Album Reviews8.5/10
Travis Scott’s ASTROWORLD Still Rides Hard 8 Years On: 8.5/10
A theme park of guest verses and shifting beats, this record turns spectacle into song, matching its own bluster at last.
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Tag: hip hop
Album Reviews7.8/10
Eight Years On, Swimming Still Sounds Like Mac Miller Coaching Himself Toward Calm
Mac Miller's Swimming: a steady, candid record of staying afloat, thirteen songs deep, closing the loop it opened.
Album Reviews8/10
The Life of Pablo Review: Kanye West’s 18-Track Argument With Himself Earns an 8
A restless, uneven album of prayer, boast, and grief that argues with itself and mostly wins.
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: Krayzie Bone Explains Layzie Bone’s Tour Absence, Bizzy Bone Answers Haters
A discord among brethren of song: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's absent members speak their minds upon a tour most grievous.
Album Reviews9.1/10
A Short Film in 15 Tracks: ‘good kid, m.A.A.d city’ Remains an Instant Classic
A single day in Compton becomes a full story across fifteen tracks, a good kid moving through a mad city without losing the fire.