Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

This 2007 UGK album is a dirty south work of art. The album has no major flaws. It’s arguably UGK at their best. It’s a double disc…which means lots of music. Most songs are laid back but really effective. There’s a lot of guest spots like TI, Talib Kweli, Raheem Devaughn, Rick Ross and some others. I really like the songs Like That, Like That Remix, and Int’l Players Anthem. Pimp C seems to handle most of the hooks and its effective. This album should have been on my best rap albums of 2007 list. Hmm maybe I will have to reevaluate that list. The Verdict is a solid 9.5/10 ! Knowwhatimtalkinbout? LOL

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

Drake’s original mixtape…I didn’t get to hear it till 2014. Yeah I had the EP…which was fire. I’ve heard some of these songs on the EP, but there are some standout songs here that I really like. Ignant Sh** with Lil Wayne is dope. Also Unstoppable featuring Santigold is arguably the best song. Of course there’s Best I Ever Had which is the  awesome heartbreak drizzy song. The extended version of Succesful, Trey Songz’s song is dope too. In hindsight, its better than Drake’s first 2 albums easily. The verdict... .9.25/10 . Shopping bag drizzy!

Action Bronson’s commercial debut is really good. You can tell he likes other kinds of music than rap. The beats are really hot, and AB’s lyrics aren’t far behind. Occasionally he will sing, and its not that good. AB is a good rapper (of course). The only notable guest spot is Chance the Rapper. AB is a goofy rapper, with hard hitting punchlines. There really wasn’t enough great tracks to get it at least a 9/10…but this is a fun album to listen to. The Verdict....he sounds like Ghostface Killah...lol Oh the score? The score is a 8.75/10 ! 

This is the album that put T.I. on the map. He hasn’t really gotten a whole lot better lyrically than on I’m Serious, but he has diversified his subject matter. The result is a deeper album, with lots of replay value. The singles are dope, like  Be Easy, 24s, Let’s Get Away, and the anthemic Rubber Band Man. Theres some other good stand out songs like Look What I Got and I Still Love You. The album closes on an even note. This is one album that if you missed out on it, you need to hear it. The verdict: 8.75/10  

It seems only natural that TI would digress a little after the mighty Paper Trail. This album isn’t that bad, its just not creative at all. The first track features Kid Cudi on the hook, and a troubled Kanye West. After that the album is either a mellow club banger,  or a feel sorry for me/I am a changed man type of song. Rocko does well on his feature, as does the great Eminem. The closer with Christiana Aguilera is also good. The verdict is a 6.75/10..TIP can do better

Video Game System Review Wii U This is a system review. I’m not going to go into a lot of specifications. I’m just going to give you what I feel about the system. I’m going to review a system I have. That’s only fair. I got the Wii U right after it came out. I really liked the Gamepad. I find myself playing on it while having the TV on something else often.. It’s a really handy device. Of course not all games (like Mario Party 10) enable that feature. The Wii Nunchuks are cool. I mostly just use them to play regular wii games. That is an awesome feature too. I missed out on a lot of wii games like Zelda Twilight Princess and Mario Galaxy(1and 2). The Pro controllers are very comfortable. I had to cop 2 of those. Graphically, the Wii U is good, but rather inferior to the PS4 and Xbox 1. It does have some nice features though. Theres an ability to share messages with other players even in a game with Miiverse. The stylus and the gamepad can be used as a browser. ...