Reviews
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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 <p style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px">Drake’s highly anticipated sophomore album “Take Care” was officially released today...but most likely you’ve been listening to it for the past week if you downloaded the leak, nonetheless now that it’s official let’s discuss it.</span></p>
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Rose Lilah -
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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Aron A. -
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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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
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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Chukwudi Onyewuchi -
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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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Reviews Ideally, a final statement should leave fans eager for a return, a body of work that commands reflection and conversation. Here, Cole offers a snapshot of craftsmanship at a high point, a reckoning with his own mythos, and a testament to the fact that even the most dependable voices in rap can surprise, falter, and reflect at once.
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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 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 Logic's ninth album is seven years in the making, and it was well worth the wait.
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Devin Morton -
Reviews Ten years on, "Graduation" stands as Kanye's first major stylistic shift, as well as his most ill-advised.
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Patrick Lyons -
Reviews An entertaining concoction of lust, aggression, messiness, and brilliance, "Her Loss" is an incredible rap album with a subtle nuance looming beneath the surface.
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Joshua Robinson -
Reviews Lil Wayne is trying to keep up when both the industry and the genre are moving on without him—and the result is a confusing album caught between eras, audiences, and expectations.
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Aron A. -
Reviews After a triumphant summer of "Not Like Us," Kendrick Lamar ushers in a new chapter for the West Coast on "GNX."
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Aron A. -
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 -
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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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Reviews Cardi B’s "Am I The Drama?" falters musically with bloat, but her bold persona and public drama keep it compelling.
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Aron A. -
Reviews Nas’s enduring lyrical skill shines over DJ Premier’s production in a way that serves as a fitting conclusion to the Legend Has It series.
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Aron A. -
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 Freddie Gibbs confronts mortality and his demons on the sequel to "You Only Live 2wice."
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Aron A. -
Reviews With appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Future, and Travis Scott, "MUSIC" reaffirms Playboi Carti as both a pioneer and provocateur in hip-hop.
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Aron A.
