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For 889 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 64% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 32% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 Undun
Lowest review score: 20 Neon Icon
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 723 out of 889
  2. Mixed: 164 out of 889
  3. Negative: 2 out of 889
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    • 51 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Everything I Thought It Was
    Ironically, though, the high points on the album are the songs that sound like old JT. This isn’t to say the new creative path he’s on won’t sprout new favorites for new fans and new generations, but for longtime fans, it’s hard to see how this will have any replay value.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    I Am Not a Human Being II
    For the casual Weezy fan (one that hears the music but doesn't listen), I Am Not a Human Being II is perfect mindless fun. However, for those who expected more from this repeatedly delayed effort, Wayne may have to hop in his spaceship and try again.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 44 Critic Score
    Come Home the Kids Miss You
    Jack Harlow’s sophomore effort was meant as a testament to his passion for the game but instead, it translates into a monotonous record that often plays out like a direct contradiction to what he’s claimed — and that contradiction is ultimately damning.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Hotel California
    His sexual callousness wears off quickly, and what listeners are left with is a release better fit for a Ramada Inn than a Four Seasons.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The Beginning
    Simply put, this album suffers from Beyonce syndrome--it does nothing to further the group's catalogue. Last time around, the Black Eyed Peas were exploring new territory, and the results were contagious. Now, it seems as though the group, particularly will.i.am, is stuck on auto-pilot.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Rich Gang
    There’s no doubt that this project will have traction with some listeners, but that will based on the names involved and not the quality control (or lack thereof) presented.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Fan of a Fan: The Album
    Fan of a Fan reads like a mimicking of that, missing a key ingredient in the Pop-Rap alchemy it takes to create something truly ingenius and infectious.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Authentic
    Unfortunately, Authentic suffers the same fate as LL’s other late-career missteps: too many features and a superficial brand of R&B bog down another release from one of rap’s earliest superstars.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty
    The Gold Album is underscored by its poor creative choices.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven
    On a sonic level, much of this album is strong but the identity and continuity are lackluster.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    In My Defense
    Nobody expected Azalea to come back super talented and with an entirely new shtick. Nonetheless, In My Defense could have been a tad bit more introspective or at the very least, fun.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    DUMMY BOY
    Although songs like “BEBE” kindly pay tribute to 6ix9ine’s Puerto Rican roots, his rapping quickly proves to be tolerable in tiny, almost microscopic doses, while the album closer “DUMMY” is like a carbon copy of the homogenized sound currently infiltrating mainstream rap.
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    • 54 Critic Score
    For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition
    Though Scary Hours 3 is longer than its predecessors, almost nothing approaches the earworm potential of “God’s Plan” or the uncut menace of “Wants and Needs.” The EP comes with the unmistakable stench of streaming bait; Scary Hours 3 is not actually its own separate project, but comes stitched onto an expanded deluxe edition of For All The Dogs.
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