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Cowboy Carter Review

sorry if i write a lot. i like to yap lol

Ameriican Requiem- i'm a huge sucker for a sitar so i was gripped in from the beginning. i grew up on country music (mainly 90s/early 2000s) and so when she showed up at the CMAs and performed with the chicks it was a childhood dream. but as a person who liked country music around the time 9/11 happened, it's only become even more racist since. the way they treated her that night even though she was one of, if not THE, best performer of the night was so upsetting to watch. even as the best artist on the planet, at the top of her game, she's always going to work a million times harder than any of her peers. i'm so proud of her being able to make a song like to this to put her thoughts out on the whole night that night.

Blackbiird- obviously everyone has heard this song before. i was unaware of the actual backstory to the song since i don't follow the beatles too much (i like george harrison but that's about it lol). i was not aware that the song the song was written for black women during the civil rights movement. i assumed the song was mainly written by john lennon who to my knowledge was kind of a grifter when it came to his activism. having this song come right after ameriican requiem is so poetic.

16 Carriages- shockingly i was able to avoid hearing this song in full until tonight. i tend to only do one single per release and so texas hold em was the one. this song is so heartbreaking because i think about all the kids in the entertainment industry who can probably relate to this song all too well

Protector- these songs she makes for her kids... i'm gonna need her to stop. not because they're bad but i straight up can't listen to blue and probably this song because i want a mom like this 😭

My Rose- i hate that this is an interlude. it's so beautiful and not to be dramatic should've been 10 hours long

Smoke Hour • Willie Nelson- idk what to say about this one lol

Texas Hold 'Em- i love this song. the only problem i have with it is it sounds too clean. like the production sounds too clean. maybe it sounds better on the radio where the quality is lower than streaming but its definitely a song that needs to be played not so isolated.

Bodyguard- there's something in this song. she channeled carole king for this on or something. it's so good instantly a top 20 if not top 10 song of hers through her whole discography.

Dolly P- once again idk what to say about this one its too short to say anything

Jolene- i mean i think the same way about her version as i do about dolly's version. why are we getting mad at these women when we should be getting mad at the men?? take away that beyonce is beyonce for a second. if she was a normal lady and this girl was unaware her man was taken, isn't that more on him than anyone? he's letting it happen.

Daughter- her voice in this song is insanity. the control she has is unmatched truly.

Spaghettii- the beat omgggg. i know this would hit so hard in a mashup with "my house" i'm obsessed.

Alliigator Tears- just from hearing snippets of the country music that's on the radio nowadays, i think this might be one of the few songs from this album that they will eat up. i'm not saying that as a diss at all. i love this song alot especially after a second listen.

Smoke Hour II- i guess i can add on here a random tid bit. i made a country playlist in preperation for the album to come out. i made it on valentine's day. tell me why i named it KNTRY. i didn't even know the "radio station" she has on the album was called that lol.

Just for Fun- i don't listen to lana del rey anymore. i had a small time during last year where i did but then she got real messy again and signed that letter thanking joe biden. that being said this song sounds identical to "norman fucking rockwell". which is a compliment because both are good songs. keep jack antonoff away from beyonce though. that's the good thing about beyonce is she doesn't sound like everyone else which he makes everyone do (yes i am a fan of him but i'm critical of his production lol)

II Most Wanted- i'm sorry i've never been a fan of miley cyrus (except for the song she did for black mirror and that one EP she put out). i want to like this song because i like aspects of the song but it being a miley cyrus song with a beyonce feature is not want i want.

Levii's Jeans- this is also a collab i'm not a fan of. i actually enjoy post malone but i would've liked to see them in a more upbeat song.

Flamenco- idk how to take this song. it's stunning as usual. my thoughts on the lyrics though is she's kinda talking to fans maybe like the OG like destiny's child fans who have started to leave because she's starting to experiment more with her sound and they miss her old sound. i would love to know her take on this song in particular. because i know so many artists who decide to change their sound throughout each release are terrified of losing fans because they're so stuck on a certain sound.

