Track by Track Review: Rihanna-Loud

S&M: A very hot opener. It took me a while to figure out what S&M means. Rihanna urges a male listener to give it to her strong…she is a bad gurl indeed.

9/10

What’s My Name: RIh Rih is joined by Drake on this one. It’s a hot song, and it sounds pretty unique. After I hear the chorus I keep wanting to say “Robyn” lol.

9.5/10

Cheers(Drink to That): A crazy party song. Its kinda even toned…and its extremely catchy.

8.5/10

Fading: She sings about a love that Fades away. Its an okay song, but not really noteworthy. The beat is hot though. 7/10

Only Girl(In the World): The lead single is an absolute banger. Rih Rih’s vocals are extremely strong on the chorus. 10/10

California King Bed: A great song….It’s got a country/rock feel to it that I like. 8/10

Man Down: Rihanna has gone back to bad girl mode on this one. She apparently shot a man down….LOL. The song has a really cool beat, and the tempo is perfect. 8.5/10

Raining Men: Kinda of a reverse psychology song here. Rihanna and Nicki Minaj get kinda of anti-man on this one. The song sounds like a lot of fun however….8.5/10

Complicated: This song is pretty self explanatory. Its about love being complicated lol. The beat is really good, but the song’s concept is far from original. 7.5/10

Skin: A raunchy song….its all about S.E.X. here. 6/10

Love the Way You Lie Pt. II: Rihanna is joined by Eminem on this incredible song. EMinem’s verse is really good. I really love the tempo of this song and the chorus remains the same as it was on LtWYL part 1. 10/10

I'll give this album 4/5 stars.....

Album Review: Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign-Vultures 1

This album review is way overdue. I've had a long time to sit with the album....I really liked it at first but it hasn't really aged as well as other Kanye projects. Kanye's lyricism has taken a noticeable decline. I mean hes not horrible but alot of these bars are bad or tasteless. Ty Dolla $ign on the other hand does a great job on pretty much every track. The production though, as with most Kanye albums is really good. Some of it was reminiscent of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy or Yeezus. There are a few guest spots and most are well used. Hearing Kanye's daughter, North West, on "Talking"is cute. Freddie Gibbs steals the show on the hilarious "Back to Me". "Carnival" is a certified hit which features Playboi Carti & Rich the Kid. Overall most of these songs are good but I cant say this really adds much to Kanye's illustrious discography. Lyrics 19 Beats 23 Depth 22 Tilt 21 Verdict 85

Album Review: Kid Cudi-Insano (regular version)

I gotta admit I didn't like this album that much when I first heard it over half a year ago. I've heard that Kid Cudi doesn't exactly play to his strengths....that's partly true. I do like his rapping here tho. Honestly most songs here kinda blend together....."Keep Bouncin'" is really hype....and it gets the album off to a good start. "At The Party" with Pharrell Williams and Travis Scott may be my favorite song. "Wow" with A$AP Rocky is another highlight. Overall tho I feel this album tries too hard to be trendy. Cudi needed to put more of his pain into it. I mean a happy Cudi album isn't a bad thing but it really seems odd to me. You're not getting alot of singing or hums here know what I mean? However the production I found to be very good. Cudi is one of my favorite rappers like top 20 and I guess this will do for 2024. Lyrics 20 Beats 23 Depth 21 Tilt 21 Verdict 85

Video Game Review: Jedi Survivor

About a week ago or so I beat Star Wars Jedi Survivor. Im so happy I got a chance to play it cause they put it on PS4....yes I sadly as of early 2025 do not have a PS5 yet. But anyways I thought the game was considerable improvement over Jedi Fallen Order in most ways. The game is set a few years after the end of the first game. One thing I like is you keep all your Jedi techniques from the first game Jedi Fallen Order. You can force push and pull and double jump right from the jump. Early in the game you also get access to a new lighstaber form dual wield. In this game there are 5 lightsaber forms. Single is good in any situation but not the best for ideal situations. I think double bladed has good defense but low range. Dual wield is fast but has low defense. Later on you get access to a blaster form which has great range. Then there's the Cross-guard which is Kylo Ren's lightsaber form...its slow in this game but has high damage and defense to it. The enemy variety in the...

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