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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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    • 56 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    O.N.I.F.C.
    The album slightly suffers from copycat syndrome with "Initiation" being the latest in Hip Hop's long line of Lex Luger replications (guest starring Lola Monroe, Taylor Gang's Nicki Minaj soundalike) and "Remember You" following the trend of working with drug chic singer The Weeknd, but Wiz Khalifa mostly succeeds at occupying his own comfortable lane.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Wu Block
    From mic to plug, Wu Block is a vintage Rap release only lacking in invention.
    • 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.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Solution
    The Solution once again combines Buckshot and 9th Wonder's accomplished and refined skill sets as pioneers of the '90s and the past decade respectively.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded--the Re-Up
    As its own EP, The Re-Up would help provide balance to the pop chart aspirations from last year. But as a tack-on for Roman Reloaded, it plays like a band-aid over a shotgun wound.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Unapologetic
    The album itself morphs from Dubstep, to R&B, to ballads, EDM, to Pop-Reggae--and that is its biggest achilles heel. It isn't something that other jumping-genre albums couldn't get over if it weren't for the the fact that it suffers from a serious sequence problem.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    R.E.D.
    Overall R.E.D. is concise and beautifully simple, making it one of this year's smoothest R&B albums.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Trilogy
    The mixtapes remain practically untouched, giving any new The Weeknd fans a genuine look into what allowed an unknown artist to transform himself into someone who breathed new life into R&B.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A Dream Deferred
    Skyzoo's sincerity as a rapper is shot through A Dream Deferred, but the album has a seamless musical charm.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Greatest Story Never Told, Chapter 2: Bread And Circuses
    "Stocking Cap" Sai may be no more, but Saigon proves that he still hasn't lost his touch on the mic.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Power & Passion [EP]
    Though his delivery, wit, and overall presence are exciting and the EP is good for surprises such as Gucci Mane exceeding expectations over El-P's contribution "Telephuck," the continual insistence on raunch risks becoming stale.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Reloaded
    Marciano's outright refusal to relinquish his old school ways and broaden his reach results in enjoyable glorified crime fiction that could render him archaic sooner rather than later, but for right now it's perfect.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Man with the Iron Fists [OST]
    As a Wu-Tang project it is one of the most complete and consistent in the post-Supreme Clientele canon.... Iron Fists is also a compilation that wears its love of Asian cinema on its sleeve.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mic Tyson
    It's a matter of execution, and in that regard, fans will have little to complain about.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Two Eleven
    Two Eleven, while a well-crafted and produced album, falls short by comeback standards.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Dreams and Nightmares
    The title-track to Meek Mill's album has all the makings of a classic opening.... And yet, what transpires on the rest of Dreams & Nightmares is an inconsistency of lyrical ingenuity and thematic execution that will haunt the Philadelphian rapper on his debut.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    First of a Living Breed
    First Of A Living Breed is another powerful entry into the Good Sun's discography.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Quality Street Music
    His involvement in the actual song-making process may be limited, but his ear for the finished product shouldn't be understated.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Lace Up
    Lace Up is an imbalanced project that fails to establish MGK's grand message. His debut is decent at best.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Heist
    An exemplary balance of serious and cheerful cuts alike, very seldom does The Heist reach beyond its means.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Napalm
    Napalm finds X fluctuating between trying to recapture the sound he perfected when he was cavorting with the Aftermath staff, and exploring elder statesmanship a la "Thank You" from 2006's Full Circle. When he goes too far in pursuit of either extreme, Napalm falters.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
    With Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City, Compton's flag bearer unveils a group of songs equally potent individually and collectively, meeting the mainstream and rabid fans in the middle, improbably touching that thinnest slice between mass appeal and mass respect.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Numbers
    Numbers can be applauded as the mature nature and notably impressive songwriting displays progression from MellowHype's older riotous material.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Until the Quiet Comes
    With points rewarded for originality and innovation the composer's greatest strengths are also his faults, as this effort lacks cohesion and sensible sequencing making for an exercise in patience that only biased fans would process as a sign of genius.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This Generation
    Murs and Fashawn forge an exceptional chemistry on This Generation that more importantly doesn't compromise their stylistic individuality.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them
    There's nothing to startle about the music or the lyrics and there's little that isn't coated with a whiff of having heard it all before.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Food & Liquor, Vol. 2: the Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1
    With Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1, Rap's resident Judo master of juxtaposition sounds inspired again, dishing out shifting dichotomies through a scattering of deliveries without encroaching on petulance.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color
    Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color takes an inspiring and heartfelt stance, representing another triumph for the resilient and complex orator Brother Ali.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Cruel Summer
    Cruel Summer is heavy and brash, and in that sense, it succeeds. G.O.O.D. Music's first outing successfully showcases the collective's talents, but it's ultimately an underachieving and uneven effort.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Welcome To: Our House
    With welcome to: OUR HOUSE, Slaughterhouse has somehow managed to improve upon its already-absurd skill set.
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