The Linda Martell Show- another one i can't say much on since it's an interlude

Ya Ya- now.... remember what i said about bodyguard??? easily top 10. idk where on my ranking but it's there. the interpolation of "these boots were made for walking" and "good vibrations". there's something about that old soul rock sound that gets me every single time. i know that it doesn't sound anything alike but "freedom" has that same vibe, where it takes alot from old 60s blues soul rock. this is gonna hit so good on tour!

Oh Louisiana- i will say i really like this interlude. second favorite out of the ones with actual music

Desert Eagle- another song she chose to make extremely short when it should've been hours long... come on B

Riiverdance- its a fun and cute song. i think the beat is good but i think i like it more on my first listen.

II Hands II Heaven- i'm hoping this will finally click for me. im seeing everyone really love this song but idk whats not clicking for me. i'll definitely keep listening to it though maybe someday.

Tyrant- someone said this is the thique of cowboy carter and yeah i can definitely hear it. it's a sexy song and it's a fun song. definitely like it alot more after a second listen

Sweet • Honey • Buckiin'- her sampling "i fall to pieces" in this song is so special to me. i do want someone to take this "honey" and add it to the end of pure/honey though i wonder if it would sound any good. i think sweet and buckiin are the best songs out of the three of these.

Amen- i love how this really rounds out the album, calling back to the first song. it feels and is a very emotional song. don't know if i'll go back to it only because i think it could make me cry lol

overall, i think it's a solid album. if we're comparing the acts, which idk how you can because they're two distinctly different sounds, i would probably still go with renaissance but there's still so many solid songs on this album that are now some of my top faves. usually i rate out of 10 but it feels too low tbh, so i'm rating it out of 100. it will definitely grow on me just like renaissance did. 89/100.

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Worst Hip-Hop Projects of 2017

I figured I would start with the worst projects of 2017. Always start with the bad news before the good news. I guess I’ll get right into it.

2017 was a pretty good year for music. I think that 2016 was a better year overall, but I got new music from almost all of my favorite artists in 2016, so I may be a little biased. Plus 2017 was just a shitty year overall but it’s almost over.

So let’s get this started. I’m not gonna put myself in a box by calling this a “Top 10″ or better a “Not Top 10″ list, but rather a collection of albums and mixtapes that I thought were just poor.

NAV - Nav

Look, I guess some people out there like Nav as a solo artist, but I am definitely not one of those people. Nav is like a side dish that’s good, but only every once in a while. Kinda like, I dunno, maybe cranberry sauce? It’s great at Thanksgiving, but it’s not something you go looking for any other time of the year. So yeah, let’s roll with that metaphor. Nav is Cranberry Sauce and Beibs in the Trap and Wanted You are Thanksgiving. And the Cranberry Sauce is only really great when its paired with stuffing... so to further the metaphor... Travis and Uzi are stuffing. Bottom line, Nav sucks on his own, and the album NAV was just further proof of this point. Oh did I mention Nav fucked your girl... cause he’s Nav? Oh, he said that already like a million times on the album? Nevermind then.

Shine -Wale

I’m one of the biggest Wale fans out there, and have stood behind him year after year, usually looking forward to whatever material he puts out. I was excited for Shine too because it had been a while since Wale had put anything out (aside from a few features here and there). But man this was just a really underwhelming project. He keeps trying to use this flow throughout the album that just does not sound good. He first uses it on the chorus of Running Back with Lil Wayne, and there it was charming, but it got annoying as the album went. Running Back was the feature track of this album, as it was released a single prior to the album release, but it just really wasn’t a standout like previous Wale tracks have been to me (see Lotus Flower Bomb, Chillin’, Slight Work, etc.). Even a Travis Scott feature couldn’t really save this album for me, and that’s tough. The best track on this album is My Love with Dua Lipa, Major Lazer, and Wizkid, and the three of them really carry the track more than Wale does himself. Overall, just a disappointing album from one of my favorite artists. Hopefully Wale redeems himself in the near future.

Humanz - Gorillaz

(*sighs*) What could have been. The rest of the world and I have all been waiting patiently for new material from the Gorillaz for 6 years, and after waiting such a long time... This is what we got? The singles released prior to the album were spectacular and had me so excited for the actual album. But when Humanz came out, I listened about halfway through it and got bored. 20 songs is so long, and about half of them were interludes or just garbage filler music. I was pretty upset with this project initially, so I went back in for a second listen. And things didn’t get any better the second time around. I guess at least I have those couple singles to enjoy for the next six years until the Gorillaz put out some more new material.

