Reviews
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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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Aron A. -
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 PartyNextDoor elevates his strain of R&B through intimate and vulnerable songwriting on "P4."
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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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Reviews "I'm back motherf*cker!"
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Caroline Fisher -
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 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 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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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 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 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 "Infinite" is a proper send-off for Mobb Deep. Eight years after Prodigy’s death, Havoc recreates their familiar universe, honoring posthumous verses while showcasing his own evolution alongside The Alchemist.
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Reviews "Final" albums rarely feel as gratifying as their circumstances suggest, but Abel Tesfaye carries that weight with so much focus and detail.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
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 Donald Glover's last album as Childish Gambino is a bold but worthy farewell to the moniker.
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Devin Morton -
Reviews PartyNextDoor's ran through a decade-plus-spanning set on the "Sorry I'm Outside" tour that delved into deep cuts, reference tracks & "P4" hits.
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Aron A. -
Reviews Ice Spice's debut album is one of the most vapid hip-hop releases of 2024.
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Devin Morton -
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 "Kiari" finds Offset asserting his personal and artistic identity through standout street bangers and poignant introspection, even as familiar tropes and uneven moments hold the project back.
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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.
