Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

This is not a great album. In fact Wale is barely passing at all. He sings too much. His lyricism is really bad. I didn’t think it could get worse than The Album About Nothing. Well no, that album had some substance, this one doesn’t. It’s like he just didn’t put any true effort into this. The beats are good yes, that’s about it. Ok ok the hooks are catchy true, but this is almost trash! Verdict: 7.1/10

Wale’s 4 th album is narrated by Jerry Seinfeld. Its an interesting dynamic for the album. The album doesn’t feel as well thought out as his last album, The Gifted. The biggest problem is Wale’s lyrical ability. He’s just everywhere…..and it hurts the cohesiveness and impact of most of the albums’ songs. I’m not saying his lyrics are terrible by any means though. There’s not as many guests as his last album but they are well used. Most songs here are good but some are just too long or have beat change-ups that aren’t too effective. Overall the album is good but far from great. I kind of wish it was really about something lol. The verdict is a 8/10 which isnt bad

Wale busts on the scene again with a “Gift” for rap. It seems like Wale has finally figured out his sound for the most part. Yes this album is better than most of Rick Ross’s albums. The album gets off to a decent start, and things only get better. Wale hasn’t really improved lyrically since 2011’s Ambition, but the production is better, as are the song’s concepts. Both versions of Bad are included, but I like the Rihanna version more. Wale also has Meek Mill, Ne-Yo, 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa, and Nicki Minaj. Juicy J is also up here, and of course there’s Rick Ross. So whats the final verdict? Its Wale’s best album to date. Its more interesting and catchy than his previous two albums.    Verdict 9/10