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For 859 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 33% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 The Iceberg
Lowest review score: 15 Excuse My French
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 697 out of 859
  2. Mixed: 142 out of 859
  3. Negative: 20 out of 859
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    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Lasers
    There is no doubt that the first half of the album is where the "money" is – a top-heavy reflection of pop-muscle tracks where Lupe is generally playing second fiddle to the beats/choruses. That would have fine if the Chicago native had been allowed to go all out and express himself on the other six tracks, more akin to "All Black Everything" so you may well find yourself stalling after "The Show Goes On."
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Powerballin'
    It's not that the album isn't good, it's that it pails in comparison to "Jackpot."
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    My Own Lane
    Kid Ink hasn't so much found his own lane, but taken the well-worn stretch of road that's littered with empty beer bottles and discarded condoms; a road frequented by beautiful video-models and catchy hooks. Despite this, My Own Lane is tasteful, smooth and if taken at face value, an enjoyable example of radio-friendly hip hop.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    So Much Fun
    You can’t examine Young Thug’s music too closely or think about it too carefully if you want to enjoy it, because the casual misogyny of throwing around “Pussy” as an insult reminds you he’s not exactly progressive. If you’re looking for bass to shake the concrete and singing so modulated as to nearly be R&B, tracks like “Jumped Out the Window” and “Boy Back” featuring NAV will definitely fit the bill.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Heart Blanche
    He still has a lot of talent, he just needs to reign in his creative impulses (along with a few others) to make a better album next time.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Mansion Musik
    I can listen to “Mansion Musik” for 76 minutes and it’s fine as background music, but if I start paying attention to tracks like “WITCHCRAFT” the bars are so relentlessly negative it accidentally becomes a turnoff.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    goldilocks x
    In the end though it’s all just a little too polished, like a hip hop manicure after a rap spa day, one that leaves everything radiant and glossy but says nothing about what’s underneath.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Rebelution
    Rebelution will leave you shaken, but not stirred.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    I Decided.
    His technique has a strong propensity towards predictable stream-of-consciousness rhyming.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Wu-Massacre
    Unfortunately the haste to produce and release the album shows when listening; the thing is clearly rushed and even feels a tad opportunistic after the surprise critical resurgence of the Wu after the Raekwon-directed "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II."
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Radioactive
    Radioactive is a mixed bag that has some outstanding tracks, while others fail from a lack of execution particularly in the production and hook department.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Barter 6
    It's cotton candy hip-hop that's enjoyable to consume but has no real substance.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Lost Tapes II
    He can clearly still spit elite bars, at more or less the same rate he could over twenty years ago. “The Lost Tapes 2” may be marketed as a sequel, but it’s a selection of largely forgettable album cuts that didn’t make Nas’ last few albums.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    SAVE ME [EP]
    The best thing about “Save Me” may be that it’s a very small bite to digest, clocking in at just barely over 20 minutes after the conclusion of “Love Thy Enemies.”
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    In The City
    In the City offers good production, excellent melodies, and - of course - the same song, idea(s), and kinds of guest appearances many times over.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Love Story
    Much of Love Story is tepid, but there are moments where Yela nails the singing/rapping combination.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    10 Summers
    For the moment, we are treated to a promising if frustrating record that remarkably lacks a hit single itself.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Heaux Tales
    Sullivan herself is certainly an artist that doesn’t follow the rules, which is why it’s mildly disappointing to hear her sound like Post Malone or Juice WRLD on tracks. For a woman with as much power and agency as she clearly has, she let too much of this release be shaped by what other people sound like in terms of the production of her vocals and her instrumentals.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Human
    Rag'n'Bone Man needs to think more thoroughly about what exact story he wants to tell. Until then, Human is a heartwarming, mature pop album. Maybe it's been a wise decision to tone down the artist's hip-hop and rap background for now. But just the same, it could also have played a credible role.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Featuring Ty Dolla $ign
    He’s a fine producer, a middling singer, and a very forgettable lyricist. The album’s title banks on his name being the sole draw, but if it has been titled “Featuring Kanye West, Quavo, Kid Cudi, Young Thug, Big Sean and Future” it would be a whole lot more accurate.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Back to Reality
    At 10 songs and nearly an hour long the "Back to Reality" album packs a lot of bang for the buck, and if you're in the mood to go retro this is the perfect album to fire up when you put on your Michael Jackson glove, fire up the Coleco, play Donkey Kong 'til your hands get sore then go party at Studio 54.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Return of Mr. Zone 6
    The Return of Mr. Zone 6 is the best and worst of Gucci Mane in almost equal measure, though it's enough of the best to pull up to an acceptable level.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    NoYork!
    York is an interesting and often times bizarre album.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Ye
    ye is an average album with some good songs, some bad songs, and some songs that will clearly be spun millions of times. The problem is that "average" has never been good enough for Kanye West nor should it be.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    No Love Lost
    No Love Lost is too inconsistent to leave a lasting impression, and falls short of greatness.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Everything Is Boring & Everyone Is a F--king Liar
    There are some other strong tracks on this album, including Santigold's guest spot on "Car Song," and "Energy," which sounds like a lost Talking Heads song. There are also several that are either forgettable or downright bad.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Sorry for Party Rocking
    Where a lack of rhymes fail them, the hip-rock-electronica music carries them forward into music that's passable even when it's not profound. So long as you get it, LMFAO may not change the world, but it's a fun way to kill time. Just don't drink like they do or you'll kill brain cells too.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    DRILLMATIC Heart vs. Mind
    This two-hour epic may not be his best work, but it’s his most Game album yet.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Demonstration
    The stakes were so high, the pressure was on and what makes him interesting was ironed out in favour of low risk, high percentage choruses. Couple that with a mixed bag of lyrics from the rapper himself, and you get a curiously crafted mess that contains a few great songs that you'll end up loving, and lot of numbers that just weren't bold enough or executed with confidence.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles of Spaceghostpurrp
    The inspiring message that is clearly part of the appeal is still buried under too much empty rap rhetoric.
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