album review
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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. -
Music PBD is a numbers guy but Rozay isn’t convinced that the numbers are real.
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Aron A. -
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" is a polarizing release for many reasons, but OVO fans felt like Pitchfork didn't give its qualities a fair shot.
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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. -
Music Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop previously trolled Drake fans by claiming "ICEMAN" would drop much sooner than expected.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Music Pitchfork gave Chris Brown's new album its lowest rating of the 2020s.
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Aron A. -
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. -
Original Content In light of Drake's newly exposed DMs to Anthony Fantano, we revisit the YouTube music critic's past reviews of Drizzy's catalog.
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Joshua Robinson -
Music The Game's review of Baby Keem's new album "Ca$ino" follows his review for J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" earlier this month.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Music We wonder what would happen if more rappers like The Game and J. Cole would review each other's projects as publicly and directly as this.
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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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Aron A. -
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 Logic's ninth album is seven years in the making, and it was well worth the wait.
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Devin Morton -
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 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 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 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 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 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
