It's Almost Dry
by Pusha T
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 154 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 142 out of 154
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 154
  3. Negative: 4 out of 154
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  1. ChiIIaoi
    Jul 19, 2023
    8
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro album:
    album mt bom, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  2. clem666
    Mar 3, 2023
    8
    Damn. What an experience. So varied yet so consistent.
    Production is highly colourful and it varies from 'nods and frowning eyebrows' ('Dreaming of the Past', 'Call My Bluff') to 'an immediate urge to jump wildly in rhythm' ('Rock N Roll', 'Diet Coke'), all of these songs being bangers after bangers. Featured artists go crazy in here as they all have a terrific presence to testify in    Damn. What an experience. So varied yet so consistent.
    Production is highly colourful and it varies from 'nods and frowning eyebrows' ('Dreaming of the Past', 'Call My Bluff') to 'an immediate urge to jump wildly in rhythm' ('Rock N Roll', 'Diet Coke'), all of these songs being bangers after bangers. Featured artists go crazy in here as they all have a terrific presence to testify in order to embellish this powerful record.
    In just twelve tracks, Pusha T has given us a wide range of sounds and rhymes that will stay with us for some time. One of the most surprising to me being the last one 'I Pray For You', with its orchestral and church atmosphere paved with incisive punchlines. Perfect diction, controlled performance, precise beats and concise and pictured reflections.
    Minor let down in my opinion for 'Just So You Remember'.    … Expand
  3. bobbysolo
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    weak album. the fact that everytime these new rappers drop **** albums and you still give them 10s tells you how much the rap industry has fallen.
  4. daytonatabooywr
    Oct 2, 2022
    9
    very enjoyable listen. not as bold as daytona but definitely an experience to listen to
  5. za1
    Sep 8, 2022
    9
    A great album for many reasons. Pusha come back with the bars he had in Daytona, and similar to that album, over great production. Ye and Pharrell both did great. All the features were great, especially Malice. In my opinion, Daytona slightly edges this album.
  6. Markaaau
    Jun 22, 2022
    8
    Pusha rhyming over Pharrell and Kanye beats its just beautiful. Zero skips on this one
  7. hi-cyou
    May 24, 2022
    8
    I've never been a die hard fan of Pusha but this album was enough to make me decide to stick with him and watch for later releases. Sonically, "It's Almost Dry" goes above and beyond and for me its definitely the high point of this project. The only issue i had was the fact that it wasn't long enough for any significant theme or value to stick with me other than just thinking it soundedI've never been a die hard fan of Pusha but this album was enough to make me decide to stick with him and watch for later releases. Sonically, "It's Almost Dry" goes above and beyond and for me its definitely the high point of this project. The only issue i had was the fact that it wasn't long enough for any significant theme or value to stick with me other than just thinking it sounded great. The lyrics throughout are good at best and meaningless at worse, I'm all for the coke raps but with something this sonically amazing i couldn't help but want something deeper or experimental. Despite that and funny enough i think Pusha pushed himself to open new doors for his creativity with this release and will continue to reach new and unseen heights in his career from this point forward.… Expand
  8. Wubmayne
    May 16, 2022
    8
    It's a good album with a lot of good songs, but I'm starting to wonder, what the hell is Pusha even talking about half the time? He gets a lot of praise for his rapping skills, but to me his lyrics just sort of feel empty.
  9. Iddo
    May 15, 2022
    9
    Pusha adds another solid record to his discography with Almost Dry. The beats have a slight grime to them that sound so nice being paired with his bars about dealing coke. It’s usually hyperbole when we say an album has no skips but this one really delivers the same amount of punch each and every track.
  10. funkyhomosapien
    May 13, 2022
    10
    Another brilliant Pusha T project. Kanye and Pharrell did their best efforts on production on this one. Pusha's masterful coke rap lyrics, great punchlines and raw emotions make this project that good. LONG LIVE KING PUSH.
  11. AndreBorba
    May 13, 2022
    8
    WOW! Pusha really came for everything, definetly Daytona vibes on this one. Skipless, Pusha brings great featurings and performs the best rap album of the year yet. Let's drink a coke to celebrate that!
  12. Ajmoodz
    May 11, 2022
    9
    Great wordplay. Great production. Coke rap’s best is back. Some of Pusha T’s best work.
  13. MusicGuyMack
    May 11, 2022
    9
    Milquetoast flows and a handful of spotty production moments and questionable guest appearances sadly hold "It's Almost Dry" back from being all that it could, but the record nevertheless remains solidly engaging and entertaining throughout thanks to lyrics laden with winking pop culture references and the restless, manic energy brough to the album by Pusha T and his collaborators.Milquetoast flows and a handful of spotty production moments and questionable guest appearances sadly hold "It's Almost Dry" back from being all that it could, but the record nevertheless remains solidly engaging and entertaining throughout thanks to lyrics laden with winking pop culture references and the restless, manic energy brough to the album by Pusha T and his collaborators.

