Jan 8, 2020

The fiasco around this album and Anonymous' role in getting it to be released... wild times.

I have a soft spot for this album and really do enjoy it. It's not on the same tier for me as his first two albums but still a vast improvement on Lasers and F&L2 imo.

His career trajectory has had many peaks and troughs though. A massive 'what if' still lingers heavily around him on what he could've produced if given creative freedom early on.

Little Death, Dots and Lines, Mural, Deliver are the main joints I enjoyed the most.

7.5/10

 

Jan 8, 2020

I'll give this another spin when I get a chance but on memory alone I'll give this a 7.5 outta 10.

It was good, very good actually but justbsolutely not near the masterpieces that were F&L and The Cool. But the artistry was something else on this project, truly divine. You have to be in the right mood to appreciate this album.

 

Jan 8, 2020

bout to turn 5 in 2 weeks, time flying

 

Jan 8, 2020

this s---’s an art gallery in rap form. after lasers and f&l2, it’s hard to guess where lupe would go next. in came T&Y, expectations were exceeded far and out. some of the best production he’s rapped on ever. mural is a godly introduction, potentially one of the best intro tracks this decade. with the elongated tracks (shoutout chopper, dope posse cut) lupe gets more time to get his s--- straight. it’s more fully fleshed out than most of it’s predecessors and i truly believe this is his 2nd best album. one of my favorite albums this entire decade.

9.5/10

 

Jan 6, 2020

When this album dropped back in summer 2011 was peak life. I remember Otis getting premiered by annoying a--- funk flex and he kept running it back time and time again without finishing the song. NIP was huge and you couldn’t go anywhere without hearing it. I remember waiting around for it to leak, but they put the digital copy out first to stop that from happening. I also remember That’s My b---- leaking the same day MBDTF came out. Sheesh. Idk if anyone has ever had a period of better music than Kanye did from November 2010 through the summer of 2011.

9/10

 

Jan 5, 2020

Again, another album that I haven't revisited in a long while. Though it's triumphant and all, it's not quite at the upper echelon of either of their discographies. Definitely a monumental moment of the 10's.

Leaning towards a 7.5/10

 

Jan 5, 2020

Watch the Throne - 9/10.

I'd happily and easily rate this a classic 10/10 if Lift Off had been omitted. Real over sight that was to leave that on there.

Everything else is amazing, no other words can describe this album.

 

Jan 1, 2020

Trying to audition for P4K clearly

I actually think that was the number s80 settled on when the review came out?

His best is gkmc

 

Dec 31, 2019

9.3/10

I've found myself falling in and out of love with this album over the journey. The concept is simple but the raps are dense. Love the instrumentation and, it's nostalgia setting in, but the rollout for this album was amazing. Bring back the s80 blog g.d. it. So many good pieces lost in the abyss.

Anyway, I digress. Good album, steller album... outstanding even.

Still not Kendrick's best though.

 

Dec 31, 2019

Kendricks worst album, among all the critic bait, fake deep storytelling, and jazz melodies you’ll find a concept album that’s so confusing, it took weeks after its release for people to get the gist of it. Talking to a 2Pac interview might be the lowest low of Kendricks career. Replacing the superior version of I with the live version as a cop out to its initial negative reaction was a lame move. Wesleys Theory is the strongest track on the album, and almost seems indicative of Kendrick originally intending to go another direction. Yes there’s plenty of value from to p---- a butterfly, but it’s nowhere near the level of s80, GKMC, uu, or d---.

when the outtake album is better than the original, there’s a problem. Kendrick thought too hard on this one, it got too messy. 7/10

 

Dec 31, 2019

Facts

 

Dec 29, 2019

8.5/10 to many bangers, i rinsed this alongside the rich g--- album when I was in Uni.

 

Dec 29, 2019

Well, never been a YG fan anyway but this album was crazy. My n----- track was stuck on replay for months. A strong 8/10. Wish I gave Daytona 7.5 after this lol but whatever.

 

Dec 29, 2019

8/10

 

Dec 29, 2019

The high points on DAYTONA are definitely up there with some of the best hip-hop music that has been released this decade. 8.5/10

 

Dec 27, 2019

Nice!

I was looking for new albums to listen to. I'm sure i've missed out on a lot this decade.

Hopefully we get a bunch of good suggestions.

 

Dec 27, 2019

the downside on having everyone just post their lists is that there wont be any discussion on each album.

we could have a rating system from 1 to 5 (or 1 to 10) and then add up the points for each album putting in order of how many points they got

 

Apr 20, 2019

Kodak Black is that you