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Despite only being two years after Ye's album in 2008, MBDTF feels like it was a decade in the making. The production has a perfect blend of stuff that we love him for, like using his own voice to make a guitar riff on the end of "Runaway" like on 808sAHB or sampling vocals on "Devil In A New Dress". The cover art is interesting, because it might be the most iconic one on a Ye album. Kanye Bear is iconic, but the fact that the cover is mostly censored makes this more iconic while thinking of it. This album is packed of features, and it can either be a blessing or a curse. For example, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and Kid Cudi kill it on the retrospective tracks that that are on, however some features just leave me with a bad taste in my mouth I feel like they could've removed JAY-Z's verse from "Monster", because it feels like he didn't understand what the track was even about. Chris Rock ruins the would-be-great "Blame Game", since the joke runs out if you just repeat it. My favourite track would have to be "POWER". I know that it is a bit overplayed, but the fact that it took over 1 000 hours just shows how dedicated Ye was to get respect back from the industry after they painted him as an asshole after the VMAs incident. My least favourite track would have to be "All Of The Lights". The track has like a thousand features on it, and I don’t think that anyone really sounds good on it except for Rihanna. 8/10

This is the second Gang Starr album that I've heard, and it’s much better than the one that I listened to. Production on this album isn't that crazy, but I can excuse that. I feel like when Dr. Dre released The Chronic just one year later is when production really got amazing, with all the amazing samples that he used. The chemistry between Gang Starr and DJ Premier is just fucking amazing. I mostly know DJ Premier for the stuff that he's done with Ye, Eminem and Royce Da 5'9, but he's been given us these amazing scratches for so long that it's obvious why people would have him on their album. The only times that I've really listened to Gang Starr is when his 8 Mile track comes on, but I feel like that has to change after this. The cover art is kind of basic, but I can forgive it. It was the 90's, and It’s cool to me such a young Gang Starr and DJ Premier. Also, the font that they use is pretty cool. Favourite track would be "Execution Of A Chump", because it sounds like this is something that actually happened to Gang Starr due to the rone that he is using. Least favourite track would be nothing, since I have no idea if I tracks are worse than other Gang Starr tracks, since I haven't heard many 9/10

Goddamn, the production of this album is just fucking amazing. I know that I said production didn't really get crazy until Dr. Dre released The Chronic, but I was mostly talking about the gangsta rap scene. The cover art is kind of cheesy. If they just removed the people on the top, it could have been a good cover. At least the font is cool looking. Favourite track would be the second one (I forgot the name lmfao) The production on it is so satisfying, with the beat peddling in your left ear. Also, all the vocalists sounded like they were having fun. 7/10

Damn, this was an amazing album! First thing that I must talk about is the production, since its probably the best part about it. Shit like the violin and the small peddling beats on "Blue Flower" is just amazing to hear. The vinyl scratches are also a great touch, and I'm noticing that most rap albums from the 90s had them. The theme of this album is also cool, since you can hear Dr. Octagon talks about operating people in the tracks and skits. Shit like him saying that they should grab the wires under the water sounds like something a crazy scientist would say, and "halfalligatorsharkhalfman" sounds like the name of a cheesy B-Movie. The cover art of this album is also great. It looks like something that you'd see from a Marvel comic in the 90s and the fact that he is holding a skull, clipper (I forgot the name) and microphone is a great touch. It makes you really get what the entire album is about. Dr. Octagon does also have an amazing design. With the sunglasses, gloves and face mask on, you can't really tell that he is a skeleton. The black doctor outfit is also amazing, since it shows that he isn’t a regular doctor. Favourite track would have to be "Blue Flower". Not only does it have the best production on the entire album, but it's also just fun to listen to. Worst track would have to be "Intro". I just hate when rappers feel the need to put a sound clip of them having sex or something, but thankfully it's really short. 10/10

Good 7/10

So I don't really have a good introduction for this review other than to say that I like the album. From the start, I knew that I'd like the album since it started out so fucking goofy. I hate fart sounds, so I'm glad that they last only 5 seconds instead of the entire album like Encore. The references in this albums are really good. I might be a little biased, but the Johnny Cage reference made me super happy. Whenever artists reference Mortal Kombat, they mostly just reference Liu Kang. Production on this album is super funky, which I think is refreshing. Most album that I've been recommended are just from the 80s with super basic production. Which I don't think is a huge issue with the time it was released in, but I don't that 80s rap is really good. The cover art is meh, best part is the face Thundercat makes Now the album does have some problems, and the first one is the length of the tracks. It sounds like these are just snippets of tracks that haven't been finished yet. I have no idea how long most of the tracks are, but they could easily have been greater if they were a little longer. I have no idea if Thundercat fans have an issue with this so I might just sound like a fucking retard, but it's just weird. I don't really consider this a rap album. Maybe I just didn't listen enough to this album, but it felt like the only rap verse was done by Kendrick Lamar, who was just a feature. Also, why is this album called Drunk? I might just be a retard, but does it have some special meaning in the album. 8/10

