Album Reviews7/10
‘Chapel Drive’: Fly Anakin and Koncept Jack$on Split the Work, Nine Years On
Fly Anakin and Koncept Jack$on trade verses across sixteen tracks on Chapel Drive, a record of highs and long instrumental lows.
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Records we have scored.
DiCaprio 2 Review: Fifteen Tracks, Fifty Minutes, and Only Eight Years Later
A quick, rough rap record moves fast and hits hard across fourteen tracks, trusting hooks and flow over polish.
Album Reviews8.1/10
Earl Sweatshirt’s ‘I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside’ Stays Tight Inside Its Own Head
A record of confinement, wherein Earl Sweatshirt dwells within his chamber and utters dread through ten brief songs.
Album Reviews8/10
Thirteen Years On, Earl Sweatshirt’s ‘Doris’ Still Rewards Patience Over Bluster
A review of Earl Sweatshirt's Doris, an album of restrained character sketches and internal monologues about distance.
Earl Sweatshirt and The Alchemist Keep VOIR DIRE Tight Across 11 Tracks
A brief review of Earl Sweatshirt and The Alchemist's tight, twenty-five-minute album VOIR DIRE.
Album Reviews8.6/10
Denzel Curry’s TA13OO Turns Horrorcore Into a Thesis Statement
A review of Denzel Curry's TA13OO, a record of horrorcore and trap that refuses to sit still, track by track.
Album Reviews8/10
Denzel Curry’s ‘Nostalgic 64’ Turns Miami Sound Into Something Harder Than the Scene Around It
A look back at Denzel Curry's 2013 rap record Nostalgic 64, a sharp, violent statement from Miami.
Album Reviews8.5/10
ZUU Review: Denzel Curry Captures Miami With Trunk-Knocking Precision
A fiery, 12-track mission statement from Denzel Curry, a banger-filled tribute to his hometown of Miami.
Album Reviews8/10
Nas’s 2008 Album Uses Its Own Title to Argue for Protest, Legacy, and Personal Story All at Once
A record of power, protest, and pride, wherein Nas seeks to prove his neighborhood rules the city.
Album Reviews8/10
Nas Packs 26 Minutes of Street Stories, Quiet Reflections and Abstract Soul Into a Tight Statement
A compressed statement of intent from a rapper who refuses to sit still, a record of menace, introspection, and abstract soul.