pop rap
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Yeah, Lil Yachty literally sounds like he has nothing to prove.
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If nothing else, Quavo Huncho suggests that Quavo’s dependence on Takeoff and Offset doesn’t run quite as deep as one might think. But what little appeal the album ends up having has less to do with him, and more to do with the features and variety of production.
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Logic is, as always, well-intentioned and likable on YSIV, but his music remains middle-of-the-road.
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Lil Wayne is in rare form on the best parts of his fifth installment of the Carter series, but bogs this album’s full potential down in a number of underwhelming cuts too.
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Despite its slightly cumbersome 100-minute runtime and spotty concept, DROGAS Wave is a surprisingly solid addition to this phase of Lupe Fiasco’s career.
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The all-American boyband makes its major label debut with an album that shows emotional and creative maturation despite occasionally gimmicky production and some members getting outshined by others.
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Zoo‘s songs, with only a couple of exceptions, range from boring to awful and are further weighed down by Russ’s crummy mindset.
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Eminem falls just short of ending his career on his latest album, Kamikaze.
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Nicki Minaj still has her energy, technical ability, and sharp lyricism going for her, but too often on Queen these are drowned out by generic production and horrid features.
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On Swimming, Mac Miller continues to work outside of his strengths without improving at all upon the obvious weaknesses of his previous album.
