Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

Mr. West’s 6 th album is a remarkable one. Its short(only about 40 mins), but each song is effective. The music is very dark, bordering on horrocore. Not every song is dark, but the cohesiveness of the album is not in question. I really wish there was at least 2 more songs, but this is a good outing for Kanye. It’s different, it stands out, and its relevant to a degree. It’s not on the My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’s level but this one is a win. YEEEZUS! Looking back, Yeezus has not aged well but that hasn’t stopped it from being really really memorable. I love the fact that Kanye wasn’t afraid to try new things. This album will go down as one of his mid level albums as I ultimately feel Life of Pablo was better. Verdict: 9.5

10) Klay Thompson- “Killa” Klay is a great 2 way player. He is almost a lockown defender and a terrific catch and shooter. I really like when he handles the playmaking for GSW but honestly with guys like Steph Curry and Iggy you don’t need him to do it. 9) James Harden-I once considered him to be overrated. James is an incredibly crafty shooting guard. I love the fact that he got an MVP last season. 8) Reggie Miller- Miller was an incredible 3 point marksman and a good defender also. I wonder who would win a 3 point shootout between Reggie, R. Allen, and K. Thompson. 7) Ray Allen- Allen might go down as one of the most clutch shooters in the history of the league. In his prime years with Bucks and Sonics he was perenial all-star type player. 6) Clyde Drexler-Clyde was like the poor man’s Michael Jordan. He could do it all but he only one ring while on the Rockets. 5) Manu Ginnobli-Manu was the heart and soul of the “Big 3” Spurs. He is a driver first and also a gre...

Album Album #1 Album #2 Result Singles Lyrics Beats Cohesiveness Legacy This battle will see Kanye West’s College Dropout (2004) vs. Late Registration (2005). The opening opinion is that College Dropout is the better album. Album The College Dropout Late Registration Result Singles A- A Late Lyrics B+ B+ Tie Beats A+ A+ Tie Cohesivness A+ A College Legacy A+ A College Final Result: Well this was a hard battle to call…in fact, it’s a tie! Late Registration had   better Singles (Gold Digger, Diamonds)…but CD had more cohesiveness. I feel...

Rihanna’s back again with another hot album. This one is short but sweet. Which Is funny cause Rihanna is tall and sexy. HA! But this album which came out in 2011 has some seriously good songs on it. Songs like Birthday Cake and Cockiness (I Love It) are some very sexual songs which works well for Rih Rih.  Album: Talk That Talk Artist: Rihanna Overall Rating 95 Grade A Lyrics 24 Beats 24 Depth 25 Tilt 23 The Navy is very well represented here on songs like Drunk On Love. Songs like Where Have You Been have flawless production but the song We Found Love seems rather cookie cutter. I love her lyrcics on that song but the song sounds too similar to other songs. Overall it’s a strong album from Rihanna and she shows no signs of slowing down.

Album: Loud(Deluxe Edition) Artist: Rihanna Overall Rating 94 (Bad girl Rih Rih at it again) Lyrics 25 Beats 22 Depth 24 Tilt 23 Best Songs- Only Girl in the world, Love the way you Lie Pt. II, S&M Other Highlights- What’s My Name, Raining Men, Cheers Weakest Songs-Skin Comments- Rihanna’s back but I’m not sure she’s through being a bad girl. This album is a lot more girlish and isn’t as provocative as the last one. There are some great songs here, and some that aren’t all that. However, this does feel like a cohesive album. I found the beats to be the weakest part of the album. Vocally Rihanna does well which should surprise no one. She embraces the Pop sound here and she does well with songs like “Only Girl in the World” and “S&M” are terrific and fun songs. “LTWYL II” with Eminem is very sad but ul...

Cavaliers vs. Warriors 16 This series was an interesting one. It has history meaning This was the 2 nd time Lebron James played the Warriors in an series. LBJ averaged almost 30 pts 11reb and 9ast. We all know the GSW were up 3 games to 1. I love how Lebron and Kyrie stepped up and refused to lose winning games 5-7. It proved that any team can be beat. I loved that Lebron delivered on his campaign to get one for “the Land” Series Grade: A

The Point guard is the floor general. Honorable Mentions: Pistol Pete Maravich & Oscar Robertson 10) Bob Cousy- The 6x Champ was no joke. He did lots of fancy passes and such. Stuff that is common place today. He was a good shooter which was kinda mandatory for PG back then. He was a 8x assist champion as well. He's the quintessential Celtics PG. 9) Jason Kidd- He's a 1 time champ but he played in a tough era. Kidd would always blow a kiss to his wife. He's an incredible passer and good defender too. I think his shooting improved as well. Kidd is a triple double machine (Pts-Reb-Ast) 8) Mike Bibby- Bibby was the best PG the kings had in their heyday in the early to mid 2000s. He was a big time shot maker like Derek Fisher. He wasn't really in his prime till like 2005-2006 season tho. There used to be a debate on if he or Steve Nash was the better player but I guess we know the answer to that. 7) Tony Parker-TP is the head of the SAS snake. He is their emot...

5) Solo: A Star Wars Story (8.5/10)- this movie is really good. Not sure why so much hate. The film had good pacing and acting. The story is where it fell flat a tad bit. I love this movie but Lando did better than Han acting wise. The surprise villain is good too. I cussed in the heater I was so shocked! 4) Jurassic World : Fallen Kingdom (9.5)-This movie was really good. I think it was the Empire Strikes Back of Jurassic movies. The movie is really dark with few humerous spots. That Indo-Raptor tho...what a monster! Overall terrific film. 3) Avengers Infinity War (9.75)-Avengers 3 is really really dope. Peep a review for it on my blog. Overall its really good but there isnt really any character development except for the main villain Thanos. Iron Man and Cap America never share a scene but both fail here to win. The movie is action heavy and sets up the cataclysmic Avengers 4 coming just 1 year later in spring 2019. 2) Black Panther (9.95)- A terrific movie. Sound in all aspec...