Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

 I gotta admit I delayed getting this album but it was on sale. It’s not as bad as I thought it would be. There’s some good tracks here… “Bomb” has Kanye’s daughters rap/talking. It’s part cute but also kinda corny. “Fried” and “530” I liked. Kanye says “you don’t love me, listen to Drake bitch”. lol. There are some really bad songs like “Husband”. God it’s awful. Overall the album features pretty basic lyrics. Like with Vultures 1 he's just not talking about much of nothing.  The production is decent tho across the album. "Sky City" was another highlight. Ultimately its not a horrible album but very disapoininting cause there were glimpses of good there....in the midst of a lot of mediocre tracks. Lyrics 17 Beats 20 Depth 17 Tilt 18 Verdict 72

 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