I realized I haven't had a good laugh in a while, so I decided to finally review Tity Boi A.K.A 2 Chainz's debut album, Based On A T.R.U Story. At the moment 2 Chainz is consistently proving that all you need to make it in the rap game is an apprenticeship with Ludacris, and a friendship with Weezy. Let's see what he can do in an album.
1. Yuck (Feat. Lil Wayne)
The beat sounds like the soundtrack to a spy mission in a low budget movie, and 2 Chainz is a bad rapper. Lil Wayne just kind of sings about girls being on their period. Yuck.
2. Crack
This has to be one of the worst songs I've ever heard. Like the flow is non-existent, the beat's generic and repetitive, and the hook makes me wanna punch a baby.
3. Dope Peddler
I don't like this beat either, it sounds like a bad counterfeit version of Gossip by Lil Wayne. 2 Chainz is 2 Chainz on here.
4. No Lie (Feat. Drake)
I dunno if I've said it, but 2 Chainz is a terrible rapper. But this is pretty much Drake Feat. 2 Chainz, and Drake sounds better than usual on here, so it's the best track so far I suppose.
5. Birthday Song (Feat. Kanye West)
SHE GOT A BIG BOOTY SO WE CALL HER BIG BOOTY (DAMN)! 2 Chainz upped the lyrical ante on that one. At least the beat's good, and Kanye goes in. So this beats out No Lie, but still nothing I'd listen to if I weren't blogging.
6. I'm Different
Titty Boi named this one after his high school motto. 2 Chainz was that kid in the LLS class who decided rapping was cool, and people liked it because was unorthodox. That's all I can find to explain his success. At least he has flow on this, and sounds the best he has so far. WAIT WTF DID HE SAY 100K FOR A FEATURE!?
7. Extremely Blessed (Feat. The-Dream)
This is deffinitely the worst song I've ever heard. 2 Chainz raps worse than usual over a terrible beat, and a JB impersonator makes a large ass cameo.
8. I Luv Dem Strippers (Feat. Nicki Minaj)
It's songs like this that make me wonder why I'm talking about 2 Chainz. Like he obviously makes an effort to be stupid. He must be a human practical joke. WHERES PARIS HILTON? WHERES KAT STACKS? (DAMN) MIIISTER TELEPHONE MAAAAN THERES SUMTHIN WRONG WITH MYYY LINE. YEAH I LOVE DEM STRIPPERS YEAH I LOVE DEM STRIPPERS! This and Extremely Blessed are fighting for worst song ever.
9.Stop Me Now (Feat. Dolla Boy)
Titty Boi gets on a beat left off Rick Ross' catalogue, and is bad on it. This is somehow more boring than the rest of this shit.
10. Money Machine
HA! A confession. 2 Chainz is a money machine. He uses this machine to produce money he uses to buy his way into YMCMB collabos. These propell him into the mainstream, where skids hear his weird 2 Chainz language and try to emulate him. An army of 2 Chainz. A Million Chainz. Also he says he's a fucking example of a fucking example. Word up.
11. In Town (Feat. Mike Posner)
I couldn't decide whether Posner was male or female, but I guess he's a dude. Doesn't sound like it. Another terrible slow track, and Titty Boi says he wants to lick up a girl's squirt. Eww 2 Chainz.
12. Ghetto Dreams (Feat. Scarface & John Legend)
There's three terrible artists on here! Wow, Titty Boi outdid himself I guess! This song was disgusting as fuck.
13. Wut We Doin (Feat. Cap.1)
2 Chainz forgets what he's doin. He's gettin to it. Gettin to it. I don't want to listen to this anymore. Cap.1 is actually just a second 2 Chainz I think.
Rating: -10/10
Best Tracks: Birthday Song, No Lie
There was no fucking way I was listening to the bonus tracks. Fuck that. Anyways, 2 Chainz is now worse in my eyes than he was before. That's how bad this shit was. I hate 2 Chainz. Fuck 2 Chainz.
So, as you can tell by my last post, I'm pretty high on Childish Gambino, so obviously I was excited when this came out, although I was worried by the Bun B guest appearance, as well as some black hippie shit. Oh well, I don't see how it could be bad.
