Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

 I gotta admit this finals was far better than expected! Congrats to the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was a very competitive series. Game one was a huge comeback by the Pacers. Haliburton hit a huge game winner with literally less than .5 left in the game. After that game you thought hey maybe the Pacers could win this thing. Game 2 the Thunder dominated. It was a must win. Pacers stormed back and won game 3 by 9 points. Game 4 was a terrific game and honestly I think it was the series. Thunder stormed back to win a close one. SGA really played well in that one. The Thunder would also win game 5 rather easily. Game 6 was a different story. The Pacers easily won that one. I missed most of game 7 but Haliburton tore his Achilles in the first quarter.....so that was basically a wrap. However the Pacers fought back all game long but it was just too much to overcome..... To be honest I expected the Thunder to win in about 6 instead of 7....they were a 68 win team and it was there year. I d...

Songs graded on Lyrics, Beat, and Replay ability each category out of 5.   13) I Thought About KillIng You: Ye (2.33)                    It shouldn’t come as a big surprise that this intro is Kanye’s worst intro track. Sure it fits in with the album’s theme…but there’s just not a whole lot I like here. The lyrics aren’t all that, but the beat is ok. The album does get better after that tho. 12) Selah: Jesus is King (2.5) I really like Kanye’s energy on this track. The way the song progresses is really cool too. The “halleluiah” chants are dope. Sure its not one of his better intro songs but its pretty damn good. The end of the song is pure Kanye lol. 11) To the World: Cruel Summer (2.83) People seem to forget or crap on this album but I have always really liked it. R.Kelly’s hook is infectious. I love Kanye’s funny bars too like “Mitt Romney don’t pay no Tax” LOL. The beat is pretty standard t...

 I don't like to rush reviews out, but I had to for this one...Sure there are some good songs here....but for the most part its a train wreck! "Welcome to The Carter" is good....so is the LL Cool J inspired "Bells". I found "Sharks" which features Jelly Roll and Big Sean to be decent too. Lyrically tho on this album Wayne really really struggles. "Cotton Candy" has interesting production but its a pretty lazy song. On some songs Wayne just sings with heavy autotune and its truly awful. "Peanuts 2 N Elephant" was actually a highlight....if you don't mind the Elephant noises lol. But yeah there aren't enough songs here to validate this album. I wasn't too crazy about his previous Carter album, but that one had way more heat on it than this. Wayne acted like he didn't care about proving he should of had the super bowl last year and thats disappointing. Is it time for this GOAT to retire?? Signs point to yes. Lyrics 16 B...

Goblin (75):  Like many of you this was my introduction to Tyler. The subject matter is truly insane. But yeah I do like some of these songs. The first song is really out there. The last song “Golden”, is so funny man. Overall tho I don’t like this album that much. The successor Wolf did so much better. Top Tracks: Golden, She, Yonkers, Golden. Wolf (85):  This was when I started to kinda like Tyler’s music. Sure the subject matter is still kinda crazy but it’s a little toned down here. These songs kinda bleed into each other for me….I really like “Treehome95” with Erykah Badu….and “Tamale”; Definite highlights. TT: Jamba, Domo23, Tamale, Treehome95, Cowboy, Ifhy. IGOR (91):  Ok im not gonna lie, im not the biggest fan of IGOR. Maybe it has to do with the gay theme lol. The music is pretty damn good tho. “Earfquake” is infectious as hell. That is followed by “I Think” which is another banger. “New Magic Wand” is also great. The production was stand out here. This could go...

 Ok with the NBA finals about to start this week I thought I'd give my thoughts on this NBA playoffs so far.... First Round 1)Cavs vs. 8)Heat: This series was truly wash. The Cavs dominated the Heat which actually ended the season as the 10th seed, but they won the play in games. It just looked like the Heat didn't have enough firepower and the Cavs blew them out 3 of the four games. 4)Pacers vs. 5)Bucks: This series was interesting and a rematch of the first round matchup last year. Unlike last year tho....this one was only 5 games. The pacers won the first two then lost game 3. They ended up beating an injured Bucks squad.....No one really knew just how good the Pacers were this year yet. 3)Knicks vs. 6)Pistons: This was a great and very physical series. I honestly thought the Pistons had a good chance. They lost one game controversially. Ultimately it was a really close series that should of went 7 but Knicks got it done. 2)Celtics vs. 7)Magic: The Celtics the defending cham...

 Ok I am a big Schoolboy Q fan. I gotta say I love this album...but believe it or not what kept me from getting it till fall 2024 was that horrendous album artwork lol. I mean damn its gross! Schoolboy has some great flows and lyricism on this album. "Thank god 4 me" is absolute flames. "Blueslides" is another highlight. There's something about the song "first" that is just so catchy to me. "Yern" is also pretty hard man. The guest list is minimal but it works. The production is really good here too. The album isn't quite as good as Blank Face to me but its definitely a major improvement over his last album Crash Talk. Definitely check this one out. Lyrics 24 Beats 23 Depth 23 Tilt 23 Verdict 93