This album is all about space but unlike it, this shit is boring. So before I start tearing into this album, I might as well start off with some positives about it, first one is the production. It has a very spacey vibe about it which is expected, I mean it is an album that takes place in space. The scratches are also cool but that is of course a given. Another positive about this album is the title name. I don't know why but the name WELCOME TO THE AFTERFUTRE just sounds so cool, like if all the humans had just died out. So to be negative, when the fuck did this album come out. It says here that it came out in 2000, but it says 2015 on Spotify. Maybe it was just added to Spotify in 2015, but it's weird that they did that. This is by far the most confusing cover art that I've ever seen. What I can see is that it looks like it takes place on some space station. I have no idea if this is true and I'd love if someone could confirm it for me, but I don't think that anyone would ever see this review. Also, I'm just tired of these "rap albums" getting recommended. Don't get me wrong, they mostly sounds good to me. I gave Drunk a 7/10 despite saying that it wasn't really a rap album. Here, most of the tracks don't even have any vocals in them. Just because an album has like two fucking rap verses doesn't make it a rap album. That would be like if I claimed to have made a country album just by rapping over a country beat, it makes no fucking sense. Some albums that I think are good like Goblin do have tracks where it's just an instrumental playing, but that was just for two short tracks. One last complaint is the theme of the album. I don't blame Mike Ladd for making an album about space since I think that space is pretty cool, but I'm just tired of hearing it. The album where the cover art was the moon was about space and The Incredible True Story is also about space, but they at least have cool ideas. Favourite track would have to be "Red Eye to Jupiter (Starship N#gga). Mike Ladd sounds hungry as fuck on the track, and the horns on the track just sound so satisfying. Least favourite track would have to be "To The Moon's Contractor". It’s just long, boring and tedious. Yeah, this was just a waste of my fucking time. 4/10

As Ye's most controversial album of all time, I think that it’s pretty cool. The first thing that I want to talk about is the production since it's such a mixed bag for me. On one hand, I do like the weird production on tracks like "New Slaves" and "On Sight". However, I hate th fact that on some tracks he just put these samples that are just so pointless. It was cool seeing Travis Scott working with Ye, I'll give the album that. This cover is up there with Ye's best ones. It looks like one of those kind of covers that people upload when the official album isn't even on streaming services. It's sad that this album didn't get an official vinyl release since it would be cool to see if they'd change the cover for it, but you should sadly just dream. I've heard some people complain about the lyrics on this track, mostly on "Black Skinhead" and "I'm In It", but I don't really see the problems with them. Sure, it’s annoying hearing him whine about not being accepted in the clothing industry and the Asian pussy line can give you a sour taste after (I'm so fucking funny), but I don't really think that Ye was trying to make the most lyrical album that he has ever made. Also, this definitely does not feel like an album. I'm not saying that 10 tracks is bad, since that is how many tracks I think an album should have. The thing is that My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy had this huge feeling about it, it literally felt like the album was made over an entire decade. So it feels like this was a mixtape just to have people not wait fucking 6 years for The Life Of Pablo, but I'm not complaining. Favourite track would have to be "Blood On The Leaves". The production is amazing, with the huge horns just blazing through the track. Ye just sounds hungry as a motherfucker, especially on the second verse. Least favourite track would have to be "Bound 2". It's not that it's sonically bad, I just don't think that the track fits the album. The entire album has very obnoxious production which can be good or bad, and this feels like a scrap over from an old Ye album. So, I really think that this album is the most underrated by Ye. 9/10

Well, that certainly was a rap album from the 80s

I feel like this had to be one of the most underrated rap albums from the 80s. When most people talk about rap from the 80s, I feel like the only ones that they bring up are the members from N.W.A. I can understand why, but they're not the holy grail of rap music. Most people only give a shit about two tracks they've made, and they certainly don't give a shit about their second album. This is not to downgrade their legacy since I love Dre and Ice Cube, but I think that they got better inte 90s. Here, this album is less of a gangsta-rap album and more of a jazz-rap album. Gangsta-rap is cool as shit, but I just love jazz-rap so much. This might be because I've listened to To Pimp A Butterfly so many times lately, but hearing a saxophone in a rap-track makes me cum. That's one of the best things about the album, the production is fucking amazing. On one track you either get a jazzy feel, but on the other you get a track that sounds like something that Daft Punk would make. It's just so damn refreshing hearing it, since it makes this album less dull. The signing that they do is beautiful, and it shows that the guys are super fucking talented at what they do 10/10

