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For 888 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 0.2 points lower 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: 716 out of 888
  2. Mixed: 151 out of 888
  3. Negative: 21 out of 888
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Supreme Clientele 2
    While it could’ve benefitted from at least one RZA-produced track, I will say that with the production and trademark rhymes, Ghostface Killah has given one of the more unmistakable New York City rap albums for 2025.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    At.Long.Last.A$AP
    A$AP's charisma and finesse mostly compensate for his shortcomings as a lyricist. That, combined with the trippy heaviness of Danger Mouse's production, make "A.L.L.A." an album worth spending time with, even dead sober.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Mountain Will Fall
    The Mountain Will Fall is DJ Shadow's best album in over a decade, largely because it is his most consistent since "The Private Press."
    • 78 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    A Tiger Dancing
    The best thing about listening to the Heiruspecs is that they sound like a rap group on the beginning of a long journey, as opposed to one who finally "made it" and feel content now that they're signed and distributed nationally.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Speech Therapy
    Her debut is musically brilliant--if a bit samey.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Rocket Power
    The focus of Quavo’s “Rocket Power” is on him — as it should be.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Back On My B.S.
    Busta Rhymes has finally made an album that works from beginning to end--it is just a shame that the lack of crossover hit singles will doubtless leave BOMBS a slightly unappreciated gem.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Limbo
    “Limbo” shows that if he takes his time and works with the right people, the results can be drastically improved. The hidden talent Amine had is hidden no more, and I’m happy to say I won’t be nearly so reluctant to listen to his NEXT album.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Armed To The Teeth
    The members were certainly armed, and they seem to hit more than they miss.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Light-Years
    “Light-Years” is a good album, but not the best in Mass Appeal’s 2025 roll-out. Nas is an elite lyricist, no question. And Premo? He’s an elite producer. But for “Light-Years”, he laced several tracks that were simply “just OK.”
    • 57 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Reggie
    While it won't be the best or most important album in the entire catalogue, "Redman Presents... Reggie" fits perfectly into his body of work as a whole and will be worthy of multiple replays after the purchase date.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    5.0
    If you're willing to put up with the headaches of finding and acquiring the right version though, 5.0 is a worthy follow-up to "Brass Knuckles" that should keep his millions of fans well satisfied.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Darkside, Vol. 1
    While the pull of the charts is hard to resist, the tracks with Primo and Just Blaze show he knows where his heart truly is, while the rest of the album tries and either fails or succeeds at pulling him away from the grime, grease and grit of the street corner.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Honest
    This album makes up for substance with slickness.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Every Hero Needs a Villain
    On their self-titled debut, they were having fun. This time, they had fun but with focus.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This Is My Demo
    A quality contemporary UK rap album with equal shares of bleepy, futuristic and poppy, everyday music and plenty of singing to support a rapper that clearly isn't just rapping because everyone else is. Still, there's room for improvement.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Careless World: Rise of the Last King
    This is a clear and definitive evolutionary improvement from his solo debut on "No Introduction," which is all a listener or review could have really asked for.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Because the Internet
    It's fair to say he's not a Childish Gambino any more though--he's an Adult Gambino.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lip Lock
    Not every track on Lip Lock is a home run, but she bats for the cycle here and only strikes out a few times.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Expektoration (Live)
    This isn't the album to introduce the uninitiated to his unique and often oddball style and flow, but long time fans will appreciate this slice of history as proof that Dumile really does rap his own concerts and doesn't send out impostors under his famed Metal Face.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Music for My Friends
    It's not as consistently good as "The Salvation", or as instantly satisfying as his work with Torae, but with recent months slowing down on the incredible start we've had in 2015 for albums, this is certainly worth checking out.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Only 1 Flo, Pt. 1
    If this was pop music with terrible lyrics and shitty beats that hurt my ears, you know I'd tell you so (see Soulja Boy) but nothing on Only One Flo (Part 1) would make me want to change the station if I heard it on the radio.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Life Of Pablo
    The Life of Pablo has a lot going for it, but sometimes, even with all the best intentions, you can mess up a good thing just by virtue of being yourself.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Throwback to the Future
    Throwback to the Future is a solid album that is a nice change of pace from what I normally listen to.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Pilot Talk
    Maybe the highest praise one can bestow on Pilot Talk is that it is a real album, not really fit for phone speakers or headphones but best enjoyed on a home or car system, where Ski's warm beats and Spitta's hazy vocals can fill the space.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lucky 7
    The album's best moments come courtesy of the newer, younger emcees, highlighting the different hunger levels on display.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Major Key
    If you're not expecting an hour of profound wisdom from start to finish this is an ideal late summer mixtape to ride around to.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Nothing Was the Same
    Nothing Was the Same is a good album, occasionally great, but sometimes you end up yearning for more of those epic Drake SONGS, of which there aren't nearly enough.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Subject: Matter [EP]
    "Subject: Matter" is a strong EP. Homeboy Sandman proves himself to be one of the most nimble, unique MCs out there.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    ZUU
    Even though I said Curry raps more than his peers, I didn’t say he NEVER sings. He flips back and forth between both on tracks like the Rugah Rajh produced “Speedboat,” but the nice thing is that he’s not so heavily medicated and AutoTuned that you can’t follow along with his delivery.
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