Originally posted by 701@May 27 2015, 05:31 PM
Been rocking to August Alsina quite a bit lately, no regrets.

Freaky, so have I. Ever since I heard he was about to go blind, I started checking him out and damn is Testimony one smooth ass R&B album.

Originally posted by 701@May 27 2015, 05:54 PM
Note: I'm exaggerating on the Bronson, but he really likes him and I personally don't at all.

I still want to listen to Mr. Wonderful, but he bores me so much that I have to reach a certain level of boredom that, luckily, I haven't even scrapped the surface of reaching yet.

Originally posted by 701@May 27 2015, 01:53 PM
JT is hit or miss.

Example - showing me the new stuff when Cyhi came out with it = hit
Example - saying Bronson was a top 5 album in any year = miss

Where did I say bronson was top 5 album?


His last album was terribly average.

The Great

- Holy Ghost
- Canal St.
- Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2
- Everyday
- Back Home


The Good:
- Excuse Me
- JD
- Westside Highway
- Wavy Bone


The Bad:
- Electric Body
- Max B
- Pharsyde
- Dreams

The Ugly
- Fine Whine
- L$D
- Jukebox Joints
- Better Things
- M'$

A solid 6.5/10. Great production, great flow from time to time but it falls flat in a lot of places for me.

Originally posted by Spangle@Dec 19 2014, 07:36 PM


This does not a good artist make. Cole was extremely emotional on FHD, but the album still sucked ass. The whole album could be ignorant as fuck and all about money and pussy, but what's dope is dope. Doesn't matter what you talk about, if it's good music then that's all that matters.

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Bronson himself is terribly average.

Originally posted by Josh@May 27 2015, 06:38 PM

The Bad:
- Electric Body


The Ugly
- L$D
- M'$

hmm.. I enjoyed these songs..

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NAME: Kolja Kekkonen
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Originally posted by stevo@May 27 2015, 11:30 PM
Bronson himself is terribly average.

Rare Chandaleirs and Blue Chips are both great tapes imo.

Originally posted by Josh@May 28 2015, 04:31 PM
Rare Chandaleirs and Blue Chips are both great tapes imo.

Wouldn't say great, but I see where you're coming from. Personally, I don't like his beat picking and something in his voice drives me away but I'm not much of a music nazi so I'm cool with whatever you guys like. :lol: Shouldn't have wrote 'terribly', that made the message more extreme than it was intended to.

Originally posted by stevo@May 28 2015, 12:25 PM


Wouldn't say great, but I see where you're coming from. Personally, I don't like his beat picking and something in his voice drives me away but I'm not much of a music nazi so I'm cool with whatever you guys like. :lol: Shouldn't have wrote 'terribly', that made the message more extreme than it was intended to.

Agreed. He's super boring.

Really wasn't feeling ASAP's new album. As usual his flow is great (most of the time anyways), the beats were on point for the most part but I just didn't find myself caring at all about what he said most of the time which is a relatively big part for me. Dude needs a good ghost writer ASAP... Pardon the pun.

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Originally posted by 701@May 27 2015, 04:54 PM
Note: I'm exaggerating on the Bronson, but he really likes him and I personally don't at all.

He's like a lot of other artists where you either love him or hate him, there's very little middle ground with Bronson... I am part of the latter group personally.

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California Roll (ft. Stevie Wonder): 8/10
-Right off the bat, I am really digging this smooth production from Pharrell. As is typical, the dude knows how to craft a super nice and chill beat. This one is no exception. In addition, he does pretty well on the hook. As for Snoop, he comes in with a nice laid back flow here that really compliments the beat perfectly. It is not surprising to hear Snoop rap about, well, weed, so his lyrics here are pretty suspect, yet I am digging this song all the same. It is quite easy to vibe to and if I were a smoker, I'd imagine this is a perfect song to smoke to.

This City: 8/10
-This beat is incredible. My Lord does Pharrell have a terrific sound. If you have yet to catch on, this entire review will just be sucking off Pharrell and for good reason. Dude has never lost his magic touch with beats. Rarely do I encounter a beat from him that is not awesome. Featuring some mini-verses and a hook from Snoop, this one feels almost like an EDM song, in the sense that the lyrics exist solely to compliment the beat. Here, Snoop takes a backseat to the beat, aside from his final verse when the beat is slowed down for him to take centerstage and he uses that time well, as he hits us with a decent verse that shows his incredible flow and delivery. Don't really care about what he's saying, but this song is so damn smooth, it is hard to focus on anything other than that. Like, seriously though, this track is so smooooooooth.

R U A Freak: 5/10
-"She DTF cause she's down to feel / That aromatic, now unlock it baby this is for real / Are you a freak, or what? / I'm just a squirrel tryna get a nut". Yep, I'm out. Super groovy, this beat is yet another top-notch production from Pharrell. Sadly, I am not feeling this hook at all. His verses don't mean much and are simply Snoop being Snoop, so I can't be bothered to care, but damn do I hate this hook.

Awake: 7/10
-"Put your hands together and close your eyes / Smell the aroma, visualise". For some reason, every time I listen to this track, I keep expecting Snoop to say "thighs" instead of "visualize". Regardless, this beat is dope again and Snoop does quite well on it, though again, his lyrics here are inconsequential. Thus far, this album is the perfect combination of Pharrell's funky beats and Snoop's smooth delivery. Not as strong as some of the tracks before it, this one does its thing and is quite easy to vibe along with.