1. R O Y A L T Y
A ten second intro, just people saying royalty. Blake Griffin makes a cameo.
2. We Ain't Them
The beat's a little bit repetive on here, but Gambino has some real talk on it. It sounds like something that didn't make EP, but still a pretty good track.
3. One Up (Feat. Steve G Lover)
A fucking dope beat, and Steve G does pretty well on it. Gambino out-raps him obviously, but he sounds like he's still getting warmed up. His flow's pretty sweet here though. Also, the hook was pretty catchy.
4. Black Faces (Feat. Nipsey Hussle)
The beat starts out kind of cheesy, but builds up nicely. Nipsey kills his part, and Gambino is really showing how good he is on hooks so far this album. Still not reaching his potential on the rapping part yet.
5. Unnecessary (Feat. Schoolboy Q & Ab-Soul)
Pretty sweet beat at first, and Gambino and Q kill it. But then it changes. And Ab-Soul fuckin DESTROYS it. Easily best song so far, everyone brings their A-game.
6. Shoulda Known
Gambino gets on his Drake steez. Singing, over a Drake beat, with a improved Drake flow and lyrics. I didn't like it, but I'm sure his female fans did.
7. Rip (Feat. Bun B)
Was not looking forward to this track because of Bun, but this is easily the best I've heard him. The hooks pretty cool too, and Gambino goes in. Pretty good track.
8. American Royalty (Feat. RZA & The Hypnotic Bass Orchestra)
RZA goes in on this shit, but after the beat changes the shit goes beastmode for Gambino. Like holy shit, he killed it. I wish they were seperate songs so RZA looked good. Even the instrumental at the end was fine. Best track so far.
9. It May Be Glamour Life (Feat. Ghostface Killah)
A Ghostface Killah solo track, as Gambino takes a well deserved break. I don't like this beat for Ghostface, but whatever, this shit was fine.
10. Toxic (Feat. Danny Brown)
For his lack of skill at rapping, and hype, Danny Brown is a running joke with me and my friends. He doesn't do much to change that on this track. The beat sounds cool until you realize it's a Britney Spears remix. Also, Childish Gambino has his second best verse on the project so far.
11. Silk Pillow (Feat. Beck)
Beck sounds like a really really really bad white rapper...it kind of reminds me of Buck 65. The cool techno part between verses works though, and Gambino has deffinitely upped his game since track 7. He sounds better on the last 3 tracks than he did on Camp, which is a good thing, because Camp was dope.
12. They Don't Like Me (Feat. Chance The Rapper)
I love the beat on this, and Chance and Gambino both kill it. Also, for some reason, this track doesn't stick out to me. Like it was good, but not great.
13. Arrangement (Feat. Gonage)
I found this track pretty annoying lyrically for Gonage's verse, but the beat was pretty dope. Gonage is just a bad rapper. Gambino does his thing here.
14. Won't Stop (Feat. Dannielle Haim)
Huh. I usually hate crooning, but I like Haim. She actually sounds sincere or something like that. Also, the beat changes for the rapping, and Gambino is the only rapper on here, which is awesome. Good Track.
15. Bronchitis
Gambino sounds really good on here, and I like the simplistic beat. One of my favorite songs on here, it's pretty chill. The monster-voice hook is weird though, and so are the beat changes, but that's what you get when Beck produces your song.
16. Wonderful (Feat. Josh Osho)
I hated his shit. Josh Osho is Gambino's favorite Bruno Mars, and he's an annoying singer. Plus Gambino only puts one verse on here, and it's not a great verse.
17. Make It Go Right (Feat. Kilo Kish)
This sounds like Gambino did a song with a classier British Kitty Pryde. I don't like her. The beat's annoying as fuck, and Gambino isn't great on it.
18. Real Estate (Feat. Alley Boy Swank & Tina Fey)
This was BANGIN. The beat was major dope, Gambino kills it like he shouldv'e been doing all album, Alley Boy Swank makes an okay contribution, and talks him out, before Fey gives us a laugh to finish off the album. The hook was also catchy, it seems like Gambino's pretty good at that. Very good track.
