Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

Ah the long awaited Certified Lover Boy from Drizzy Drake. I think its an upgrade over Scorpion which might be one of his worst projects. The album starts off well with the great "Champagne Poetry". The next song, "Papi's Home" is also really good. Drake seems to spit pretty well on this album. The beef with Kanye inspired the song "No Friends in the Industry" and "7am On Bridle Path". I found "Knife Talk" with 21 Savage and Project Pat to be another highlight. "Love All" with Jay-z is ok, but I found Jay's verse kinda average for him. "You Only Live Twice" which features Lil Wayne and Rick Ross might be the best song. Overall tho this is a typical Drake album. Lots of features, lots of singing...you get the idea. It almost sounds like this album coulda been released a few years ago with its tired subject matter. It's a good album but its not as good as I expected.  Lyrics 23 Beats 22 Depth 23 Tilt 22 Ver

The latest Kanye album was delayed so many times but I'm honestly very happy with the final product. The album just feels way more fleshed out than Jesus is King felt. This is his longest album at 27 tracks. The album has amazing production throughout. It sounds fresh and modern. Lyrically the album isnt the strongest but its still has some good bars. The guest list is massive too. Most songs feature someone. "Hurricane" features The Weeknd and Lil Baby. Another banger, "Jail" features Kanye, while its remix features DaBaby. "Believe What I Say" is a great song that doesnt feature anyone. "Jesus Lord" features a great verse from Jay Electronica. Ultimately I can understand why some don't like this album....it is really long and there could be more Kanye on it....but ultimately its Kanye's best work in years. I'm sure Donda West would be proud of him for this incredible album. Lyrics 22 Beats 25 Depth 25 Tilt 23 Verdict 95  

 This review may be considered late but I hope you enjoy. Nas returns with what I thought was a better album than his 2020 album King's Disease. On the surface tho there's not a whole lot different with the albums. It's got the same producer Hit-Boy. The production is still good but not really better. Theres more tracks and for the most part they're all good. "Death Row East" is a really interesting story....and to think Nas and Pac almost squashed their beef. "Rare" features a great flow from Nas. I really like "EPMD 2" which features EPMD and Eminem. Eminem spits with fury but doesn't really steal the show. "Nobody" features Lauryn Hill and she does a great job. Hit-Boy spits himself on "Composure" with Nas. I really liked "Moments" too. At this point Nas is a top 5 MC of all time and its kind of being set in stone. You're gonna have to take someone off if you didn't think he was there already! Ly