So Many Days: 3/10
-Eh, the beat is super smooth again, but I am just not digging Snoop's vocals here. In the past tracks, it does not really matter, though he does quite well on the beats. Here, I am just feeling the altered vocals and then the lyrical content that has been lackluster throughout becomes more of a problem here, considering I don't like his delivery here. Overall, this one is a big step back for the album. Nice beat though, but I am just digging this one.

Peaches N Cream (ft. Charlie Wilson): 7/10
-The lead single and the track that initially drew my attention, this one made me believe that Snoop could drop a hot album in 2015 thanks to Pharrell Williams. Thus far, I have been pretty correct and this one is proof of it. Though not a great track, it does feature a lot of Snoop, which is a major change of pace. He does pretty well on this track, in particular I love his delivery of the line, "I'm a G6er, a Maybacher / You can tell the chauffeur he can park it right there". He flows incredibly well over this great beat from Pharrell. The hook is alright and overall, this one just feels like a great summer party track.

Edibles (ft. T.I.): 1/10
-Just going to sit here and quote all the terrible lines to be found here, ok? Actually, nevermind, I'll just say the whole song is one terrible line because, well, it is. Every single line here is worse than the previous line. Though the beat is nice, this one is different in that the vocals take centerstage, due to how horrendous they are. T.I. turns in a terrible guest performance here. Really, the only good part of this track is the hook, which is pretty smooth. Oh and, "She took off her underwear, it ain't no hair under there". WILL T.I. EVER STOP TALKING ABOUT SHAVED CHICKS? God almighty. Like, we got it dude, you like chicks who are entirely shaved. I didn't care the first time.

I Knew That: 4/10
-Featuring another really funky beat, this one is way better than the last track, but I am still not entirely feeling it. Like, it is alright, but I dunno, this one just is not for me. It is easy to vibe to, but so are the rest of the tracks. Dunno, this one really adds nothing of value and does nothing for me. Not particularly bad or anything, but entirely meh.

Run Away (ft. Gwen Stefani): 3/10
-It has been a long, long time since I heard Gwen Stefani. The lyrics here absolutely suck. The early tracks featured me not caring about the lyrics. They were neither bad nor good, but on the back end of this album, they are making me notice them, which is bad. A super funky beat from Pharrell again, this one is ruined by Snoop and Gwen's back-and-forth vocals here.

I’m Ya Dogg (ft. Kendrick Lamar & Rick Ross): 1/10
-Oh God Snoop sings here throughout. Get those earplugs because, as you may assume, it is quite grating. Those lyrics too, "A body like that ain't hard to feed, cause girl I'll eat you up / All in a couple of seconds, girl I'll eat you up". Yikes. So, Snoop sucks here. How about Ricky Ross, you ask? "She's impressed by a fat boy / Cadillac, weed, pistol on his lap, boy / Home run hitter, thought I was a batboy". I guess boy does rhyme with boy. Oh and she's not impressed with your fat rolls, Rozay. Nobody is. His flow is pretty nice, admittedly here and I am being a touch unfair to him, since his lyrics are not that terrible here. They are alright, but his verse never commands my attention. As for Kendrick, God does this verse ever suck. I love Kendrick and he's undoubtedly the best rapper in the game right now, but my God does this verse suck. His stop start delivery and then his lyrics like, "It's a trophy in that pussy, I'mma cum in first place", are just eyeroll inducing. Featuring the worst Kendrick flow, delivery, and lyrics, I have ever heard in my life, this one is a major letdown. The best part here, other than the beat, is Rick Ross. What the hell.

47/100 -> 4.7/10

This album perfectly encapsulates California in the summertime and feels like the perfect album to not just smoke to, but to either sit back and vibe to or put on in the car on a nice sunny day and go for a drive. The length of this one is great, delivering 10 tracks that come in at about 40 minutes. As a Snoop Dogg album, it feels more like a Pharrell album, honestly, where Snoop just provided the vocals on all of the tracks. His lyrics take a backseat to the super groovy and funky production found throughout to the point where Snoop's only appeal here is his flow and delivery, rather than anything he is actually saying. In saying that, he does quite well on these tracks, but is entirely upstaged. The star here is Pharrell who delivers great beat after great beat here that makes you want to listen to the entire album again and again. Though there are some majorly weak tracks like "So Many Pros", "Edibles" and "I'm Ya Dogg", there are some strong entries here such as "California Roll" and "This City". What can be found on all tracks though is super smooth production. If this one was an instrumental album, it would be incredible. As it stands, it is not, thus it is just pretty sub-par, since the vocals here are never particularly great when compared to the beats. Oh and lest I forget how bad the lyrics are. On the good tracks, they are alright and do not draw any attention, but on the bad tracks, may God take mercy on your soul.

Listening to Lil Durk's debut album. This is exactly the album I have been waiting for. Short (30 mins) and straight garbage. Oh man I can't wait to review this one.

Originally posted by Spangle@Jun 2 2015, 09:26 PM
Listening to Lil Durk's debut album. This is exactly the album I have been waiting for. Short (30 mins) and straight garbage. Oh man I can't wait to review this one.

Who's worse, Chief Keef or Lil Durk?

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