Rating: 8/10
Best Tracks: Real Estate, One Up, Unnecessary, American Royalty
Gambino has much higher potential than this, but he still out-raps almost everyone else in the game. A little bit dissapointing being his first release since Camp, but whatever. The tracks were very hit and miss, which was annoying, and there were way too many guests for my liking. Still, a pretty good mixtape.
Childish Gambino (real name Donald Glover) is the most talented performer I know of. He's a stand up comedian, actor, producer, writer, and ofcourse, a rapper. He's easily my favorite active rapper, and has the potential to be one of the best of all time. I'll be reviewing his newest release, the mixtape R O Y A L T Y after this, part two of two in my EP reviews. This was a really solid lead up to his debut studio album, Camp, and I'd even say that the quality of these tracks are better. Obviously I've already listened to this, but fuck it.
1. Be Alone
Now, as much as I like this EP, this song has one of the gayest starts to a rap song of all time. But whatever, he deffinitely recovers, and delivers two really good verses. Also the beat was awesome and progressed really well through each verse. Also, Gambino has ridiculously good punchlines.
2. Freaks And Geeks
I'm not a giant fan of this beat, but Donald completely tears it apart. Like he goes fucking HAM. This song also helped his fame a ton after appearing in some commercials. Another really awesome track.
3. My Shine
I really like the direction Glover goes with progressing beats so far on here. Also, his flow is perfect on this track, especially just before the first hook. That shit's perfection in rap. Another awesome song.
4. Lights Turned On
A little bit of a step back in comparison with the other tracks, but it still trumps 90% of rap. Gambino's flow on here is great, and it's pretty funny too. Really good track, just not as great as the other three.
5. Not Going Back
Glover's singing on here doesn't bother me at all. In fact, it works. That's how great this shit was. The lyricism is as close to perfect as I've seen in a while, the beat progresses like I talked about earlier, but still sounds fresh, and you can really feel the passion on here. The best track on a really great EP. Best line on the album too "Couldn't see me as Spiderman, But I was spittin venom". Dope.
Best Tracks: All of them.
Rating: 10/10
I've heard this EP like a million times, and it doesn't get old. This is easily my favorite collection of songs of any sort I can think of right off hand. If Glover could have this calibre of music for 20 tracks, he'd be the best rapper of all time.
I feel like I end up saying the same thing about a rapper when I do reviews of albums with like 15 songs, so I've decided I'll take a quick break from that, and post two reviews of short EP's. This will be the first of those two, and I'll start with tumblr-famous female Bay rapper, Kitty Pryde.
1. OKAY CUPID
A pretty good introduction to Kitty Pryde's style, but it deffinitely seems like she's trying too hard to be "quirky". Some lyrics were funny, and the beat's all right. It also sounds like she's rapping nursery rhymes which is kind of cool. A weird singing number then some fake giggles seal this songs fate though. It's okay I guess, but not great at all.
2. Ay Shawty THE SHREKONING!!! (Feat. Dankte)
This track's nice and chill, and is a good example of a love song done right in rap. Dankte makes a solid appearance, but Kitty Pryde (surprisingly) out-raps him on here. She reminds me of a lot of girls in high school. Good track.
3. GIVE ME SCABIES
I think I have cancer. This track was a Carley Rae Jebson rap remix, and the beat was a saxaphone. Kitty Pryde herself is hardly hearable over the disgusting beat, and Call Me Maybe in a monster voice. I hope this was a joke. At least she tries a different flow.
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5. Orion's Belt (Feat. Riff Raff)
The grand FUCKING finale, A.K.A the only song on here I'd listen to normally. Kitty's flow is catchy as hell, the beat's awesome, and Riff does his thing. This track is easily Kitty Pryde's best song.
Best Tracks: Orion's Belt, Aw Shawty THE SHREKONING!!!
Rating: 5.5/10
There were 2 listenable tracks on here, and one was only alright. Without Orion's Belt, this EP would've gotten a 2 just for bringing GIVE ME SCABIES into existence. Like seriously, that might've been the worst song I've ever heard.
