Listened to it during my car ride from Rome to Acilia, to have lunch with my grandfather. I'm no hip-hop/rap connoisseur, so I can only judge the album by impulsive preference. I found it breezy and interesting, did not pay much attention to the lyrics, but the beats remind you of the best Dre without ever feeling dated. Songs I saved: King Kunta, How Much a Dollar Cost, The Blacker the Berry, i, Mortal Man. Also, big fan of the interludes, which used to be a staple in rap albums but now seem like a lost art.
Big hit, mindblown. A friend of mine apparently had recommended this album to me a while back, but I completely ignored it and forgot about it. After having listened to it this time, I recommended it back to him, and he was like, seriously?
Would have been 3 stars, but for Skeletons. Really moody and atmospheric, but beside the mentioned track nothing really stuck out to me.
As a personal preference, I just don't like this kind of female voice. I don't know if it's the mix or some technical, but I find it very grating at loud volume.
Having said it, after 3 or 4 songs I had accepted it and was able to enjoy it quite a bit. Great folk and country (?) sound.
Honestly too sprawling to get my head around. Again, I ain't really a hip-hop/rap listener. I enjoyed breezing through it, but nothing stuck.
Entrancing hip-hop instrumentals. Great discovery, four stars only cause I don't think it's my thing, as a personal preference.
Nice to have on rotation.
What to say about this. What surprises me is that after a while the not so "famous" songs start to pop even more, like Baby Be Mine. Insanely listenable.
Nice flow, always liked Ice Cube. But again, rap albums don't really stick into my head.
Honestly very mediocre to my ears. Just don't like their bombastic style.