N.W.A. has always been one of the rap groups that I've always wanted to check out. There are not many rap-duo/group albums that I've heard, so this being one of the first in gangsta-rap just added more to the excitement. But man, I was super disappointed by this album. So before I get my complaints out, I'll just say that there are some good stuff about the album. This album has probably the two most iconic opening tracks to a rap album. "Straight Outta Compton" and "Fuck Da Police" are easily their biggest tracks ever, so getting to hear those bangers was just an amazing opening. Production on this album is fine, but I feel like Dr. Dre became a better producer in the 90s. So the first complaint is really about the rappers. I think that Ice Cube has a great voice but I think that I would prefer him in his own stuff. I can barely remember anything that Yella said, and Dre doesn't write most of his own shit anyway. But the most overrated rapper of all time has to be Eazy-E. Now I'm not trying to act disrespectful, but the dude just sucks. Favourite track would have to be "Fuck Da Police". It slaps, it's iconic, what more can you say? Least favourite track would have to be "Express Yourself". Why the fuck did they think that people would buy into this shit? The message is good, but they can't even stick to it. 3/10

2pac is easily the most popular 90s rapper that tragically lost their life due to violence, and the only one that can even have the same title in the conversation is his rival, The Notorious B.I.G So, I hadn't really heard many 2pac tracks before listening to this album. The only 2pac track that I had heard was "California Love", plus that interview that Kendrick Lamar sampled on "Mortal Man". I was super excited to listen to this album, and the reason was because of the main artist. A lot of Rap fans and rappers have stated that 2pac is one of the best rappers ever, this being an album from the 90s also made me look more forward listening to it. Holy fuck, this album is amazing. I'm not gonna lie, I did also think that this was gonna be the same situation as the N.W.A. album, where it's an album that many love that I disliked, but it was the exact opposite for this one. The first thing that I'll speak about is the production, it's so good. Boombap is easily one of my favourite styles of productions ever, but that being mixed with the quiet background vocals on tracks like "Might Die 2nite" was even fucking better. It might be kinda simple for today's standards, but 2pac's writing was just perfect for it. 2pac is a lot like someone like J. Cole, where the rhymes are super impressive and shit while not having the tracks be super complex. Now I'm not saying if I think that 2pac is worse than J. Cole since I haven't really listened to many 2pac tracks, but I was just using him as an example. The intro and the title for this album perfectly describe the situation that 2pac was in. He was basically getting blamed for shit that he didn't even have a part in, which must've felt horrible. It was basically a me against the world situation, and 2pac made sure that he would prove the press wrong. Album art is so fucking good, with 2pac leaning at the wall with he black, white and yellow blending together. Maybe people think that it’s basic, I think that it’s dope. FAV TRACK would have to be "Dear Mama". Tracks about loving your mother is always positive, and the stuff 2pac says in this track is super interesting. LEAST FAV TRACK: N/A 10/10

Since I've listened to this album so many times, of source I would be happy to review this album. My experience with Eminem's music is special, since he was basically the first rapper that I listened to. I can’t pinpoint the exact moment that I listened to Eminem's music, but I think it was either in the Recovery or MMLP2 formula. This album has a very special place in my heart, since it was the first album that zi got on vinyl record. I wanted an LP player so bad for Christmas, and you can probably tell that I was super happy when I got the Expanded edition last year. Before I go into the review, I just want to tell you guys that I have not listened to Infinite. I've heard the title-track which slaps, but I haven’t listened to the entire project due to it being off streaming services. The production on this album was a head of it's fucking time. I know that this album was literally released at the end of the 90s, but so much of it slaps. The snares on "Just Don't Give A Fuck" and "Still Don't Give A Fuck" slap ass. The sampling on this album is so good, "My Name Is" and "Guilty Conscience" are the two that really come to mind. There are some things that I do dislike. "If I Had" sounds like the cheesiest Eminem track, it has too many skits and it isn't really as shocking as it once was. FAVOURITE TRACK: It would have to be "My Fault". The storytelling on the track is fucking incredible, and it’s all thanks to the tone of it. Eminem isn't taking the situation as a joke, so that just makes you care that much more about it. LEAST FAVOURITE TRACK: "If I Had" 7,5/10