rap
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Death Race for Love delivers plenty of quality emo raps before succumbing to long album syndrome.
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The eccentric Southern rapper 2 Chainz drops a mixed attempt at a mature album.
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A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night contains quite a bit of Blu and Oh No’s best work to date.
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Father of 4 is at least the best of the Migos solo albums.
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The first leg of Drip or Drown 2 is tolerable thanks to its aquatic aesthetic, but the album quickly devolves into mega-formulaic trap rap devoid of any character.
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Harverd Dropout sounds more refined and slicker than its self-titled predecessor, but is all the worse for it.
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Czarface Meets Ghostface finds everyone besides 7L punching below their weight.
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10 years on from its initial release, Drake’s breakthrough mixtape remains a mixed bag, albeit a somewhat groundbreaking one.
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Bawskee 2 sounds like something a South Florida rapper would’ve uploaded to Soundcloud two years ago.
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As introspective as ever, Compton rapper Boogie shows plenty of potential and room for creative growth on his debut studio album.
