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For 155 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 74% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 24% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.2 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 75
Highest review score: 100 Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Lowest review score: 40 Paula
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 132 out of 155
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 155
  3. Negative: 0 out of 155
155 music reviews
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Give the Drummer Some
    Whatever, the point is that instead of snare hits and cymbal crashes Barker's real contribution came from behind the boards--he's got a production credit on every one of the album's tracks. By the same token he's often paired with other producers, and when it works, like on the RZA influenced Carry It, it really works. Unfortunately, when it doesn't work, it really doesn't.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Talk That Talk
    Talk That Talk is both a sharp departure from her dark, rock-infused last two albums Rated R and Loud and a more easily enjoyable work.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Careless World: Rise of the Last King
    Beyond his mic skills, King also hints at Tyga's more seriously minded side, a side that surfaces again and again throughout the album.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    My Garden
    Kat Dahlia's My Garden is good music. Period.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    RetroHash
    The album is fun, enjoyable, and well-done.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    X
    There aren't many singers who have both the vocal ability and range of delivery to traverse a musical landscape that vast, but Brown does it all while impressively managing to maintain a real cohesion throughout X.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Maybach Music Group Presents: Self Made, Vol. 1
    If he was hoping to prime his artists for individual success, he's got a long way to go. But if he was simply looking to keep Maybach's name on everyone mind via a loosely defined collection of bangers, well then it looks like Rick Ross still can't do wrong.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Radioactive
    Radioactive [is] simultaneously the most and least mainstream friendly album of the year. It's a seeming contradiction that only someone who was supremely confident in their identity as an artist could pull off.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    IV Play
    IV Play finds Dream delving into more sounds and styles than ever before.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Timez Are Weird These Days
    There's just no contemporary precedent for music like this. And that might just be the best sign of all.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The R.E.D. Album
    There's no doubt about it, there's greatness lurking in Game, and in R.E.D. Album. Let's just hope that from here on out he'll find the consistency he needs to truly claim that greatness.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Unapologetic
    Unapologetic is by no means a bad album, it'd be nearly impossible to combine the music industry's best songwriters, producers and Rihanna's charismatic delivery and not create quality music, but as an album Unapologetic has no real core, no real theme; unless you count "making hits" as a theme.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    FWA (Free Weezy Album)
    Nothing on par with the classics but he has plenty of moments where his strengths are showcased.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
    Here both the production and Nicki's delivery border on absurdist theater, at one point devolving into Nicki literally making noises.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Evolution
    At 12 tracks long, Evolution may lack any real oomph or spectacle, but it also contains little filler, which is an achievement in today’s singles dominated, bloated albums.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Magna Carta Holy Grail
    Has Jay-Z made another classic? Only time will truly tell, but my gut says MCHG will ultimately fall just short of classic status. Where does it rank among his now 15 albums? I’ve got it somewhere in the top third.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Tha Carter IV
    Maybe he's burnt out, maybe he just doesn't care as much anymore, but whatever the reason, Tha Carter IV just doesn't feel like one of the biggest albums of the year – at all.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Rolling Papers
    After Rolling Papers Wiz' fan base should expand significantly, as should the number of rap purists angry about his lack of rhyme skills, but complaining about his "rap" skills completely misses the point.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Blurred Lines
    He understands what a casual, top of the iTunes chart browsing fan is looking for, and what his dedicated fans who have been there since his bluesy beginnings are looking for. Blurred Lines mostly hits its mark when aiming for these two very different audiences, but the interspersing of slimy, pop songs with smooth as butter, tasteful ones comes off as awkward.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Blue Slide Park
    You know that breathless feeling you had when you ran from the cops after they broke up a house party? This album is that feeling in musical form.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    New Life
    While there's nothing revolutionary here, New Life is undoubtedly the work of a woman who's supremely comfortable in her own skin and own music.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Indicud
    Overall, Kid Cudi is refreshing and lively thoughout Indicud, proving he can go off and experiment (like he did on WZRD), yet come back to the Day & Night Cudi we have all grown to know and love.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    No Love Lost
    With Joe’s distinct style steering every track, No Love Lost is a much more cohesive and focused work, despite similar fluctuations [to Slaughterhouse's Welcome To: Our House].
    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lasers
    Lupe seems to have accepted that Lasers is not the masterpiece he originally set out to make and is prepared to move on. Maybe we should follow his lead.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    O.N.I.F.C.
    O.N.I.F.C. isn't a great album, but it isn't lazy either.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Based on a T.R.U. Story
    Based on a T.R.U. Story isn't a great album, but was anyone expecting a great album from 2 Chainz?
    • 54 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Blacc Hollywood
    It feels like Wiz is mostly coasting through this album, giving his already loyal fans exactly what they'd expect from him and not much else.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Hood Billionaire
    There is very little to write home about here, and for the most part it feels very hastily made.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire to Win
    The animal spin on Get Rich or Die Tryin’. 50 Cent attacks with that mindset on his 5th album, and it’s a solid entry in a very up and down career (in music at least).
    • 52 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    F.A.M.E.
    This album is about keeping Brown relevant and making the musical man child marketable again, and on that level it's a moderate success. He's still got a long way to go before he regains his previous stature.
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