Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

 The latest album from Logic is really good. There's a narrative throughout as Logic and his homies get ready for a show in DC as they drive from Maryland. One thing I like here is Logic gives his homies more chance to shine on this album whether that be through actual album cuts like "Gaithersburg Freestyle" or the skits. Logic spits really well on this album and honestly I would expect nothing less from a Logic album at this point. "Shimmy" featuring Joey Bada$$ is really good too. Production wise its pretty good too. I liked most songs alot. Overall tho there's not much here that blew me away so its a slight step below the Vinyl Days album. Still another solid project tho. Lyrics 24 Beats 23 Depth 24 Tilt 22 Verdict 93

30) Rick Ross (7.7) Essential Album: Teflon Don Starting off the list is Ricky Rossay. Ross has great delivery and a lot of good albums. He scores really high in the versatility category. Ross’s pen game has definitely gotten better from when he debuted in 2006 with Port of Miami. Ross’s biggest flaws were his storytelling and impact. Otherwise solid MC.     29) Young Jeezy (7.8) Essential Album: The Recession Another dirty south MC. Jeezy is one of my favorite rappers. He has a lot of good albums with no real duds. He does have the best ad libs in the game. His collaboration and versatility are high. He really brings the heat on his features. Storytelling and Impact weren’t that high but hey; hes tied with the next rapper.   28) Nicki Minaj (7.8) EA: The Pinkprint Arguably the most dominant female rapper of all time. Nicki really shines when features on others tracks. She usually steals the show like on Kanye West’s “Monster” song. She’s also really versatile; able to...

 Drake and 21 Savage get extra disrespectful on this one lol. The album is decent as Drake and well mostly Drake take shots at various women like Ice Spice, Megan thee Stallion ,Serena Williams etc. The two rappers have good chemistry. "Rich Flex" is the perfect album opener. In fact I'd say the first half of this album is great. But the 2nd half is kinda meh. The subject matter just gets kind of tired. The production is decent tho. "Spin Bout U" is another banger. "Circo Loco" is easily one of my favorite tracks due to the Daft Punk sample. Overall I enjoy this album I just think it could of been a tad bit better. The only rap feature is Travis Scott on "Pussy and Millions". We could have used a couple more features I think.  Lyrics 22 Beats 21 Depth 21 Tilt 22 Verdict 86

Are of Pleasure continues down the path that her last album went. This time however the album is purely about sex and pleasure. Janelle's singing and rapping is very on point here. This is evident from the first song "Float" which is a major banger. There is a strong reggae sound on this album as well. The production is pretty good, but its not amazing like on previous works. "Lipstick Lover" and "Water Slide"are infectious singles as well. "Phenomenal" is a smooth song too. Overall this is a great album but its not quite on the same level as her previous works. Some of that is due to the fact the album is short...only 30 some minutes. Some of the songs are really short too. Complaints aside tho I liked most all the songs. Janelle continues to prove she's one of the best artists of the century. Lyrics 24 Beats 23 Depth 23 Tilt 23 Verdict 93

 Nas returns in late 2022 with KD3 and man is this a great album. One thing to note there's really almost no features. Nas spits fire on tracks with lush production from Hit-Boy. The song "Thun" is a highlight as Nas jokes that the beef with Jay-z still ain't over. With most of these songs Nas just glides over the beats as he sounds as comfortable as ever. He personifies beef on "Beef" which is pretty interesting. "First Time" is good but the subject matter sounds kinda repetitive as I feel like I've heard Nas rap about that a few times before. Overall tho there's just so many great songs. This is arguably the best Nas/Hit-Boy album but I dont really think its better than KD2. For Nas to be rapping this well this late in his career is legendary. Lyrics 24 Beats 24 Depth 23 Tilt 23 Verdict 94

 I'd like to rank one of the best female MCs discographies. Missy is one of my favorite rappers lets get to it....There are no wack albums in her discography but some are definitely better than others. 6) The Cookbook -Coming in last is The Cookbook. It's certainly not a bad album but I think there's too many songs that are kinda....skippable. However there's some serious heat on this album tho. The album is well produced like all her albums. The production does seem very varied compared to the sound of previous albums. "Loose Control" with Ciara and Fatman Scoop is one of her best songs honestly. The Neptunes produced "On & On" is no joke also. Notable Tracks: Loose Control, Click Clack, On & On, We Run This. 5) Da Real World- This album could have been 4th but I haven't heard it that much unfortunately. It's got a darker sound than her debut album. I remember the two singles, "Hot Boyz" and "All N My Grill" were ...

 I recently beat God of War Ragnarok which means I have once again beaten every God of war game. Man this one was really really awesome. I mean I knew it would be good cause GOW 2018 was an incredible reboot. I'll try to avoid spoilers here and just give you the run down. This game takes place a few years after the end of the first one....and right away Freya (the final boss's mom from the last game) is trying to kill you. It's really exciting right from the jump. Really throughout the game there was rarely a dull moment. Atreus, Kratos' son is older and a battle hardened warrior at this point. He does alot more for you in combat then he did in the previous game....and there are even a few segments in the game that you play as him. Kratos is a little more laid back then he's ever been. He's still the overprotective dad tho. The game's combat has been revamped a little and its armor menus have been simplified. For one you get the blades of chaos early in the ...