My review: it is a good album but it doesn’t sound as interesting as it would have if you were there to appreciate it since it’s format was and is used often after it’s release, but even then the instrumentation is still absolutely fantastic. Though the lyrics are kind of by the book (boy wants girl) but the songs sound nice and it was a good listen. I rate it a 7/10, I appreciate that without it music would sound far less interesting than it does because of the influence this albums instrumentation had.

I enjoyed this one a lot, it’s very grungy and the vocals were very nice with some depth to the lyricism, well made album.

Heavily enjoyed, the production was interesting and not what I expected for a record like this, the lyrics were relatable sometimes and sharply written, and the vocals while not particularly unique were perfect for the contents of the songs found in here. Best songs were: Unhappy Birthday, Paint A Vulgar Picture, and Last Night I Dreamed Somebody Loved Me.

Was not my favorite, had some good tracks but I didn’t really find much click with me here. Singer was good and unique, and the instrumentation was fun but it was not the best in my opinion. Best tracks for me are: Bring On The Night, Does Everyone Stare, and On Any Other Day.

It was fine, didn’t hook me as much as i would have liked but it had some good stuff on it. Favorite tracks: Stupid Girl, Going Home (very experimental which I like), Out of Time, and Take It or Leave It.

It was a cool concept album, I enjoyed the storytelling and imagery he used in it, some the of the songs were a little short for my taste however. Favorite Tracks: Time of the Preacher, and Red Headed Stranger

Did not feel any particular way about this album, it just kinda came and went for me. I didn’t find any tracks memorable and the mixing was meh.

This album was amazing, the cover, the tracks, their contents, absolutely awesome. This dude had some real stuff to talk about that first track on America holds true today as well. Favorite Tracks: America Is Not The World, Come Back to Camden, First Of The Gang To Die, and I Like You.

Good album, very experimental and unique, Beck managed to use Rock and Hip-Hop collectively in a cool way which I think worked well. Favorite Tracks: Devils Haircut, Where Its At, SissyNeck, and High 5.

Fun album it was very 2000s but in a good way. Favorite Songs: Electric Feel, Pieces of What, and Kids

I’m not super familiar with Reggae genre, but this was a good album, this was good dance music and the songs were all very consistent with one another so I felt like a cohesive project, I did find a few tracks here and there a tad boring, but that’s just my personal opinion. Apart from that this is a solid album and I can see why it made this list. Favorite Tracks: Concrete Jungle, 400 Years, and No More Trouble

Very 90s, it was a good time I liked a few tracks but for some reason it didn’t click with me as much as I wanted it too. Some songs went a little too long and the lyrics were a tad too repetitive and those little nitpicks I had added up for me. Favorite Tracks: This Is A Call, I’ll Stick Around, Wattershed.

I’m not really a Jazz person by any means, in fact I would go as far as to say I’m the furthest thing from a Jazz listener. But I can’t in good faith give an album 1 stars just because I don’t listen to the genre, so I tried to look at this objectively rather than from my bubble and I think 4 stars is fair, it was nice to have playing in the background while I did some work it got me in a good space to get it done. I can’t say I will be listening much to Jazz from here on out as it’s still not my music style but I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Favorite Track: Mode D, I like the different instruments he had throughout this one, reminded me of a band competition I went to one time.

You may know Lupe Fiasco from his verse on Kanye’s Late Registration on the track “Touch The Sky”. But not many people actually look further than that and listen to his albums. It’s a shame because it’s a very rewarding experience. He is a very underrated rapper and in my opinion one of the best to do it. This album is a great album, Lupe is a fantastic storyteller and lyricist, he was one of the original conscious rappers before Kendrick made it big. This is one album you should come back to more than once because everytime you will find new things you didn’t notice before (this is my second time). Favorite Tracks: Daydreamin (one of my favorite rap songs ever), The Instrumental, The Cool, Hurt Me Soul, Real, Kick Push II, He Say She Say, and Pressure. Im going to assume he doesn’t have anymore on this project, but i highly, highly recommend listening to The Cool if you enjoyed this album because it’s the sequel to this and just as great if not better.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is a milestone for Hip-Hop and one of the best albums ever made. It is an artistic and beautiful look into Kanye’s mind as a person, the production, and alongside it, sampling, lyrics, and features, all come together in a perfect way to create this masterpiece of an album. Not to mention, Kanye managed to get Rick Ross to pour his soul into his feature on the track “Devil In a New Dress” and he still hasn’t topped it since even on his solo work, and this album also kickstarted Nicki Minaj’s career by featuring her on “Monster” despite the fact her verse surpassed everyone else. To say this album had a cultural impact is an understatement. If someone doesn’t understand what makes Kanye so loved as an artist even after everything he has done, show them this album. I’ll admit I have a bit of a bias because this album is the one that make me love hip-hop as a genre as someone who listened to mainly rock before, but now I’m a diehard fan of the genre. If any album deserves to be called a magnum opus I think it’s this one. Favorite Tracks: Dark Fantasy, Devil In a New Dress, Lost In The World, So Appalled, Power, Runaway, and Hell of a Life.

A solid ep, very vulnerable and a cool exploration into a topic like this. Production was good and I got the Lauryn Hill inspiration throughout this which is always a good thing to me. Favorite Tracks: Lost One, Price Tags, and Pick Up Your Feelings