Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

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...

Final Result: An incredibly tough battle. Kendrick’s albums stack up in all categories, except singles. I just found GKMC’s singles to be a tad bit better. Legacy is a tie as well because on TPAB Kdot avoided the sophomore slump…stay tuned for more disc battles! Album GKMC TPAB Result Singles B+ B GKMC Lyrics A+ A+ Tie Beats A- A- Tie Cohesiveness A+ A+ Tie Legacy A A Tie

In this battle I’ll put Jay-z’s 2 best albums against each other…that’s right: Reasonable Doubt(1996) vs. Blueprint 1(2001). OP Is a tie. Album Reasonable Doubt Blueprint Result Singles B+ A+ BP Lyrics A+ A+ Tie Beats A A+ BP Cohesiveness A+ A+ Tie Legacy A+ A RD Final Result: A close battle. The winner is the 1 st Blueprint. The two albums tied in lyrics and Cohesiveness. However I felt BP’s beats are flawless, while some on RD aren’t as stellar….even considering the time difference. RD did have more of a legacy than BP1.

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 Tie 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 Felt the Legacy of the albums was about the same as well….so its DRAW. A tie is a rarity in these battles.

This battle will see T.I.’s King(2006) vs. Paper Trail(2008). The opening opinion is that Paper Trail is better. Let’s get this battle going. Album King Paper Trail Result Singles A+ A King Lyrics A- A Paper Beats A+ A+ Tie Cohesivness A- A Paper Legacy A A Tie Final Result: Well it was somewhat close, but Paper Trail is the superior album. King had better singles (What You Know, Front Back, Live in the Sky)…but that was it. T.I.’s lyrics on Paper Trail were a tad bit better. Also Paper Trail was a slightly more cohesive album. Overall though, this was a close matchup. I think these are the best 2 albums in his discography.