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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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    • 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.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Pluto
    He's well-produced, well-connected, and well-forgettable.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    MAYA
    Favoring melody over raucous beats is a risky strategy, but she just about pulls it off.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Landing Gear
    It's fair to say that if there's one criticism of Devin that can truly stick it's that he takes the "Dude" aspect of his personality very seriously, and in few songs will you see him regard women as more than just objects of his sexual conquest. Nonetheless songs like 'Me, You' show he can still charm a girl or two.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Mac and Devin Go to High School [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
    The production and hooks propel the quality of these tunes as the lyrics could have been sharper at times.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil, Pt. 2
    Regrettably though Soil 2 is a little more uneven than the last installment.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Cruel Summer
    The biggest fault of Cruel Summer may be that it lacks a unifying voice or vision.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Jungle Rules
    Even though there's little to nothing of intellectual nourishment for the majority of "Jungle Rules," there are slick songs like the Beat Billionaire produced Young Thug feature "Black Out" that you can literally do just that to.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Crime Pays
    Crime Pays is Cam'ron's triumphant return to form....You also have an overabundance of skits on the album that generally are just there and not entertaining.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Return Of The Wu & Friends
    There's nothing wrong with the 15 songs chosen for this per se, especially given that to some degree the material chosen is from more obscure Wu releases or remixes that haven't gotten wide exposure. That said a dedicated hardcore Wu fan could easily compile 90% of this album out of their own collection.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Trigga
    Until Trey adds another layer to his songs, whether it be humor, empathy or any emotion other than a caveman-like approach to sex; Trigga remains a hollow, if tempting prospect for men that may well woo your woman, but is unlikely to keep your attention after.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Battle Of The Sexes
    The beats are solid enough, if not as universally banging as circa Luda '01. The album flows well, has some replay value and tries a few little tricks here and there.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Theater Of The Mind
    While Ludacris may be professing loudly to do it for hip-hop on his latest album, it's refreshing to know he can do it for hip-hop and still do it for the mainstream who may not realize just how artful he really is.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    EVOL
    While EVOL seems to be more consistent than "Purple Reign," it doesn't quite hold up to his previous releases. EVOL leaves you wanting more but not in a good way.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Mastermind
    When push comes to shove, there are only about three songs here that merit that kind of mindshare--and none of those come close to his best singles. By his standards, Mastermind is technically a good album, but neither timely nor memorable.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fire In The Hole
    May be one of 2004's most important rap records.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
    Even though some might miss Slug's angst-ridden diatribes (Lucy Ford is nowhere to be found on this album), he manages to toe the line between rapper and griot better than he ever has before on this new effort.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    G I R L
    So long as you don't expect Shakespeare and don't presume this to be a rap album, you won't be mad. It's pure pop done the way Pharrell does it.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    B.O.A.T.S. II: #METIME
    Lyrically, let us not sugar coat the situation and pretend that he's some sort of Pulitzer prize winner in waiting. But in conjunction with the upgraded music, 2 Chainz has definitely put more work into his punchlines and it is most welcome.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Kingdom Come
    "Kingdom Come" is everything you expected.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Close to Home
    There’s so much that could be done with a Northern UK emcee to celebrate a part of England that has numerous industrial cities with interesting stories, but Aitch’s message doesn’t register as well as it should thanks to production akin to a box-ticking exercise.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Fuck the World
    At only 26 minutes “Fuck the World” is (more than) a little on the short side, but it’s still long enough to make a powerful impact with a croon as opposed to a boom from the cannon. The only other complaint I could issue is that at times Brent Faiyaz is self-indulgent to the point of straight up misogynistic attitude lyrically.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    I Decided.
    His technique has a strong propensity towards predictable stream-of-consciousness rhyming.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Album About Nothing
    The soulful production, harnessing plenty of live instrumentals, mixes well with the lingering hints of MMG production.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
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    Ed Sheeran is an impressive talent, but his juvenile lyrics and lightweight sensibility make him a tough sell to any one old enough to drink.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Future
    On his new self-titled album Future loses sight of qualities that made his last run at the top a memorable one.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Yung Rich Nation
    Migos don't glorify the trap, they reflect it, and when the hood doesn't need the trap then there won't be "Trap Funk" any more.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Sweat
    Nelly's taste in beats for "Sweat" is almost impeccable, and it's easy to imagine three or four of these songs all being singles.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    100 Percent Publishing
    The problem for Wiley on 100% Publishing is that things just vary too wildly from song to song.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Made in the Manor
    In its best moments, Made in the Manor transcends time--and even place--and attains universal meaning.
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