I came across Royce Da 5"9 through Eminem (just like every other fan of Royce ever), and while he's impressed me at times, in Slaughterhouse, and on Hell: The Sequel, he's never really hit his peak in terms of talent. Word on the street is that this is his most polished, and lyrically saavy solo album, so I figured I'd give it a shot, and see whether Royce can be the elite rapper he says he is.
1. Legendary (Feat. Travis Barker)
This beat's one of the best I've heard in a while, as I love Travis Barker's collaborations with rappers. Royce goes pretty hard on here too, with a pretty monotone flow that works well with the busy background. This song's probably one of the better tracks I've reviewed so far.
2. Writer's Block (Feat. Eminem)
The beat for this was pretty flashy, but still good. Royce spits fire on here too, but I can't get over Em not spitting a verse. Why do people get him to do hooks? It doesn't make sense to me.
3. Merry Go Round
It's too bad the hook was fucking GAY and the beat's meh at best, or this would be the best track on the album. Royce spits hard rapidfire rap, over a shitty beat. He pretty much just tells his story since he was beefing with Eminem, which is cool.
4. Where My Money
I kind of expected tracks like this, with gimmicky production, and rapping style from 2006. I obviously wasn't impressed by this track.
5. ER (Feat. Kid Vishis)
Again, very gimmicky production. I have a feeling that might be the route Royce is going with this album, which I'm dissapointed about because Royce is at his best over simple beats, spitting hot bars at a high pace. Kid Vishis makes a good cameo though, so that was enjoyable, as is Royce's hook. An okay track, it seems like it sucks, but then leaves a good taste in your mouth.
6. On The Boulevard (Feat. Nottz & Adonis)
This was awesome. A sweet, slow, simple beat, with a solid hook. Nottz is okay on here, but Royce steals the show (as he should), with his best flow so far, except maybe legendary. A good track.
7. I Ain't Comin Down
I was pretty excited for this track, as The Alchemist is my favorite producer, and he doesn't dissapoint, delivering a solid beat for Royce to do his thing. He's not his best here, but good enough for this to be a sweet track. It's too bad the hook had to be so fucking long.
8. Security
I started to write some bad stuff about this track, until I realised what Royce was talking about; Proof's funeral, and how he couldn't say anything about it because of his beef with Eminem at the time. This seems pretty heartfelt, and sounds good over a beat by another one of my favorite producers, Mr.Porter.
9. Second Place
DAMN this track goes hard. It sounds like a really good Alchemist beat (it's actually my second favorite producer, DJ Premier. Great production on the last three tracks). This is probably my second favorite track on the project, and it ha the highlight of the album too: Person - "why this nigga gotta bring up em's name all the time, man. Nigga wouldn't even be rich without 'em" Royce - "shut up faggot."
10. My Own Planet (Feat. Joe Budden)
You know I like Mr.Porter, but this beat sucks, bad. Royce is still good, and Joe Budden's pretty great too, but this is deffinitely not a highlight of the album.
11. I've Been Up I've Been Down
Royce sounds pretty good over a sweet beat. Not exactly a grand finale, but a good way to finish off the album.
Best Tracks: Legendary, Second Place, Writer's Block, On The Boulevard
Rating: 6.5/10
I haven't really listened to too much of Royce's solo work, but this album is a worthy introduction. It's deffinitely worth listening to, and Legendary may be one of the best tracks I've heard in a while. However, there's a lot of really bad music on here too.
For this review I'll be doing D12's debut studio album, Devil's Night. Now, after listening to D12 World, I had zero expectations for this, as D12 World was total bullshit. But word on the street is this was like another Eminem album with loads of guest stars, which would be great, because it'd be old Eminem, not new disgusting Recovery crap. So I figured I'd give this a try.
1. Another Public Service Announcement (skit)
This, I guess, was the retiring of those Service Announcement skits on the Slim Shady and Marshall Mathers LP. This is a good sign though, as both of those albums were great.
2. Shit Can Happen
The beat's pretty simple and the hook's annoying. But the rap itself is still way better than anything D12 did on D12 World, and Eminem, as he probably will all album, in comparison to the rest of his band. He sounds like a tweaked version of the Shady on Marshall Mathers LP, so that's good.