    Choice Cuts: "Let the Smokers Shine the Coupes," "Diet Coke," "Hear Me Clearly [feat. Nigo]," "I Pray for You [feat. Labrinth, Malice and Clipse]"    … Expand
  14. TJby34
    May 5, 2022
    7
    With the best possible production by Pharrel, and fantastic handpicked features, it's hard to dislike Pusha's latest release. But he still lacks consistency in it's fullest form, certain tracks ironically can sound almost dry at times. Overall, every Pusha T album is worth listening and this is no exception.
  15. P1mongoose
    May 2, 2022
    6
    I love Push; been a fan since Lord Willin' and soak up just about everything he puts out. However, this album leaves a lot to be desired. At just 35 minutes long, it feels very pared down and overly simple. There are some good innuendos and punches but nothing seemed to really stick out. To wait four years after Daytona for this is a bit a letdown.

    Maybe one or two songs have good    I love Push; been a fan since Lord Willin' and soak up just about everything he puts out. However, this album leaves a lot to be desired. At just 35 minutes long, it feels very pared down and overly simple. There are some good innuendos and punches but nothing seemed to really stick out. To wait four years after Daytona for this is a bit a letdown.

    Maybe one or two songs have good replay value as most tracks just keep rehashing the same coke theme and from an aesthetic point of voice, most of the beats and melodies seem all over the place and a hodgepodge of randomness, which happens when you have two diametrically opposed producers in Ye and Pharrell at the controls.    … Expand
  16. shettyabhay
    May 1, 2022
    9
    Absolutely incredible production by Pharrell and Kanye backed by amazing songwriting with strong bars in each song. Features a little underwhelming but Pusha keeps us invested throughout.
  17. IvanSolis2001
    Apr 30, 2022
    10
    I like it a lot but it's not better than ''Daytona'', obviously it has an incredible production with Ye and Pharrell.
  18. dumbash
    Apr 28, 2022
    10
    The only way to follow up Daytona. Another masterpiece. Push is obviously one of the best rappers alive.
  19. pushafan80
    Apr 26, 2022
    0
    I thought the album was sonically weak. The music and beats were subpar. I am a huge Push fan but this was not a good album.
  20. HussleW
    Apr 25, 2022
    1
    I did not like the album at all. It was not good sonically and the production was boring.
  21. Jhargrove336
    Apr 24, 2022
    9
    Delivery and production is very solid on this record. Call My Bluff is the most stand out track and the rest never disappoint.
  22. BCDCOsection
    Apr 24, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. King Push brings a legendary flow, insane lyricism, and great features like Jay-Z, Pharrell, Ye, Nigo, Labrinth, and more. Pusha T created a hit with It’s Almost Dry, and I think an album worthy of a Rap Album of the Year nomination.… Expand
  23. cozyf
    Apr 24, 2022
    8
    Pusha T's newest album, ITS ALMOST DRY, is very good. Personally, I still think DAYTONA is his best, but this album could very well pass it for me.
  24. Claw_PL
    Apr 24, 2022
    9
    We can hear Pusha at his best so far. Production from Kanye West and Pharrell Williams completes album as a whole .With Pushas pen game getting better and better i simply can't wait for his future projects.
  25. Tach
    Apr 24, 2022
    10
    Album of the year contender so far. Pusha T raps age like wine, Ye and P did their thing in the producers room. 10/10
  26. emmanuelj122
    Apr 23, 2022
    10
    Follow up album to the critically acclaimed “Daytona” is Pusha T’s most well rounded project! “It’s Almost Dry” has depth, amazing production and of course top tier lyrical content. Definitely in the conversation for AOY.
  27. DC95
    Apr 23, 2022
    10
    Pusha continues to show that you can get better with age. With the help of Kanye & Pharrell, Pusha put out a phenomenal follow-up to his critically acclaimed album DAYTONA. It's amazing how fresh his coke bars continue to be. Amazing album!
  28. JJWA2020
    Apr 23, 2022
    10
    Great album, Every song on it is good and you don't skip any songs. Listened to it 3 times through.
  29. Mus1c
    Apr 23, 2022
    9
    Pusha T comes thru with his most accessible solo project but continues to cater to his base.
  30. karageorgiou
    Apr 23, 2022
    9
    this album is definitely his best so far with great production and crazy bars. His flow is definitely good but repetitive sometimes, although the album is amazing
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83

Universal acclaim - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Slant Magazine
    Jun 23, 2022
    80
    The intricately constructed It’s Almost Dry is still part of a now decades-long roll-out attesting to his bravado—and we’re not complaining.
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  2. RapReviews.com
    Jun 17, 2022
    80
    On “It’s Almost Dry”, Pusha T proves that while he is fixated on selling drugs (almost to an obsessive extent), he is also a truly creative and, yes, original artist.
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  3. The Wire
    Jun 14, 2022
    60
    The issue with Pusha’s fourth solo album isn’t his insistence on portraying a heartless American striver as if he’s the rap game Al Pacino – it’s that he’s unable to consistently conjure the menacing intensity that enlivened his work with with twin brother Malice as Clipse. [Jun 2022, p.52]
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