Okayplayer's Scores
- Music
For 148 reviews, this publication has graded:
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96% higher than the average critic
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1% same as the average critic
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3% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 12.1 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 85
Highest review score: | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | |
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Lowest review score: | Beaus$eros |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 146 out of 148
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Mixed: 2 out of 148
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Negative: 0 out of 148
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With My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West transgresses paradigms and defies the limitations of genre, thusly granting himself the highest compliment payable to an artist.- Okayplayer
- Posted Jan 14, 2011
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GZA for his part conveys overarching ideas of war with self, the world at large, and pushing oneself artistically to the limit as a coping mechanism--expressing a coherent worldview through top flight craftsmanship.- Okayplayer
- Posted Sep 28, 2012
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The music is powerful, but the moods and mental space Channel Orange occupies are often macabre.- Okayplayer
- Posted Jul 19, 2012
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Surely there's despair and persistent uncertainty, but there's an unspoken beauty to the struggle.- Okayplayer
- Posted Nov 15, 2012
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Even though there were a few points at which this album dragged for me, (see back to back six-minute songs), there is no doubt that this is not only a strong debut for Saigon, but a strong album that indicates he'll be a force in hip-hop for years to come.- Okayplayer
- Posted Mar 18, 2011
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- Posted Oct 11, 2011
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If I were asked to document the unrest within Detroit, The Left's Gas Mask would be the backdrop. Journalist 103 and Apollo Brown have created a beautifully ugly masterpiece that seethes with urgency and raises the bar considerably for their peers at home and beyond.- Okayplayer
- Posted Mar 3, 2011
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House of Balloons is a surprisingly strong and confident debut for a new artist.- Okayplayer
- Posted Apr 20, 2011
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If one devotes their time to the music, they'll come away experiencing one of the best Hip-Hop albums released in the last few years.- Okayplayer
- Posted Jan 27, 2012
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While it might sound more suitable for spins on a clunky, stereophonic hi-fi, this stone soul picnic is a breath of fresh air in the here and now amidst the throng of techno R&B androids scaling the charts.- Okayplayer
- Posted May 27, 2011
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If A Dream Deferred isn't the best produced album this year, it's gotta be in the top three.- Okayplayer
- Posted Nov 16, 2012
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- Posted Jan 12, 2012
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Mike and El-P may not have made a lot of sense on paper, but it's clear they have great chemistry and they have pushed each other to make some of the year's best music.- Okayplayer
- Posted May 23, 2012
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It's a challenging, complex and sometimes brilliant album from an extremely talented artist who doesn't place limits on himself, though at times you may wish he had thrown a few small ones in there.- Okayplayer
- Posted Nov 14, 2011
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While the material on Second Chance is quite straight forward and not very new, the album works, because it's a comfortable move forward for an artist who is trying to make up for lost time. The album is a defining second chance.- Okayplayer
- Posted Mar 4, 2011
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It's a testament to Ghostface's MC bonafides and sheer force of personality that, while easily his weakest solo outing, Apollo Kids is far from a bad album. It just doesn't quite feel like a Ghostface Killah album.- Okayplayer
- Posted Jan 14, 2011
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With Cancer4Cure I was gratified on the first spin, but I'm sure it will take many more listens to fully understand El-P's brilliance on both the mic and the boards.- Okayplayer
- Posted Jun 12, 2012
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Fly Lo manages to create an unusually sophiticated and well-produced album with mostly a laptop.- Okayplayer
- Posted Oct 5, 2012
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While this album definitely has its FFWD moments, the Beasties' lighthearted approach still manages to hand the smack down to crab rappers and school the bratty new kids on the block in one fell swoop.- Okayplayer
- Posted May 27, 2011
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At it's best, Reloaded rocks like Evidence liberated from the jungle of Premo beats and given enough space to go believably gangster.- Okayplayer
- Posted Dec 20, 2012
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All three parties are at the top of their game – Russell is in complete control of her formidable voice, Quantic is in the most verdant part of his career, and the Combo Barbaro? Well, they've been dope for years. The result is a triumph.- Okayplayer
- Posted Jul 17, 2012
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If you're willing to open your ears up, you'll be entertained by a high quality MC having a blast on record.- Okayplayer
- Posted Dec 15, 2011
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Nine Types of Light is a damn good place for those of us as yet unfamiliar with TV on the Radio to start investigating one of the most adventurous bands around today. And I can guarantee that if you start here, you won't stop.- Okayplayer
- Posted May 6, 2011
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Weather is a beautiful album and the most intimate project we've heard from Ndegeocello in the last few years.- Okayplayer
- Posted Feb 13, 2012
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On Back to Love, Hamilton splits the difference and delivers a carefully calculated amalgam of soulful rawness, after hours sophistication and pop sheen that feels far more organic than it has any right to.- Okayplayer
- Posted Jan 12, 2012
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Every utterance on the album is packed full of meaning. Listeners will surely be left gleaning new insights from this collection after every rotation.- Okayplayer
- Posted May 16, 2012
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It had that intangible love and passion behind it that so, so many albums these days are essentially lacking. The tone will brighten your day, while the passion will inspire you.- Okayplayer
- Posted Jul 7, 2011
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It is readily apparent on Love Me Back that Ms. Sullivan is making a huge push at greater mainstream success.- Okayplayer
- Posted Jan 14, 2011
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Though the album hits all the right notes, the muted horns, understated strings and whispery vocalist with major funk potential leaves you nostalgic for something more.- Okayplayer
- Posted Apr 1, 2011
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Oh No is certainly a capable lyricist but the tracks on Ohnomite tend to work best when he lets his guest artist take the foreground.- Okayplayer
- Posted Jun 12, 2012
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