Top Rap Albums of 2015 (1st half)

1. Lupe Fiasco-Tetsuo & Youth - Lupe’s best album is incredible, varied, complex, yet catchy. The first song contains so many elegant bars its just insane. He will likely get the album of the year.

2. Kendrick Lamar- To Pimp a Butterfly-A lot can be said about K.dot’s new album. Its different, complex, and thought provoking. While I went back and forth on the rating odds are he will be in the top 3 or 4 albums no matter what albums come out in the 2^nd half of the year.

3. Big Sean-Dark Sky Paradise-The latest offering from Big Sean features a load of great songs. It’s only a tad bit better than Hall of Fame but its one the best albums of the year. I DON’T EFF WIT UUUUU! lol

4. Tyler, the Creator-Cherry Bomb-Tyler’s new album is a weird one for him. It’s creative sure, but no horrocore, which I love. Tyler has matured as an artist and made a fun album with A+ production. The lyrics are distorted tho.

5. Drake-If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late- Drake’s mixtape/album is better than his debut album, Thank Me Later. It features more rapping than singing ….alot more rapping. The guest list is also minimal. Drake is one of the best rappers of this decade…

6. Ludacris-Ludaversal-After 5 years we finally got Ludaversal, and it delivers! Its not the most entertaining album content wise but lyrically Luda is still a juggernaut. Grass is Always Greener is a great song.

7. Raekwon-Fly International Luxurious Art-The chef serves up a good dish after a notable break in releasing albums. This one has a more commercial feel to it than any of his previous albums, but its dope.

8. Boosie Badazz-Touch Down to Cause Hell- Its good album for L-I-L B-O-O-S-I-E. He’s a good rapper, and I couldn’t say that before I heard this one.

9. Action Bronson-Mr. Wonderful-Another rapper who I wasn’t so sure about. AB is a great spitter, and he sounds like Ghostface Killah…a lot. Don’t sleep on this white mc.

10. Tech N9ne-Special Effects- Another dope album from the great Techa Neena. This one might be a shade under All 6s and 7s, but its still very good, if a little lengthy. There’s a huge guest list including Eminem, T.I., and 2 Chainz, and Lil Wayne. This is actually tied with 8 & 9.

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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