Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

 You must know that I am a HUGE Michael Jackson fan. I guess that’s what makes this such a tough review and a bit of a disappointment. The album is good, but it doesn’t feel complete. I think maybe Michael being the G.O.A.T.(Greatest of All Time) makes this album seem like its not up to par with his expectations. However this is a decent album. I must say that songs like Hold My Hand and Monster feature some really good collaborations. (I Can’t Make it) Another Day with Lenny Kravitz is also very good. I think the last song is a little too sappy. Overall I think MJ would be somewhat pleased with this effort. I'll give it an 8/10

Okay this may be my first Pop review for this site, but I like Pop music too .....so here it goes.... I wasn’t much of a Katy Perry fan until I heard this album. Its solid all the way around….sure some of the songs are very simplistic but they have a lot of cohesiveness. Some songs are slower, sure, but they still sound really good. Vocally Katy puts some pop artists to shame, although I won’t mention any names. My favorite songs are Firework, E.T. Pearl, and uhhh Peacock lol! This is hot music. Snoop Dogg did his thing on California Girls too! I give this album a 9.5/10, now beat that Britney Spears lol

WOLF GANG!!!  WTF is this? This is by far the craziest album I’ve ever heard. The album is creative but the execution on some tracks is poor. The beats are really hot. I haven’t heard anyone rap this crazy since early Eminem. But you can’t really make a comparison between the two rappers, no disrespect to Tyler who is a decent rapper. This is one of the hardest rap albums to get through due to the crazy subject matter, but Tyler & company due a good job of painting pictures with their rhymes. Even with that being said the album has very few poor songs. The final track, Golden is simply hilarious. I give this album 7.5/10. Not bad, but there are some flaws.

Rick Ross God Forgives, I Don’t Track by Track Review Pray for Us- The intro….some guy is praying to God, then u hear a drive by and the famous Rick Ross “RUH” 6.5/10 Pirates- A great intro song. The beat is on point. “We just Pirates tryin to stay float” 8.5/10 3 Kings- Ross is joined by Dr. Dre and Jay-z here. Dre says “listen to this through my headphones”, Ross says “Listen to this in my Maybach”. Jay-z’s verse is good as he says “Niggas can’t f*** with my daughter’s room”. The beat is hot, but lyrically its not as good as it could have been 9/10 Ashamed- This track is really smooth. I love the sample. Ross gets it done. 8.5/10 Maybach Music IV- The 4 th edition of Maybach Music is as smooth as possible but I think it’s the worst of the 4. Ne-yo’s part is a nice touch but I wanted to hear more of him here. 8.5/10 Sixteen- The smooth songs continue. This song is dope. Ross is joined by Andre 3000 who steals the show at the e...

I thought i'd post a short review on this album before I finish my review on Ross's new album Teflon Don is Ross at his finest either way you look at it. His lyrics are really good, but not really better than they were on his 3 rd album. That album was his best(at the time), but this one is more consistent. Its only 11 songs true, but I prefer this over his first 2 which were heavy on filler. Tears of Joy is good, but BMF does nothing to help him maintain BOSS status. MC hammer and I’m Not a Star have   perfect   beats for Ross. The last 2 songs are really nice, and overall its nice to see Ross releasing yet another varied work. I give this album 9/10.

 Miss Keri’s debut album doesn’t feel like a debut album, which is a good thing and a bad thing. Its good that she is so good at making hit songs, with great lyrics, to cover up for her lack of vocal ability. Its bad because her expectations are too high. This is a good album from front to back, but some songs work better than others.   The first 4 songs are really good. Knock You Down w/ Kanye and Ne-yo is great. The song with Timbo, Return the Favor is fine, but a little too long. This is an album that needed about 1 or 2 more guess spots. However the ones on the album are well used. The album has a good beginning and ending, and an ok middle…as good as this is, I can see her topping this album. I give this album 9/10

Lil wayne ’s 3 rd Carter, had entirely too much hype around it. It isn’t a masterpiece but it is a really good album. Lyrically Wayne ’s flow is creative and he goes hard on most songs. He seems like hes unorganized on Playing with fire though. On Amili he freestyles and murders the beat, and on Mr. Carter he gets 3 verses to try and outshine an average Jay-z. Lolipop is the club hit, along with Got Money. Dr. Carter is Wayne at his lyrical best, along with Shoot me Down. The last song was best trimmed down a bit to maybe 5 mins. The beats are hot, and theres a good amount of depth. Good Job lil weezy. Overall Rating 93 (Not a Classic, but damn good) Lyrics 23 Beats 23 Depth 22 Tilt 25