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Reviews "ICEMAN" finds Drake refocused and sharper under pressure, yet trapped between renewed lyrical intent and familiar victimhood, ego clashes, and uneven execution.
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Aron A. -
Reviews What makes "HABIBTI" and "MAID OF HONOUR" work is that, for once, Drake stops trying to force those identities into one coherent persona. He lets the contradictions exist in plain sight.
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Aron A. -
Reviews In his "Alone" EP, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie goes hard with the bars but showcases his personal and relationship struggles.
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Reviews Out of Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio's many tours and hometown shows, this performance at El Choli was one of his most well-structured, impressive, and heartfelt to date.
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Reviews Despite the consistency of both quality and quantity in Conway The Machine's catalog, the peaks and valleys have a far greater distance on this latest effort.
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Reviews It says it right there on the box, and this uncompromising Future release doesn't need to change who "MIXTAPE PLUTO" is.
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Reviews "Bully" doesn’t feel like a comeback. It feels like Kanye West is reminding the world he still knows the tricks while avoiding the vulnerability and ambition that once made his music impossible to ignore.
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Reviews Ten years on, "Graduation" stands as Kanye's first major stylistic shift, as well as his most ill-advised.
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Reviews Freddie Gibbs confronts mortality and his demons on the sequel to "You Only Live 2wice."
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Aron A. -
Reviews Kevin Gates endured because his audience valued emotional honesty over moral cleanliness, and "Islah" is the clearest proof of that.
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Aron A. -
Reviews A glossy label showcase that feels more like a Travis Scott mixtape, where branding outpaces cohesion and vibes eclipse vision.
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Aron A. -
Reviews 21 Savage's third solo album "American Dream" just dropped, alongside a trailer for an upcoming biopic of the same name.
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TeeJay Small -
Reviews JID loses a bit of his straightforward sharpness on here, but "God Does Like Ugly" balances his ambitions more brashly than ever before.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Reviews Though there are a few more cringeworthy lyrics and a bit less cohesion than usual for Drake, "VIEWS" is still an album that only he could make.
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Patrick Lyons -
Reviews This microcosm of the original album's greatest strengths is a testament to SZA's consistency and her artistic north stars.
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Reviews Don’t Be Dumb doesn’t redefine A$AP Rocky, which is what many artists attempt after a decade-long hiatus. Instead, it finds him comfortable within his wheelhouse, reaffirming his ear for production, his eye for talent, and a sense of taste that resists easy categorization.
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Aron A. -
Reviews Kanan and Laces make a good team.
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Reviews This is a step forward for Destroy Lonely's artistry, but it's not the leap in quality and approach that most fans expect at this point.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Reviews "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS?" is a fitting installment in 21 Savage’s catalog, both a reckoning with the world he came from and the one he is carving out for himself.
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Aron A. -
Reviews Baby Keem’s sophomore album peels back layers of personal trauma and family history, while finding cohesion and pop potential across a stylistically varied but emotionally focused project.
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Aron A. -
Reviews LL COOL J's first album in over a decade boasts passionate lyricism and colorfully classic beats to make 2024's best rap palate cleanser.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Reviews Mach-Hommy did not dilute his wit, depth of reference, or skill one bit here, yet still crafted what might be the most engagingly accessible masterpiece in his body of work.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Reviews Glo's still got some rough edges to smooth out, but her studio debut both deepens her artistry and emphasizes its strengths.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares
