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For 892 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 64% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 32% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.2 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 Undun
Lowest review score: 20 Neon Icon
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 724 out of 892
  2. Mixed: 165 out of 892
  3. Negative: 3 out of 892
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    • 46 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Harverd Dropout
    Other than polished vocals and drastically better mixing, Lil Pump sounds the exact same as he did when he dropped Lil Pump; zooted on Xans, lean, and without a care in the world. The rapping is simple, the concepts are easy to grasp as he pretty much gets straight to the point on all 16 tracks (said point being the drugs and money he bathes in excessively).
    • 74 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Heart on My Sleeve
    As a follow up to the massive success of her self titled – and only her second full length feature, Heart on My Sleeve does what needs to be done to secure Mai a path to longevity.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    DRILLMATIC Heart vs. Mind
    There’s plenty of substance peppered in, but listeners will have to skip around to find it.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Judas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album
    udas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album could’ve benefited from more carefully curated content (like Polo G’s surprisingly poignant take on the plight of Black men on “Last Man Standing”) instead of some of the tone-deaf material that wound up on the project.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Rocket Power
    It, like so many mainstream rap records, could be five songs shorter, and would be more successful if some of this fat was trimmed. Even though some of the material sounds like it was left over for solo work pre-tragedy, or supposed to be on the second Unc & Phew tape, it holds back an album that could have been in the best of the year conversation.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fear of God II: Let Us Pray [EP]
    It's isn't exactly a new album or even an entirely new mixtape, but taken at face value, Fear of God II is a solid collection of tracks.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    Disrupted Ads (Audio Dispensary System), Vol. 1
    Short but sweet, Disrupted Ads chalks up another win towards Oh No's already prolific legacy as one of the present underground's consistently effective studio rats.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    When Fish Ride Bicycles
    Despite losing the laser-like focus of their earlier mixtapes, When Fish Ride Bicycles is a fun, well-made album that brings several welcome additions to their catalogue
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Every Hero Needs a Villain
    Every Hero Needs a Villain is simply an enjoyable listening experience that any longtime Hip Hop fan is sure to appreciate.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's Only Me
    For better or worse, at an overwhelming 23 tracks, It’s Only Me is more of a playlist experience than a concise and focused album, an endless stream with occasional stylistic flourishes but a mostly consistent energy.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang
    While Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang at face value might not be the most agreeable title for Raekwon's album, a closer look would prove it's actually perfect.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Together/Apart
    Together/Apart is musical therapy for those who find themselves caught under the pressures of life.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    SremmLife
    While SremmLife is thin on substance, it’s built for clubs and late night adventures. Perfect for the time where sunglasses and Advil are eventually needed.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Adrian Younge Presents: Twelve Reasons to Die II
    While Ghost can tell a story and his skills are sharp (despite Action Bronson’s recent claims to the contrary), he’s sounded far more at home on this past winter’s Sour Soul LP with Hip Hop jazz band BadBadNotGood.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Buffet
    Overall, The Buffet is a satisfying dish.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Music to Be Murdered By - Side B (Deluxe Edition)
    Side B is a 16-track expansion that delivers familiar territory with some pops of Em at his sharpest.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Uptown Special
    Ronson and company created an album that’s accessible by all, a little bit of everything that everyone wants to hear.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    MHz Legacy
    For now, MHz Legacy fits the group's journey quite well with strong highlights and a few struggles along the way.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Rodeo
    Rodeo's back end after “Antidote” begin to mesh together and gets repetitive.... Nonetheless, the originality of Scott’s sound within this new movement provides for a strong rookie effort leaving the listener excited for a career that is just getting started.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Eat Pray Thug
    Eat Pray Thug is a remarkably moving opus condemning ethnocentricity and wallowing in relational grief.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Talk That Talk
    It's another solid collection, complete with radio hits, club bangers, and introspective ballads on her favorite subjects: love and sex.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Copper Gone
    Moody and downbeat with lots of anger and frustration, yet still rousing and conceptual, Copper Gone is just open and honest enough for fans to really feel for Sage, yet guarded enough to contribute to a real sense of mystery.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Oxymoron
    Given TDE’s ever-increasing appeal, Oxymoron isn’t quite an elite offering, but it meets the difficult task of attracting casual fans without straying too far from the formula that attracted ScHoolboy Q’s core audience.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Subject: Matter [EP]
    For anybody who's ever considered Rap cliche or walked away believing all has possibly been said, this is one emcee whose writing and candor is trailblazing the conversation.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dreams Worth More Than Money
    Dreams Worth More Than Money is a slight misfire for Meek Mill, but enough is there the we think he can eventually achieve in his music the high he’s achieved in his personal life.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Purple Reign [Mixtape]
    While not DS2 nor What A Time To Be Alive, Purple Reign is an important Future release because it shows an artist continuing the work of discovering his best talents while also staying well within his own, now well-defined zone.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Port of Miami 2
    Port Of Miami is just better than Port Of Miami 2. ... This album is solid, not spectacular. ... This album’s in the middle. It’s something that shouldn’t be regarded as offensive to ears or must listen. It’s satisfactory. It’s great if you need another fix of Ross. It’s completely fine to skip if you don’t.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Nothing Is Quick In The Desert
    Celebrating their 30th anniversary, there’s still plenty of life in the elder statesmen who once started a musical revolution.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A Better Tomorrow
    All in all, the Wu remains palatable. They each have their own skillset they bring to the table, and all of them do so with varying degrees of grit on the album.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ohio
    Even though the first half of the album skates by simply on its beats (“Boomin’” pairs a light, airy set of electronic chimes with an ominous set of horns in the background; “What It Be Like” featuring Nipsey Hussle is luminously jazzy for Stalley, much like the later track “Free”), Ohio’s second half is much closer to vintage Stalley.
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