Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

Heartbreak drizzle! 8) What a Time to Be Alive (84)- Drake’s collaboration with Future is his worst album and its just a collection of songs that don’t really be about much of nothing special. Still catchy tho. If you like Future you won’t mind these songs. Top Tracks: Jumpman, Big Rings, Digital Dash. 7) Take Care (87)- Take Care…mufu**in Take Care. Some songs have grown on me, but to me, this is Drake’s weakest solo body of work. Its too sappy, some songs are too long. However there are some serious gems here like “Headlines”. “Take Care” with Rihanna is hawt, and so is “Lord Knows” with Rick Ross. To me this is the most Drake Drake album lol. TT: Make Me Proud, Lord Knows, The Motto, Headlines, Crew Love, Marvin’s Room. 6) Thank Me Later (89)- The album that made me a Drizzy fan…yeah you read right. The album is loaded with star power…how could Drake fail? He didn’t! I think he didn’t balance his singing that well with the rapping here, but it was his first off...

The Midwest Lyrical wordsmith's albums will be ranked!!! If you're a long time reader you might know how some of the albums rank already....just enjoy the post. 6) L.A.S.E.R.S. (83)- The Acronym “Love Always Shines Everytime Remember to Smile” is what this album stands for. This isn’t a bad album, but honestly its his worst. The production is somewhat weak; Lupe’s lyrics are nothing special either. There are some great songs here like “Words I Never Said”, “The Show Goes On”, and “All Black Everything”. The latter is like a reverse American kind of song…it’s dope. The album isn’t quite skippable, but for a first time listener to Lupe I wouldn’t recommend this one… Top Tracks: I Don’t Wanna Care Right Now, The Show Goes On, Word’s I Never Said, All Black Everything 5) Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 (92)- This was a very odd period for Mr. Fiasco. He was coming off his worst album, and wanted to make a follow up to what some call his best ...

Arguably the best rapper of our generation from the West Coast...lets look at this discography ranked! I'm not including O.K.E., Streets of Compton, or Block Wars..... 9) Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf (83)- It really shouldn’t surprise you that this is Game’s weakest album. Sure, it’s a collaborative album but there is enough Game present here to save it. There are some strong tracks here and there like “Really” which features T.I., 2 Chainz, Soulja Boy, and Yo Gotti. There’s just too much filler. Top Tracks: F.U.N., The Purge, Really, Bigger than Me, Black on Black. 8) Jesus Piece (89)- JP is an underrated album. Sure his lyricism isn’t as good as on the RED Album, but this one has some serious bangers on it. However, there’s just too many guests. The production is good also. I think this album’s biggest flaw is it doesn’t seem to have a story behind it like ….every other Game album. The theme is very loose as well. TT: Ali Bomaye, See No Evil, Pray, Church. 7) ...

Drizzy Drake has retuned with a follow up to Views, and its really good. The playlist as he calls it, is really cohesive. Drake does a lot of singing here, but not TOO MUCH. He’s a certified popstar now, not just a rapper. Glow with Kanye West is fire, as is Passionfruit. The album feels like leftovers from Views, but you better eat these lol. The album doesn’t have as much replay value as I’d hope but it still has some. It’s a tad too LONG. The production is really good as are Drake’s bars. Well I’m not sure what he will do from here but rest assured he’s rap’s biggest star right now in 2017. Verdict: 9.2

NEW KUNG FU KENNY! K.dot has returned with an album I was really hoping he would make. I mean, strong narrative albums seem to be his forte’ but this one, I just an album….and a damn good one. The singer assisted songs Love and Loyalty (feat. Zacari and the latter feat. Rihanna) are great tracks. Humble, the lead single is f***ing fire. The production is really great, which you may or may not expect. His lyricism, is great, but not up to his usual standards. Hey a 9.5/10 is nothing to complain about! Overall the album feels refreshing and is a very very accessible, something that TPAB was not. Verdict: 9.7/10

Star Wars Ranking Eligible Movies: Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, Rogue One,A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Force Awakens, The Last Jedi 9) Phantom Menace- I love all Star Wars movies but this one out of the bunch is the weakest. The movie is SLOW. The dialogue is bad…..its saving grace is the pod race and the final battle which has multiple fronts. In particular, it has a beast lightsaber fight, which at the time was the best. Anakin, Qui Gon, And Obi Wan are great in this movie, but then there’s Jar Jar …..nuff said. Lol. (7.5) 8) Attack of the Clones- Okay I admit it, I like this movie more than PM. I mean it is also SLOW. However it plays out like a mystery movie so its cool. The sequence at the end is better than PM’s scene. Seeing Yoda fight for the first time is awesome. The dialogue might be the worst in the saga. I did like Anakin here however, albeit he would only be cooler in ROTS. (8) 7)Rogue One- This is a...

Verdict: 8.4 I’m not a Young Thugger fan, but this album is kinda hot. His lyrics are absolutely insane, and I don’t mean 10/10 either. I mean they are weird af. The beats are good tho. He’s named the songs after celebrities...then there’s also a song named after Harambe, the gorilla. Pick Up the Phone with Travis Scott is good. The production is good throughout. I feel he needed maybe a couple more guest features but hey, I think he’s the new Lil Wayne…..lol.