7.2
POSITIVE
The last line of Thundercat‘s new album Distracted arrives the way most of his best moments do: delivered in a...
7.2
POSITIVE
8.2
ACCLAIM
There is a specific kind of courage required to make music about the way the world feels right now without...
8
POSITIVE
In the modern era of music journalism the rush to publish an immediate reaction often completely overshadows the actual art. We firmly believe that you cannot truly review a body of work until you have lived with it. You need to drive with the tracks playing through your speakers let...
6.9
POSITIVE
The rise of Chance the Rapper was a defining story of 2010s music. He was a blog-era darling who catapulted...
8
POSITIVE
Even before he officially joined the Dreamville roster in 2017, JID was already moving differently. He was an artist sharpening...
9
ACCLAIM
Every artist’s journey has an arc. For Amaarae, the first two chapters were a kinetic story of ascent. Her 2020 debut, The Angel You Don’t Know, was the sound of the hustle, of an artist fantasizing about the Bentley she would one day buy for her mom. Its follow-up, Fountain...
8.8
ACCLAIM
An absence of sixteen years is an eternity in popular music, a chasm wide enough to swallow legacies whole. For...
7.7
POSITIVE
For nearly a decade, Obongjayar’s remarkably chameleonic voice has been a conduit for messages of self love, survival, and seduction....
9
ACCLAIM
“This rap shit done saved my life / And fucked it up at the same time,” Danny Brown confesses at the outset of his sixth studio album, the intensely personal “Quaranta.” The Detroit rapper, known for his distinctive style and candid lyricism, delves deep into the complexities of his journey,...
7.3
POSITIVE
This review only covers the six tracks released on For All The Dogs Scary Hours Edition as we’ve already reviewed...
