Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

 Its hard to express how disappointed I was with this album. Sure there are some highlights. I really enjoyed "First Person Shooter" which features J. Cole. Both rappers really bring the heat. On "Fear of Heights" Drake take obvious shots at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky lol. "8 Am in Charlotte" features Drake at his lyrical best. I really like the ratchedness of "Rich Baby Daddy" which features Sexy Red & SZA. Most of these songs tho are really bad to mediocre tho. Drake doesn't put much effort in lyrically. At least the beats are good tho. Yeah there's just not a lot to go back to on this one. Lyrics 18 Beats 22 Depth 19 Tilt 18 Verdict 77

 This latest K. Michelle album is good....but its a firm step down from the other albums of hers I've reviewed. K's singing is great as usual. The production is pretty good too. However I found a few songs to be a little average. There are some highlights here tho like "No Pain", "Wherever the D May Land", and "Hurt Shit". "Scooch" is another high tempo banger. The album ends with the country song "Tennessee" which ins't bad. Overall its a good album but I expected more from such a stellar artist. Lyrics 23 Beats 22 Depth 22 Tilt 22 Verdict 89

1.       Kanye West-Graduation -Coming in at number one we have Kanye’s 3 rd  album. Sure it’s not his best or flashiest but damnit I love it so much. Listening to this album just gives me so much joy honestly. “Champion” is a great song, then there’s a fan favorite pick “I Wonder”. I do think the lyrically dense “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” is the best track. Who could forget the smooth “Flashing Lights”. It really amazing that Kanye was able to create another great soundscape that sounded very different than College Dropout and Late Registration. Honestly this album isn’t my favorite by leaps and bounds over the top 10; but its certainly still my favorite rap album. 2.       Ludacris-Word of Mouf- Coming in at number 2 is Ludacris. I think this album is his best while others may say Release Therapy or Chicken & Beer. Fun fact this was the first album I ever bought. Sure there’s some filler…but this album has a lot of Ludacris’s best tracks on it. There’s “Rollout”, “Move Bitch”, “Area

 This latest Doja Cat album is good....but I think I prefer her old style more. Lets get into it. This is her longest album I think..and for the most part the album is pretty well spaced out with hits. The singles are great and really grew on me....especially "Paint the Town Red". Doja spits well on "Demons" too. Its an awesome song honestly. Doja spits pretty well on this album. This album has a much darker and more hostile tone than her previous work. "Agora Hills" tho is a great love song that could of went on her older albums. The production sounds pretty consistent although I dont think its as good as Planet Her's production. Depth wise the album is good too. The final song "WYM Freestyle" is kinda redundant but its not a bad song. Ultimately tho this was a good album and im interested to see what sound Doja goes for next time around. Lyrics- 23 Beats-22 Depth-22 Tilt-23 Verdict 90

1.       Justin Timberlake-Future Sex Love Sounds- To be honest I didn’t go back and forth on what was my favorite Pop album like i did R&B. To me this was a clear favorite of favorites. I remember when I got this album in 2007. Clicked immediately. I like every song except the last song. “Sexy Back” and “My Love” are classics. Did I mention the production on this album from TImbaland. Oh man is it great. “LoveStoned” and “Until the End of Time” are also classics. So even amongst my favorite albums in the genre, this one reigns supreme.  2.       Britney Spears-Blackout- Not Britney’s best album but its really one of my favorites. Songs like “Gimme More” and “Break the Ice” are terrific. “Radar” is another good one.This is just one of my favorite albums plain and simple. The production is cohesive and Britney does great on these beats.  3.       Michael Jackson-Thriller- Arguably the greatest album of all time and its not #1….i can explain. I mean I didn’t listen to this as an albu

Travis Scott's latest album was surprisingly good to me. Yes I think its better than Astroworld.(Not by much tho). For one he's actually saying stuff more in his lyrics....and the production is great as usual. The guests spots are well used here like Drake on "Meltdown" or SZA and Future on "Telekinesis". I just really  find this one easier to get threw then Astroworld. I won't say its his best album...but man this was quite the way to bounce back after all the drama in 2021.   Lyrics 20 Beats 24 Depth 23 Tilt 22 Verdict 89