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  • Mr Morale and the Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar

    Believe it or not (I don’t care), I only gave this album one shot before pulling songs from it and concluding that while it would be 90% of rappers best album, it’s Kendrick’s worst. I don’t think that actually changed with this listen, but it certainly made it a lot closer than I thought. Tangentially Continue reading

  • Metaphorical Music – Nujabes

    Metaphorical Music is another very smooth and jazzy hip-hop & instrumental release from the Japanese DJ. This one compares to Modal Soul, which I recently reviewed, fairly 1:1; they both are very mellowed, about half instrumental tracks and half 90s/00s hip-hop songs. I do prefer the sonic profile on Modal Soul to this one – Continue reading

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  • Modal Soul – Nujabes

    A Khraungbin – Lo-Fi Girl – Jazz – Underground Hip-Hop fusion-hybrid, Modal Soul is a great, mellow listen from the Japanese DJ who tragically died in a car crash in his late 30’s. I really think this is sort of a music speaks for itself situation – or maybe I am just tired – probably Continue reading

  • The Low End Theory – A Tribe Called Quest

    Potential surprise first listen here – may be a relisten – who knows – how many dashes – morse code (that’s prose – here I go – OK I’ll stop). The Low End Theory is undeniably lauded as one of, if not the best Jazz-rap album of all time, and my experience with it certainly Continue reading

  • DiCaprio 2 – JID

    JID is definitely a bit of an if you know, you know (often referred to as iykyk here) artist, especially for a few of my blog readers (aimed at you, of course). JID is an Atlanta based rapper who has come out with three albums now – all three of which are great, all three Continue reading

  • Faces – Mac Miller

    Faces – Mac Miller

    To preface this review – a few Mac Miller albums could have occupied this spot – and some things that I write about this album can certainly apply to other Mac Miller projects. I recently wrote a Thriller review detailing how it was simply impossible to fully understand the importance of Michael Jackson to people Continue reading

  • playing w/ fire – Redveil

    Yes this is an EP. Get on me about it. You listen to 120 albums in 4 months motherfucker. Plus, an EP of a certain length is more or less an album. We can get into this debate if you want to. I have people that can back me. I can continue yelling into the Continue reading

  • THE ESTATE SALE – Tyler, the Creator

    Call Me if You Got Lost loosies. I don’t really have much to say on this one, you’ll know if you like this either A) if you like Tyler B) if you read my previous review C) both. I like it. My only thoughts here are: Fuck off if you think this doesn’t count. It Continue reading

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  • Care For Me – Saba

    I kind of overlooked this one when it first came out. Saba is a Chicago based MC who first got on the radar with Bucket List Project, which has some songs that elicit very specific memories from a very specific time in my life (iykyk). I didn’t love his most recent project. I think I Continue reading

  • Simple. – IDK

    This album is part of the KAYTRANADA kick (in anticipation of the new Amine collab album!) and was wholly disappointing as my first IDK project. I knew IDK from one song on this album (Taco) and more favorably from Pradadabang with Young Thug. There are so many people that could do better than IDK managed Continue reading

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