west coast
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SOB x RBE has a distinct sound and style, but things get kind of wash, rinse, and repeat over the course of Gangin.
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Black Panther The Album boasts compelling production and features, but is let down a bit by the core voices.
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Injury Reserve drops a solid, relatively low-key EP.
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Brockhampton offers more of the same with the second installment of their Saturation trilogy, which is fine because the group’s sound is still so refreshing and cutting edge.
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At over 90 minutes, Lil B’s “first official mixtape” is chock-full of freewheeling, creative highs; as well as lows that range from mundane to annoying.
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With its stellar flows from Kevin Abstract and a G-funk vibe coming through in its instrumental, “Gummy” has my mouth watering even more for Saturation II, which is thankfully slated to drop later this month!
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Portland’s own Aminé sells himself short on his mellow studio debut, Good for You.
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Tyler, the Creator blossoms as a rapper, producer, and lyricist on Flower Boy, his most beautiful and well-crafted album to date.
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Vince Staples’ Big Fish Theory is the Long Beach rapper’s most eclectic project yet, but still exposes major songwriting deficiencies.
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Bones comes through with a brilliantly-titled dark banger featuring a verse from none other than Danny Brown! The track is featured on Bones’ new NoRedeemingQualities mixtape.
