gotta give a quick shout out to Killah Priest's "B.I.B.L.E.", which has some of my favorite opening lines to any rap song ever.

"Knowledge this wisdom, this goes back when I was 12
I loved doing right but I was trapped in h---"

 

Mar 31, 2025

125. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata (2014) [March 31st, 2025]

I usually don't rank albums on here, but this is a 10. No doubt about it. Only complaint I have is that the skit at the end of Robes goes on too long. Aside from that? Masterpiece, Hip-Hop Classic etc. etc.

 

Mar 26, 2025

100. Weezer - Pinkerton (1996) [March 26th, 2025]

Pinkerton is an album that I have listened to so much, that I've stayed away from it for a while. At only 35 minutes, the record is jampacked with Weezer's best. As much as I like Blue, this is their best album in my view. The simultaneously relatable/cringeworthy lyrics, the darker sound compared to its predecessor, its incredible. Is it a perfect album though?? Not really. I feel like adding some of the bonus tracks like Tragic Girl and Devotion into the main album could boost it up a bit, and "Why Bother?" is a tad too short for my taste. Still, this is an amazing record, and one of my all time favorites. Even though the band has dropped great records after it, (especially EWBAITE, White and OK Human) the fact that Rivers strayed away from this type of songwriting after the album's initial reaction is truly saddening.

I also want to take this opportunity to thank everybody who's kept up with this thread so far, especially @DiggleDogg69, @Allis Mines , @Jimmy Jazz and @Minato (an Em album is going on here eventually, I promise).

 

Mar 11, 2025

50. Danny Brown - --- (2011) [March 11th, 2025]

50 Albums In!!!! I view --- kinda like how I feel about Mobb Deep's Infamous. Even though they're both sophomore albums, they exhibit their respective artists in a more "fully-formed" way than their debuts. There's always been tracks on here that I revisit frequently, but I really enjoyed songs like "Monopoly" and "Detroit187" this time around. Surprising to see that Paul White produced 3 tracks on here considering that he's one of the reasons I enjoy AE so much. Great record

 

Mar 11, 2025

49. Jay Electronica - A Written. Testimony (2020) [March 11th, 2025]

Similarly to LUV's Eternal Atake, this albums reminds me of the last few weeks before COVID really shook things up. I think its a great album. Sure, Hov is on it a lot, but as a fan, I'm not complaining. Stellar production, and some incredible tracks. "Ghost of Soulja Slim" "Flux Capacitor". And of course there's "A.P.I.D.T.A"... such a sad closer for this record. Incredible track. I wasn't one of the people who had to wait 10+ years for a proper Jay Elec record, so I can't really speak on if it lived up to the hype or not, but I like it a lot personally.

 

Mar 5, 2025

26. The Avalanches - Since I Left You (2000) [March 4th, 2025]

Incredible record. It never fails to put a smile on my face.

 

Mar 3, 2025

23. KIDS SEE GHOSTS - KIDS SEE GHOSTS (2018) [March 3rd, 2025]

Relistened right after finishing "ye". Still pretty good, definitely holds up.

 

Mar 2, 2025

15. Pusha T - It's Almost Dry (2022) [March 2nd, 2025]

I played the s--- outta this album back when it released. I still think it's great, albeit weaker than Daytona. Gonna listen to a new album for the first time in a week today or tomorrow hopefully.

 

Mar 1, 2025

14. Nas- Stillmatic (2001) [March 1st, 2025]

Great record. Not as good as Blueprint though. Even though it's not on the album the Stillmatic Freestyle is f---ing nuts

 

Feb 28, 2025

9. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele (2000) [February 28th, 2025]

Relisten time. holy s--- Ghost is my favorite Wu member by a mile. f---ing stellar album. I still prefer Fishscale a bit more, but this is still f---ing incredible.

 

Feb 25, 2025

5. Lou Reed- Berlin (1973) [February 25th, 2025]

Yet another relisten. Honestly, I might prefer this over Transformer. This album is just like... really f---ing sad man. "Caroline Says II" and "Sad Song" almost made me tear up. Man.

 

Feb 25, 2025

4. Mos Def - Black on Both Sides (1999) [February 25th, 2025]

Another relisten. This record had a grasp on me 4-5 years ago, and it's still great. I remember being REALLY into Mos Def for a bit. "New World Water" f---ing rocks. Might need to revisit TND and the Ecstatic at some point.

 

Feb 24, 2025

3. Kanye West - Yeezus (2013) [February 24th, 2025]

Another relisten. Decided to play this on a whim. I've never had a solid choice, but I'd say the run from MBDTF to TLOP are at the top of Ye's discog imo. I still love the production. Kinda hard to listen to Ye without acknowledging his actions (seriously, wtf is up with that swastika shirt), but I don't let it taint his older work too much. Going forward though? I am Notttttt gonna be kind to BULLY if it ever drops. Lou Reed did a good analysis on this record before he passed, which is pretty cool, and I'll link it below.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jul/03/lou-reed-kanye-west-yeezus