Everybody - Logic

Logic is another artist that I fanboy pretty hard for. I loved the Young Sinatra mixtapes, I loved Under Pressure, I loved The Incredible True Story, I love Bobby Tarantino, so things were shaping up pretty well for his third studio album. But I was let down yet again. Its not that Everybody isn’t good, it’s just trying waaaaay too hard to be an album about equality. I’m all about Logic’s “peace, love, and positivity” message, and I love that he’s using his mixed race background as a bridge to try to solve some of the racial rifts between white and black people. But on this album, he just tried to jam it down my throat a little too much. It just felt a little too preachy and not music-y enough. This album isn’t really a necessity on this list, I just didn’t like it that much. I guess what I’m trying to say is that it wasn’t what I, personally, was expecting from Logic’s third album. I loved message of 1-800-273-8255 also, but cmon, you gotta admit that “Who can relate? WHOO!” on a song about suicide is just the corniest fucking line you’ve ever heard. But, if this song has saved even one life, I can live with the corniness. Good for Bobby for making this one. Again, not necessarily a hate from me, just a meh.

Teenage Emotions - Lil Yachty

Songs I Liked: Bring it Back

Songs I Did Not Like: Everything Else

Nuff Said.

Grateful - DJ Khaled

This album was just a hot mess. Waaaay too long, waaay too many features, waaaaay too much DJ Khaled yelling. Like WAAAAAAY too much DJ Khaled. There were songs on this project that weren’t really bad until DJ Khaled just came out of nowhere and started yelling random, stupid shit. God he’s annoying. I’m actually getting angry sitting here and thinking about DJ Khaled yelling “WE THE BEST” and “ANOTHER ONE” over and over again. Ugh. Wild Thoughts was cool, I’m the One got played into the god damn ground by radio stations... OH HOLD ON. Are we gonna talk about how there’s a Chance song on this where this man literally just sings the ABC’s? Wtf is that? Get it outta here. I want Pusha Man level Chance, not this garbage. There were a bunch of really forgettable Travis features on this too, as well as an extremely underwhelming Migos feature. Pusha T and Jadakiss both had really hard verses on Good Man, so I guess I’ll call that and Wild Thoughts the highlights of the album. Overall, just an unorganized rollercoaster.

Perfect Timing - Nav & Metro Boomin

Okay I really just hate Nav tbh.

The Booty Tape - Ugly God

“I drip on your bitch like water” I guess in hindsight, I don’t really know why I expected a decent debut mixtape from some one who’s most popular song features that line. This mixtape was just garbage to me, really unfocused and all over the place. I mean he made a diss track about himself on this project. I guess that’s like some kind of reverse psychology or something? Idk, it didn’t work on me, I just found it to be stupid. But what do I know?

Gemini - Macklemore

One hit wonder. Next.

Heartbreak on a Full Moon - Chris Brown

Okay look. I’m a fan of Chris Brown’s music. I have listened to all of his projects that he has released, and have generally liked all of them. All of the singles from this project seemed to point to the same thing for this album. High End with Future and Young Thug absolutely goes, and I was expecting the same for the whole album. Until the tracklist released. 45 songs man? For real? I’ve had the album for a month and a half now and I still haven’t even gotten all the way through the album. Trying to work around and scheme the streaming rules for more revenue is such a whack thing to do, but I guess I shouldn’t have put something like that past a guy like Chris Brown. I’m gonna think twice about his albums now in the future.

There were some other albums and mixtapes that I wasn’t too crazy about, but these couple are definitely the worst of the worst. It takes a lot for me to decide how I feel about an album, so the above listed are definitely not that great to me. But this is all just my own personal opinion. Luckily, 2017 was a year where I had to look back and try hard to find the bad albums. I have a feeling with the good albums of 2017, I’ll have so many that I won’t be able to choose my favorites. I look forward to seeing what interesting music 2018 will provide me with, both for the good and for the Nav.

I’m going to be doing my favorite singles of the year up next. Stay tuned.

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