So I figured now that I have some time I'll review some shit! I heard about Sean Price on some other blogs, and he seemed to get pretty good reviews, so I checked out his newest album, Mic Tyson. It seemed aight, but nothing crazy, so I buried it on my computer for a bit. But I gave it another shot recently, and I found I liked it much better.
1. The Genesis Of The Omega
The beat for this is pretty fucking epic, and while Sean's rapping style takes a bit to get used to, once you do, this track bangs. A little bit short, but it works.
2. Bar-Barian
The beat for this is also pretty great, although it's a little less in your face than the last track. The lyrics are better though, another great track.
3. Pyrex
The first VERY small misstep so far, as this track seems to by trying too hard to be tough. The beat isn't terrible, but not as great as the first two, although the lyrics don't take a step back.
4. Price & Shining Armour (Feat. Ruste Juxx)
This is seriously one of the dopest beats I've heard in a long time, and Sean P kills it. Great fucking track.
5. Title Track
I like the retro feel of this beat, and Sean kills it too. Probably the best lyricism so far on the album. This track's like what you would beat up orcs to in ghetto Lord Of The Rings.
6. Straight Music
Not good in terms of the beat, but Sean has an awesome flow on here, and ups the ante on lyricism again. This album's shaping up pretty fucking well.
7. STFU Part 2
The vocal sample at the beginning of this is pretty funny, and the beat's the best so far. Sean just destroys this one, best track so far...I actually believe it when he says "Sean P the greatest rapper alive".
8. Hush
Fuck you man. I say you're the greatest rapper alive, and you make me eat my words. This track was pretty shitty. Especially the hook, Sean should NEVER sing.
9. Solomon Grundy (Feat. Ill Bill)
With the sound on this beat, I half expected Madchild to jump on this shit. One thing I've liked about this album is the lack of guest stars. If you can pull it off, it makes your album pretty sweet. Also Ill Bill's shit.
10. Frankenberry (Feat. Buckshot)
This track straight up bangs. EASILY best track so far. Like this shit was hard as fuck. The beat was fucking awesome, Sean wasn't taking any shit, and Buckshot wasn't a detrement. The last couple lines of this track were some of the best I've heard since the end of Tron Cat off Goblin, so that's pretty sweet.
11. BBQ Sauce (Feat. Pharoahe Monch)
Another banger. I have no idea which of the last two tracks was better, but I'm thinking this one. Like holy shit this was good. Pharoahe didn't contribute much, but Sean fucking destroyed it.
12. Bully Rap (Feat. Realm Reality)
Eww. This beat sounds like soemthing your local "underground" rapper would put out. I mean, Sean still kills it, but the beat was poor as fuck. Also, Realm Reality outraps Sean which was odd. Did Sean P get lonely or something though? This is the fourth track in a row with guest stars.
13. By The Way (Feat. Torae)
Fifth Staraight. But Sean destroys a more minimalistic beat, which was refreshing. Would've been better without Torae though.
14. Battering Bars (Feat. Pumpkin Head)
This beat's dope, but Sean does nothing crazy on here. And Pumpkin Head was a minus on this one. Stop it with the guests!
15. Hardest Nigga Out
Sean finishes things off pretty fucking strongly, with one of the best tracks on the entire album, and NO GUEST RAPPERS! Awesome. I'd say this is probably the best beat on the project.
Rating: 8.5/10
Best Tracks: Genesis Of The Omega, STFU Part 2, Title Track, Frankenberry, BBQ Sauce, Hardest Nigga Out
Sean vaulted himself into my favorite rappers list with this one, an album with just a couple missteps. That run of six straight songs with guests was annoying, but the beats on this were amazing as fuck. Shouts out to the Alchemist for being an awesome producer.
Oh, and also sorry about that break there. I didn't have much time over the last month or so, but I should have more now.
I've decided to finally get around to reviewing a group that's been making a lot of noise lately, Das Racist. I've already heard Michael Jackson, which was dope, so this shit should be half decent I guess, can't get worse than 2 Chainz.
1. Relax
This was fucking sweet, the electronic voice saying relax and making noises was cool as fuck. The first verse was aight, but the second one is pretty cool. Pretty good track, although the laughing at the end drags on a bit.
2. Michael Jackson
If this tracklist is a team, this track's the superstar going in. The hook's already a saying with my friends and shit. Not much to say about this song, it's awesome, and funny as fuck. And the beat's sick.
3. Brand New Dance
This track was trying too hard to be a stoner track I think, but it's still pretty funny. Decent track I guess.
4. Middle Of The Cake
Cool flow on this, and it's funny too. Too bad the beat kinda sucks. The track's passable, but not great.
5. Girl
I don't like this. Das Racist is trying too hard to be trippy, and this wasn't a nice thing to listen to.
6. Shut Up, Man (Feat. El-P)
There we go. Everyone goes fucking HAM on a simple beat, and it's great. This is what the whole album should be like. El-P definitely helps out too, one of the best tracks so far.
7. Happy Rappy (Feat. Diplo)
Damn, both Kool AD and Heems destroy this shit. It's kinda like a dance beat, but then AD and Heems fuckin come and they're like "no we gon rap k?" and Diplo's like "aight bruh just don't destroy it" and they're like "man, fuck Diplo" and destroy it.
8. Booty In The Air
This kinda seems like a filler track, like it's un-important. Although there is a R & B part that kinda makes me scared. Like it's the trippiest thing so far. "Yo booty is my life-line".
9. Power (Feat. Danny Brown)
Another Michael Jackson type track, killer beat. Good flow, and the lyrics are pretty funny too. Then Danny Brown shows up, his voice peirces my brain, and his lyrics poison my eyes. And after all that, this is the best track so far, because of Danny's cameo. Like he's actually what this album needed. I don't like the fact I said that, Danny's fucking terrible at rapping.
10. Punjabi Song (Feat. Bikram Singh)
This is pretty much a joke song I think, the beat sounds like some Lonely Island shit, and the lyrics are pretty stupid. Still pretty funny though, and the flow's good.
11. Selena
I'm not sure what this was. It's like a mexican dance song with bored rappers and Beatles references. So pretty much the best thing ever.
12. Rainbow In The Dark
I like the immediate reference to Combination Pizza Hut/Taco Bell, and overall this track's pretty awesome. The beat's cool, and the flow is the best on the entire album.
13. The Trick
There's some cool video game music, and Heems is aight on it too. Not a great track, but it's okay.
14. Celebration
Das Racist finishes off the album with some weird skit-crack-rock-song about celebration, which I wasn't a fan of. As always, pretty funny though.
Rating: 7.5/10
Best Tracks: Michael Jackson, Power, Shut Up, Man, Happy Rappy, Rainbow In The Dark
Overall, this album is like a stoner album on more drugs than usual. It's very experimental with it's beats, but I really did like how they did that. The rap itself is pretty good when the flow's on point, but that's only like half the time. And I know it isn;t really what they were going for with an album called Relax, but I liked the more energetic songs better. Decent project though for sure.
Anyways, since I'm getting some more readers now, it might be a good idea to leave some comments, new stuff to review? Like what you guys wanna see?
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.
So I figured now that I have some time I'll review some shit! I heard about Sean Price on some other blogs, and he seemed to get pretty good reviews, so I checked out his newest album, Mic Tyson. It seemed aight, but nothing crazy, so I buried it on my computer for a bit. But I gave it another shot recently, and I found I liked it much better.