3. Pistol Pistol
Just by the name of this track, I can tell it's probably gonna be a slapstick song about D12's guns. Eminem pretty much just sings the hook, and as most tracks without him are gonna be, it's lackluster.
4. Bizarre (skit)
This was pretty funny, especially when he farts, and says it's "from the soul". This is pretty much Bizarre's role.
5. Nasty Mind
This is pretty much your average D12 song, with kinda creepy female vocals that remind me of Die Antwood. Actually, this was pretty shitty.
6. Ain't Nuttin But Music
Eminem seriously kills his verse, and his hook is even alright. The beat's terrible, but the rest of D12 is okay on this. Maybe Eminem writes his band's lyrics for them on tracks he appears on?
7. American Psycho
Probably the only track on here I've heard already, and Eminem raps for like the first half of it. Also, as for Bizarre, he was pretty good on here. It's also funny when Kon Artis says he smokes 40's and drinks weed. Pretty good track.
8. That's How (skit)
That was fucking useless.
9. That's How...
Why does Eminem insist on singing hooks? He's not good at it. The rest of Dee Twizzy was solid on here though.
10. Purple Pills
I know I said American Psycho was the only track I've heard, but Purple Pills is a Shady classic, as is Fight Music. Everyone kills this. Like this is easily the best D12 song ever.
11. Fight Music
This beat goes super hard, and it's the only song besides Shit On You that even come close to Purple Pills for D12. Again, everyone in D12 goes hard, except Eminem. His verse was better than everyone else on here, and still sub par for him. You think D12 might be shitty?
12. Instigator
This was pretty boring, nice scratching on the beat though. Still, probably the least listenable track so far, besides maybe Nasty Mind.
13. Pimp Like Me
This track sounds like a Superman remix by everyone in D12, except Eminem, who does some funny background vocals, and the fucking hook. Stop it Eminem. But Swifty probably spits his best verse ever. Actually, this is probably the best D12 song that doesnt have Eminem spit a verse.
14. Blow My Buzz
Eminem's alright on here, but even more sub par than Fight Music. Bizarre's opening line was the highlight of this song, besides maybe the beat, which was decent.
15. Obie Trice (skit) (Feat. Obie Trice)
Obie Trice wasn't good enough to get on an actual track, so he just did a short verse on a skit. Obie Trice is a bad rapper.
16. Devil's Night
This was alright, but Eminem's getting worse as the album goes on. Some lines were funny though, Kon Artis says he's an "anus" and Bizarre says he has Bow Wow in his basement. Should've kept him there Bizzy.
17. Steve Berman (skit)
Easily the best Eminem skit ever. Like, now I can see why they put sequels all over the place (I've reviewed one of em on Relapse). Steve Berman's yell at the end is funny as fuck.
18. Revelation
Uh oh. D12's getting deep. Wait maybe not. Slim kills this shit, and everyone else is pretty dope too. One of the best tracks on the album.
19. Girls (Eminem Solo)
My favorite way to close out a D12 album, with an Eminem solo track! This is a diss track for Limp Bizkit and Whitey Ford I believe, and he easily kills anything they've ever done. Actually listening to it, it might be a diss track to everyone Eminem's beefed with. The hook is pretty funny, and this is overall a good Eminem track. Classy way to end things.
Best Tracks: Purple Pills, Fight Music, Revelation, Girls, Ain't Nuttin But Music
Rating: 7/10
This is really good for D12, and easily the best thing they've put out. But it's no where near the status of an early Eminem solo album, so it's kiiind of a let down. Still, it's better than alot of shit now, and it's nice to hear some old Eminem verses.
Just about two weeks ago I was perusing VEVO on my phone, when a Canadian rapper named Madchild appeared on the front page, with the song "Devil's Reject". I gave that song a listen, and the beat hooked me immediately. I'll go more into that song in a moment, but it was good enough for me to check out his newest album, Dope Sick. So let's take a look at it!
1. Devil's Reject (Feat. DJ Revolution)
And this is the song that got me to take a look at this album. I always like a good horrorcore track, and that's what you get here. It isn't so much wordplay that powers Madchild it seems, but vocabulary and sound. Speaking of sound, a main knock on Madchild is his high pitched voice, which I got over quickly. The quality of the rap drops off in the 3rd verse, but it's deffinitely still a solid track, especially with an awesome beat, and scratching.
