Best Rapper Ever Tournament: Bracket Finals (A & B)

The categories are the same but if not a tie, then a category can be split 7-3 or 6-4 also.

Bracket A

Kanye West vs. Kendrick Lamar-These 2 should be a tough matchup.

Flow: While both rappers are great…I’m giving this one to Kdot. He’s a savage on the mic like all the time. Kanye is a little inconsistent sometimes. (0-10)

Creativity: I do not feel this is a tie tie…so its actually Mostly Mr. West. (7-13)

Storytelling: I feel kdot is an elite storyteller but Kanye is decent too. (11-19)

Impact: This is where it gets tough. Kendrick is a west coast rapper, but honestly he hasn’t been too much of a WC mc. Kanye’s influence can be felt all over the game giving him the full 10 points. (21-19)

Collaboration: Tie. Clean split this time. Both rappers are legit here and outshine other rappers when they guest feature. (26-24)

Versatility: Tough to call. Both are versatile. I’m giving a 6-4 split to Mr. West tho. (36-28)

Albums: Oh sh**! Hmm. Both rappers have great disc. MBDTF beats GKMC, but TPAB ties College dropout. Its kind of a case of quantity vs….nah. It’s a tie for this. (41-33)

Commercial Success: We’ll make this simple. Kanye is 11x Platinum all together. Kendrick is 4x platinum. That’s a 8-2 split….(49-35)

With 49 points, Kanye is gonna move on to the Semi Finals!

Bracket B

Jay-Z vs. Eminem-A predicted matchup….let the best rapper win!

Flow: Interestingly enough both rappers have rapped fast and slow…and at reverse points in there careers. I say clean 50/50 tie here. (5-5)

Creativity: While Jigga is a really creative, trend setting rapper…I feel Eminem has a slight edge here. (9-11)

Storytelling: I’m gonna have to say tie here. Jay is a very good storyteller just like slimshady. (14-16)

Impact: I feel while both rappers are impactful….Jay has a slight edge. Everybody wanted to rap like Jigga in the late 90s and maybe all of the 2000s too. (21-19)

Collaboration: Both rapper always bring it here….tie. (26-24)

Versatility: Ooo….sh**. These guys are pretty much as versatile as it gets. Club bangers, personal songs, beef songs…you name it! Another tie. (31-29)

Albums: This is where Jay takes the lead. Why? BP1 and RD were classics. Em has 2 classics too. But Jay just has more quality albums….wow. (41-29)

Commercial Success:s And this is where Em strikes back. He’s sold a staggering number of albums…actually more than any rapper to date! (41-39)

Wow what a battle…but with 41points Jay-Z is gonna move on!

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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