Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2011 XXX Danny Brown ★★½ 55 Hip-Hop A lot about Danny Brown stands out. He doesn’t hold back any punches lyrically, hitting you with vulgar sexual innuendos, detailed recaps of excessive drug use and intentionally cringey/inappropriate pop culture references. His nasally, hyper delivery is easily recognisable and hard toContinue reading “XXX – Danny Brown”
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Camp – Childish Gambino
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2011 Camp Childish Gambino ★★½ 51 Hip-Hop Childish Gambino’s debut studio album Camp is a bit of a mixed bag. The sitcom writer and actor turned rapper puts his creativity and personality on display, hints at a wide range of different influences and utilizes different vocal styles, while showingContinue reading “Camp – Childish Gambino”
Cole World: The Sideline Story – J. Cole
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2011 Cole World: The Sideline Story J. Cole ★★½ 57 Hip-Hop On Cole World: The Sideline Story, J. Cole shows a base level of consistency and competence in all areas of his art: his lyrics, his production and his ability to craft an overall narrative across an entire work,Continue reading “Cole World: The Sideline Story – J. Cole”
Ambition – Wale
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2011 Ambition Wale ★★★ 62 Hip-Hop In the opening moments of the second track of Ambition — Wale’s second album and first record as part of Maybach Music Group — Wale says he’s one of the best thinkers of his class of young emcees. I don’t know if I’dContinue reading “Ambition – Wale “
Rolling Papers – Wiz Khalifa
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2011 Rolling Papers Wiz Khalifa ★★½ 56 Hip-Hop Pop Hip-Hop Enjoy the great songs: The smoker vibes, lurking bass tones and ghostly, high-pitched synths on “On My Level.” The laid-back, repetitive guitar and plucky strings on reflective tracks “Hopes & Dreams” and “The Race.” The dark harmonies and contemplativeContinue reading “Rolling Papers – Wiz Khalifa”
Finally Famous – Big Sean
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2011 Finally Famous Big Sean ★★★ 63 Hip-Hop Pop Hip-Hop I think Big Sean’s Finally Famous is one of best sounding projects to emerge from hip-hop blog-era of 2008 to 2013 — which saw the genre frequently embracing and promoting new, young stars but also placed most of themContinue reading “Finally Famous – Big Sean”
Lasers – Lupe Fiasco
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2011 Lasers Lupe Fiasco ★½ 39 Hip-Hop Pop Hip-Hop In one of the worst efforts ever by a record label to elevate a talented artist, 2011’s Lasers — Lupe Fiasco’s third album — pairs one of hip-hops most serious, lyrically gifted and smooth artists of the late 2000s withContinue reading “Lasers – Lupe Fiasco”
El Camino – The Black Keys ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2011 El Camino The Black Keys ★★★ 66 Rock Alternative Rock Blues Rock El Camino represents The Black Keys at their peak popularity. “Lonely Boy” was an absolute banger of a single that had a lot more energy than what they had offered the album prior, an energy that’sContinue reading “El Camino – The Black Keys ★★★”
House of Balloons -The Weeknd ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2011 House of Balloons The Weeknd ★★★★ 87 Hip-Hop R&B Alternative R&B I really love how House of Balloons flows from beginning to end, that the subjects and themes return from song to song, and put the main character through a wringer of emotions and situations delivered with R&BContinue reading “House of Balloons -The Weeknd ★★★★”
SBTRKT – SBTRKT ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2011 SBTRKT SBTRKT ★★★½ 75 Electronic R&B Electronic R&B SBTRKT’s self-titled debut is an easy-to-listen-to electronic album, made up dance-pop tracks with a slight dubstep build to them and R&B-style feature vocals. “Sanctuary,” “Right Thing to Do” and “Pharaohs” are simple pop tracks that easily could have made theirContinue reading “SBTRKT – SBTRKT ★★★½”
Fresh Out The Deli 