Trill O.G.
by Bun B
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. RapReviews.com
    85
    It's awfully hard to name a bad track on Trill O.G. anywhere.
  2. XXL
    80
    The seasoned MC isn't exactly saying goodbye to rap. However, whenever he does decide to hang it up, Trill O.G. will surely go down as a testament to why Bun B is one of the trillest to ever do it.
  3. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    71
    Trill O.G. is a decidedly clashing album. Bun B's old school tendencies are constantly at odds with genre conventions prevalent in today's scene. Sometimes that works, and sometimes it doesn't.
  5. Boston Globe
    70
    The best moments come when the MC delivers his street cred with both menace and wit....Two tracks with Drake don't quite succeed, as Bun seems to be adapting more toward the young superstar's style than actually collaborating with him.
  6. Spin
    70
    He's a natural co-conspirator: Collaborations with Drake, Young Jeezy, and T-Pain lack the BBQ spare-rib smokiness of vintage UGK, but still satisfy.
  7. AllMusic
    70
    Back with the 808 boom, the stone-cold rhymes, and that sturdy, warrior soul, Bun B is officially crowned consistent with his third solo effort, the satisfying Trill O.G.
  8. NOW Magazine
    60
    While Bun B's weathered voice and lyrical detail add weight to his words, there are a lot of predictable OG conventions on this overlong album.
  9. Pitchfork
    50
    There's a weird outdated feel to the album; too many of the songs feel like attempts to cross over to a rap mainstream that barely exists anymore.
  10. Austin Chronicle
    40
    Twista & Bluesman Ceddy St. Louis hybrid a blues toaster bringing out the best of BB, and fellow H-town boss Slim Thug cruises "Ridin' Slow." B boasting "I Git Down 4 Mine" rides nobody shotgun and again shoots straighter for it, same as "Snow Money" and "Let 'Em Know." Time for a solo joint.
  11. PopMatters
    40
    Ultimately, Bun ends up feeling like a bit of a guest on his own LP, similar to Rick Ross' Teflon Don effort, and though Trill O.G. is full of quality-sounding music it simply fails to make any argument for its necessity to anyone but the most strident fans of Bun B's monolithic presence.
  12. The Wire
    40
    He telegraphs all too simplistic rhymes schemes and rarely offers subject matter beyond deeply cliched braggadocio. He's rapping like he doesn't want to be there. [Oct 2010, p.67]
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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. RoyD.
    Aug 8, 2010
    10
    Very solid from beginning to end. A very pleasant surprise in this age of overhype. An under promoted album that deserves a much greater push!
  2. JamesP
    Aug 6, 2010
    9
    The best is back ! this tape is one of the best LPs from south in these years !
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