Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2024 Scrapyard Quadeca ★★★ 68 Hip-Hop Neo-Soul Scrapyard is my first exposure to Quadeca, a former YouTube rapper and personality who has transitioned from a kind of goofy and humble DIY hip-hop nerd, known for freestyles and mimicking the flows of other emcees, to an artist with a uniqueContinue reading “Scrapyard – Quadeca”
Tag Archives: R&B
Eternal Sunshine – Ariana Grande
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2024 Eternal Sunshine Ariana Grande ★★★½ 74 Pop R&B It’s been four years since Ariana Grande’s last record, but it doesn’t feel like she’s missed a beat. Eternal Sunshine is another “white girl making sexy dance poppy and dreamy R&B” record. Conceptually, Eternal Sunshine (like the movie) is aboutContinue reading “Eternal Sunshine – Ariana Grande”
Lemonade – Beyonce
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2016 Lemonade Beyonce ★★★½ 78 Hip-Hop R&B On Lemonade, pop and R&B icon Beyonce explores recent struggles in her personal life surrounding her husband’s infidelity, dabbling in a range of different genres on her way to both self appreciation and forgiveness. Although some of the concepts and lyrics areContinue reading “Lemonade – Beyonce”
Confessions – Usher
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2004 Confessions Usher ★★★ 64 Hip-Hop R&B Usher’s Confessions has more bangers and hits than any other R&B record of its era. It starts with energy right away with “Yeah!,” one of the most iconic songs of the 2000s and a track that, even if it sounds a littleContinue reading “Confessions – Usher”
Vultures 1 – Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2024 Vultures 1 Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign ★½ 31 Hip-Hop Some habits die hard, like smoking when you’re out on Friday night with friends or spreading anti semitic sentiments in public forums. No matter how bad things get with Kanye West musically and professionally, I just can’t quitContinue reading “Vultures 1 – Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign”
808s & Heartbreak – Kanye West ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2008 808s And Heartbreak Kanye West ★★★½ 71 Hip-Hop R&B I know 808s & Heartbreak — Kanye West’s first venture into the R&B world — isn’t for everyone. But — when looking back at where hip-hop went in the 10-15 years after 2008 and how prominent R&B production, auto-tunedContinue reading “808s & Heartbreak – Kanye West ★★★½”
Lahai – Sampha ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Lahai Sampha ★★★★ 85 Hip-Hop R&B Neo-Soul Sampha has been making notable music for a long time. From being the primary vocalist on SBTRKT tracks in 2010 and 11, to all his features with artists like Drake in 2013, Kanye West in 2016, Kendrick Lamar in 2022 andContinue reading “Lahai – Sampha ★★★★”
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill ★★★★½
Years Album Artist Stars Score Genre 1998 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill ★★★★½ 93 Hip-Hop R&B Soul The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill really checks off all the boxes of what makes a record work. Strong vocals. Smart and personal lyrics. High quality, captivating production. Musical continuity from beginning to end and a clear,Continue reading “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill ★★★★½”
Renaissance – Beyonce ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Renaissance Beyonce ★★★★ 86 Pop Dance Pop R&B What are the two things you want from a DJ when you’re out dancing? You want them to play something that you recognize, and you want the music to transition seamlessly from one track to the next. On Renaissance, BeyonceContinue reading “Renaissance – Beyonce ★★★★”
SOS – SZA ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 SOS SZA ★★★★ 84 Hip-Hop R&B Pop If SZA’s gonna consistently put out classics, I’m fine waiting five years between releases, and I’m happy with them including 23 tracks. SZA’s stardom in 2022 is so much bigger than it was back in 2017, when she was about toContinue reading “SOS – SZA ★★★★”
Fresh Out The Deli 