Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

This album really takes me back…to 2002-2003. This is a reggae album but its has a hip-hop sound to it on some songs. Lyrics are the album’s biggest problem. Sometimes its hard to understand SP’s accent or he just draws on…but other times his choruses hit the ball out the park. The beats are really good. Especially the first few songs. The album loses steam in the middle but it picks up a little bit later. Overall it’s a good album, but after hearing his other albums, I’m not sure if Sean Paul can top this effort. I give this album a 7.75/10. Theres room for improvement, but its not a bad album.

Killer Mike’s 2012 album is a great one. Lyrically he’s on fire. Every punch line, every chorus seems to hit hard when needed. There aren’t that many guest spots, but they are all pretty well used. The El-P production is very southern and effective to keep the mood the way KM wants it.I really need to hear some of his other albums cause this one is incredible. Overall i give this album a 9.5/10. Thats right! Give it a listen if you havent already.

Iron Man 3 Iron Man 3 was without a doubt one of the better movies of this year. I was worried that it wouldn’t be that good, but this is actually almost as good as the Avengers which is pretty impressive.   It’s easy to like this movie if u liked Robert Downey jr. as Iron man in the first place. Unlike Iron Man 2, he has better dialogue this time around. In fact there are some down-points in the movie which you would think would drag the movie down but clever dialogue keeps things rolling.             Of course the special effects are terrific. Iron Man has some new tricks of the trade so to speak, such as automated Iron Man suits(lots of them). He can also summon pieces of the suit to his body with clever hand guestures. This adds a new dynamic to the action. The villain is revealed in the first few minutes of the film. I think things get a little too biological for me as the villains have insane regenerat...

Ja’s latest offering has a very different feel than Pain is Love One. This is a really easy review. The album is pretty good, good enough for multiple listens. Ja enlists a lot of singers to help him with this comeback effort. Spun a Web and Parachute are definitely the best songs. The album has a lot of cohesiveness. Ja has never been a great lyricst…but I was a litte surprised that Ja handles so few of the hooks on this album. Ja Rule's latest album is pretty damn good. I would give it an 8.25, but i feel its closer to 8.5/10. So yea 8.5/10

Nicki has realeased 2 albums in 1 year in 2012. This one however is short, and is clearly better than Pink Friday Roman Reloaded. Lyrically she’s about as good as she was on her debut album(Pink Friday). Nicki sounds very focused on these songs. The guest spots are generally well used, but no one steals the spotlight from Nicki. Ciara, Cassie, and Lil Wayne (yes even Weezy) help Nicki out a lot on this album. Overall its proof that Nicki can still make good music, whether it be Pop Rap, or just Rap itself. Overall Rating 84 Grade B Lyrics 19 Beats 21 Depth 22 Tilt 22

Talib’s 2007 album is a great one. The album has a lot of good songs. Stay Around is where he discusses those who have criticized him in the past. The album has general topics for Talib, but the execution is really well done. There’s nothing here as good as Get By, but the album has quantity over quality. The album has a very laid back feel to it, which works to Talib’s advantage. The album has a lot of quality songs, and Talib is in his zone. Talib is one of the elite Mcs, and this album is further proof. I give this album a 9.25/10....it's one of the best from his catalogue.

This is an album, that is just plain inferior to rival album Graduation. However it’s a good album, but a difficult review.   I’ll start with the production, which isn’t bad, but not as good as 50 is used to. There are some gems though, the best beat easily going to AT, with JT and Timbo. The song is really hot, but 50 is rapping like Chamillionaire on it... Some of the guest features aren’t that good, Eminem does a C job, Young Buck is only on a chorus, Mary J feels forced to sing, And Tony Yayo, is well Tony Yayo!. Overall its 50’s worst album out of 4. Its constructed well, but it just feels forced and he doesn’t sound as hungry or as creative as on GroDT or the Massacre. Follow My lead With Robin Thicke is a nice song, and a welcome surprise. Overall i give this a 7.5/10. Its not bad by any means, but its his worst album so far....or is Before I Self Destruct his worst??