May 28, 2024

Never mind, I just now gave the album a listen instead of waiting for Tuesday night. All I’ll say right now is I can’t wait for a second listen.

 

May 27, 2024

I just listened to it front to back and really enjoyed it. The instrumentals are good and the songs themselves are structured really well. There are better UK rappers out there but J Hus kept me interested.
Favorite songs:
Helicopter
Fight for Your Right
Cucumber
Fortune Teller
Love, Peace and Prosperity.

Overall Rating: 7.6/10.
Will I return to the album for more listens? Yes

 

May 27, 2024

 

May 27, 2024

I have a hidden agenda to indoctrinate people into liking Clairo

 

May 26, 2024

So who's gonna be the first to pick a Tom MacDonald album

 

May 26, 2024

Can't wait for your next pick in october 2025

@Justin Trudeau Could you add the list of who's scheduled for what week in the OP? Like under a spoiler or sumting. Can't find it.

 

May 26, 2024

Felt weird seeing him comment, made me uncomfortable

 

May 26, 2024

Oh no...... he's british

 

May 26, 2024

I think he’s majorly slept on! One of my favourite albums of the decade so far. The production makes me goon.

 

May 26, 2024

@hargydon youre on the clock

 

May 24, 2024

Ever since @DKC recommended him to me I've been in love with Isaiah's music, TDE around this time was unstoppable but I find his some of the easiest out of the label to replay consistently. (proof he's my third most listened to artist lol):


Love the beats, flows, features (Especially SZA, ScHoolboy and, Jay Rock), hooks and lyrics on most of the songs. I would say my favorite songs are Webbie Flow, Ronnie Drake, West Savannah, Soliloquy, Heavenly Father, and Shot You Down. West Savannah, Heavenly Father, and Ronnie Drake has some of my favorite substantive lyrics on the record by far. Idk what wavelength him and SZA are on but they make incredible songs together as well.

Even if I think a song like Brad Jordan feels like it's there for padding I still really enjoy it and at the least like basically every song on the record.

(Don't need my score fed into the average, seems a bit unfair since I already came into this loving it) It's like a 9/10 for me personally. Probably would be lower if I hadn't had as much time as I've had with it for everything to grow on me.

 

May 21, 2024

I'll be posting everyone's scores under the album cover I posted

Make your score out of 10 please! So I can make averages once you guys rate

 

May 21, 2024

 

May 19, 2024

Okay, this thread will be where we do it then. The Discord will be a backup

 

May 19, 2024

I'd be fine with discord I have no idea how to set that up though!
I feel like if we had a solid like 5-10 people it would be a fun way to check music out we don't listen too or haven't thought about checking out

 

May 19, 2024

I’m in mainly because once that Eminem album drops I’m likely not going to be active on this forum for an extended period of time but this will be a good way for me to still interact with forum members during my hiatus. If we’re going to do this, I feel like Discord is the best place to do it. Section eighty DMs are kinda lame. But whatever everyone is most comfortable with. Also let’s make sure not to let anyone in who will derail the conversations.

 

Jul 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM

Alina had a song that blew up in 2015 called Fantasy. That’s how I first heard of her, if you ever heard her that could’ve been the song as it’s still her biggest song I think or at least one of the biggest. It was more of an electronic pop track than R&B.

For sure. I love My Whole Life (sunset, sunseeeeet always gets stuck in my head). I agree, Who Got Me probably has the best lyrics on the album.

I’m glad someone pointed this out. It really helps the album feel cohesive and feel like a divine experience which plays into the title of the album

Yeah 6LACK is awesome, maybe I gotta pick one of his albums to show to the group one day. Agree on Morroco, it actually makes me wanna visit Morroco lol

Definitely one of the best songs on the album, she did Off The Grid before Kanye

Fax, he would be another good album pick for the group in the future

Upon relistening to this album one of the things I realized is the 2nd half does seem weaker so I agree with you there. I get what you’re saying about the fatigue which is why I tend to listen to this type of music on chill nights. Although certain songs like Morroco feel great to listen to on sunny days and makes me wanna get out

I’m glad you appreciate Memo Blue. It almost feels more like an interlude track but I think it’s one of the tracks that add a divine feeling to the album, especially with the effect on her vocals and the slow piano. Who Got Me is amazing, it’s lowkey a self-improvement anthem for me. Even if I didn’t realize at the time in 2020, I think this is one of the albums that subtly made me plant the seeds to start my self-improvement journey. Listening to it again in 2025 is a full circle moment, and that’s divine all in itself.

Fax, the use of strings on this album is so nice it feels like heaven sometimes. Funny thing about Say You Know is I made the connection the other day that it sounds like a Gracie Abrams song that isn’t boring.

I get what you mean, Take It Home is kinda repetitive. Although for some reason it really works for me and is one of my favorites on the album, it’s stuck in my head right now.

For sure, Nas killed it. I love having a song called The Beginning at the end of the album.

I’m glad this is the exact kind of R&B you enjoy! No problem I’m just glad you enjoyed it. Great picks for favorite songs and great rating I agree with!

I get that, this music isn’t necessarily the type of music you can throw on at anytime

Yeah she really locked down the sound with this album, very heavenly and cohesive

That’s a big compliment!

True and honestly is one of the best choruses on the album, it has a big feel to it

Almost feels like lying on a cloud

Yeah, having a Nas feature on this album was big. I wouldn’t necessarily expect Nas to hop on this kind of music but he fit really well

Nice, thanks for the review!

 

Jul 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM

Considering the crowd in here you know why I think it'll be a bit divisive then lol. Excited to see what everyone thinks!

 

Jul 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM

I know what this is but I’m not gonna spoil it lol