Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

Ah yes I get to review another G-Eazy album. I’m hearing after hearing When It’s Dark Out. Honestly this one is just as good overall. There are some well used guest spots like E-40 and A$AP Ferg. What about Gerald? Yeah he’s introspective to a degree, but his flow or delivery is nothing spectacular. I found the production was not as good as WIDO either.Despite this the album is really good. There’s plenty good songs here. The Verdict: 8.7/10..not stellar but good.

The latest Royce da 5’9’’ album is really good. It’s a very personal album for Royce. The first song Tabernacle, sets the tone. The production is the weak point of the album, but its fine. Lyrically Royce does not disappoint. He slaughters pretty much every track….get it lol? Even the skits are very meaningful.Anyway this is one album you need to check out if you’re a fan of Slaughterhouse or Royce. Verdict: 9.2/10

Ayo Taylor I’m happy for you, imam let you finish; but this one of the best albums of all time! Verdict: 9.8/10 Yes it’s true I really like this album. The melodies are dope, her singing is actually the weakpoint, but that’s not much to complain about. This is a terrific album with stellar production and great replay value. My favorite songs are Blank Space, Shake it Off, Style, and Welcome to New York.

Big Boi and T.I. already advanced to R3. Drake vs. Ludacris: Bout to be lit….turn up. Flow-Tough choice. These are 2 different kinds of rapping styles….but TIE. Delivery-Both rappers have good varied deliveries, but I feel Luda is a little more consistent. Albums-Another tough category…but Drake wins here. NO WEAK ALBUMS. Story-Almost unfair here, as Luda doesn’t really tell many stories…but he’s decent. Drake wins this one as well. Legacy-This is insane as Luda has been dominant in the early 2000s, while Drake is dominant now. Luda would win this…4 years ago…but now I’m sayin Drizzy. Drake wins 4-2 Jeezy vs. Lil Wayne: Similar rappers go at it. F-Tie. Both rappers have some good flow. Both have changed their rapping styles also. D-Tie. Both rappers have varied deliveries so yeah mane. A-Jeezy gets the nod here. Wayne’s best is Carter 3, and Jeezy’s best, the Recession is better than that easily. S-Wayne wins this category. Albeit not by much… L-Way...

Kanye West and Eminem advanced to R3 automatically. Lupe vs. Kid Cudi:  Different styles goin at it. Flow-I feel that Lupe wins but not by a wide margin….lol just kidding yes Lupe. Delivery-Both rappers are crisp, but Kid Cudi just has that melodic thing working for him. KC Albums-While KC has 3 great albums, Lupe has like 4. Lupe Story-This is tough.  I’m going to say tie. Both rappers are great at this. Legacy-Ah yes Legacy. Lupe has been more consistent so he gets the nod. Lupe wins 4-2 Common vs. Tech N9ne: Upset? F-Both rappers have great flows. Tech spits faster but not better. TIE. D-Tech gets the nod here. He has a very distinctive delivery. A-Common gets the nod here, but not by much actually. S-Another Tie. Both are really good storytellers. L-This is hard to call. Common is more well known, but Tech is really dope too. I’m going to give the tie breaker to Common. There you go.

Kendrick vs. 2pac: Great battle here… Flow-Hmm to be honest I feel this is a tie. Which may seem odd cause I said Jay Rock had better flow in Round 1…but whatever. TIE Delivery-2pac wins this one, but not by much….. Albums-Kendrick wins this one. He’s got such an impressive discography. 2pac’s body of work is close tho. Storytelling-Another tie…lol. Both rappers are really proficient here. Legacy-Now this is kinda tough. Kendrick is dominant now, but 2pac is clearly a legend….Pac. 2pac wins 4-3 . Ice Cube vs. Schoolboy Q uh oh... F-Tie. Both rappers have great flows. Ice Cube is simplistic but effective, SBQ is more complex… D-Tie. I really like both rapper’s delivery so surprisingly it’s a tie. A-Ice Cube wins this rather easily. His first 2 albums were classics to Schoolboy’s 2 good albums. S-Cube wins this one, albeit rather easily. L-Ice Cube definitely gets the nod here…He’s just had a great run, albeit not so much lately tho. Ice Cube wins 5-...

Rules: The top seed winners don’t compete this round…. Eastern Bracket :Nas and The Notorious B.I.G. advance automatically Jay-z vs. Talib Kweli: A couple of veterans… Flow-Tie, both Jay and Talib Kweli have elite flows… Delivery-Jay-z wins but not  by a whole lot. Albums-Jay-z wins again but not easily. Both rappers have some seriously great bodies of work… Story-Talib wins. He’s a conscious rapper and one of rap’s best storytellers… Legacy-I gotta say Jay has done so much for rap… Jay-z wins 4-2 Ghostface Killah vs. Nicki Minaj F-Hmm well both are pretty good but I gotta say Ghost has a dope flow…so Ghost D-Nicki manages to edge this category out….She really brings it consistently… A-Ghost wins, but mostly just due to having more albums… Story-Ghost face by a mile….Nicki isn’t a proficient storyteller… L-This is tough. Ghost has meant more to the genre, but Nicki has trandescended rap and become a pop star….Nicki… ...