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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Tag: hip hop
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
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.
Album Reviews8/10
Nas Looks Back at Fame, Family, and Bad Choices on Life Is Good
Nas reflects on family, fame, and fate on Life Is Good, a dense, ambitious album that rewards patience.
Nas Built a Concept Album Around Prophecy and Made It Work
A dark, prophetic tale of family, fate, and the streets, told through fifteen tracks of Nas's finest rhymes.
Album Reviews6.6/10
Nas and Nashawn’s Napalm Review: A Flawed But Fascinating Experiment in Hip-Hop and Hard Rock Fusion
A fiery, genre-bending rap record that smashes hip-hop and hard rock together, reviewed track by track.