2. Grenade Launcher (Feat. Slaine & Prevail)
The beat is easily the best thing here, it sounds like something out of a Dracula film. Madchild's okay here I guess, but Slaine outraps him and Prevail. Also the hook's poor.
3. Monster
This is what I wanted to hear. After a sub-par second track, Madchild comes back strong with this one. The skit at the beginning of the music video makes this track much better, but still, this track goes hard, with another awesome beat. The hook on here's pretty good too, which is odd, because it's done by Madchild himself. Still, great lyrics and production, great track.
4. Runaway
A massive mis-step. Madchild's flow is okay on here, but the beats are getting kind of redundant, and the high pitched vocal sample sounds like a crappy fan remix on Youtube.
5. Oxylude (prelude)
A bunch of people talking about Oxycotton. Not really needed.
6. Wake Up
The beat on here sounds kind of fresh, in comparison to the other stuff on here, which is okay in small doses. On the other hand, Madchild's lyricism is pretty poor on here, and in terms of content, he just talks about his addictions. I find this is kind of over-played in rap.
7. Battleaxe (Feat. Dilated Peoples, Bishop Lamont & D-Sisive)
The beats pretty cool on here, and madchild sounds good on it. The hook's annoying though, and while everything's good enough, it ends up being kind of boring as a track.
8. Jitters (Feat. Dutch Robinson & Matt Brevner)
You're like 1:17 into this thing before you hear anyone rap. I was being to think it was a shitty instrumental, and Dutch sounds like he's gonna cry. Out of the singles with videos I've seen, everything else was at least entertaining, whereas this was just poor. Madchild was the lone bright spot on here, as the beat was lack-luster, and the guests were terrible.
9. Little Monster Blend
This track was actually pretty sweet, as the beat was simple, but solid. When the beat changed Madchild went the hardest he's gone so far. One of the best tracks so far.
10. Judgment Day (Feat. Sophia Danai)
The beat's pretty solid, and Sophia Danai's hook is cheesy, but it works. This track sounds as ready for the radio as Madchild is gonna do, with short verses, long hooks, and cheesy one-liners. Somehow this isn't terrible.
11. Dickhead
Deffinitely a change from Judgement Day. This track's funny as hell though, and was initially my favorite track. After a few listens it's novelty wore off, but it's still pretty good.
12. Fuck Madchild (Feat. Phil The Agony)
This track's okay I suppose, but Madchild's flow, and lyricism is getting poorer, or I'm getting bored. Phil The Agony's also fucking terrible at rapping, and he should feel bad.
13. Mongoloid
This track was actually pretty decent despite the lackluster beat. Madchild goes pretty hard on this one, and actually has flow. Best track in a while, besides Dickhead.
14. Freak
This beat and song sounds like everything else on here. Read above. (Also, this one's for his grandma apparently). Not terrible, but not great, and the beat's annoying, as is the hook.
15. Reaper
The second best beat on here, behind Monster. Madchild's pretty good on here too, and changes his voice at one point, which is cool. Should have done that more often on this album.
16. Wanted
This track's okay I guess, and it's real talk I guess. Should've closed out the album with more of a bang though.
17. Out Of My Head (Bonus Track)
Not surprised this didn't make the actual album. It sounds like everything else on the album, except worse. Maybe I'm just bored of listening to him.
Best Tracks: Devil's Reject, Monster, Little Monster Blend, Dickhead
Rating: 6.5/10
I had higher hopes for this when I heard the singles, but it really droned on a lot. It wasn't bad, and maybe I'm being a bit hard on it, but 17 tracks without anyone who didn't sound like Madchild was hurtful to the ears. Again, I'm not saying it was bad, just not great.
I realized I haven't had a good laugh in a while, so I decided to finally review Tity Boi A.K.A 2 Chainz's debut album, Based On A T.R.U Story. At the moment 2 Chainz is consistently proving that all you need to make it in the rap game is an apprenticeship with Ludacris, and a friendship with Weezy. Let's see what he can do in an album.
