Album Review: Saigon- The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2: Bread And Circuses

Album Review: Saigon- The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2: Bread And Circuses

Artist- Saigon

Year- 2012

Rating- 8/10

In 2011 New York rapper Saigon released the critically acclaimed album The Greatest Story Never Told. The album was well received and praised for it's conscious content all throughout sky rocketing Saigon to the ranks of the top current artists in Hip-Hop. A year later Saigon releases his sophomore album bringing the listener that same social awareness with the right mix of grittiness Saigon is known for.

The entire album has original production with not a single sample anywhere on it which is extremely rare for rap in these time, it actually may be the only album to do so this year. As expected Just Blaze lends his talents holding a few producer credits, but DJ Corbett produced the majority of the album. Sonically the beats have a more accessible mainstream feel to them, but wouldn't exactly be categorized as “pop”. The sequel has far more features than the first album with Styles P, Chamillionaire, Sticman from Dead Prez, and the returning Marsha Ambrosius providing vocals alongside others.

The intro “Plant The Seed” sets the tone for the album nicely. It touches on how if you were to listen to the music being promoted at this time to try to get a gauge on what is going on in real life at the time you would be completely misguided, a recurring theme throughout the album. The subject of the illusions Hip-Hop gives the listeners is further delved into with the second track and my personal favorite “Rap vs Real” in which Saigon examines the lines between entertainment and real life. “Let Me Run” is one of the aforementioned mainstream accessible songs that I can see being a hate or love song. Somehow the transition from this song to the more street orientated “Not Like Them” feat Styles P, an artist Saigon shares many parallels just feels natural which I find a welcome change from the last song.

Saigon goes back to depicting a portrait in the world we live in today with the following song “Brownsville Girl” which explores scenarios of black on black violence that is all too common in today's youth. Saigon then takes the time to reflect on his musical career with “The Game Changer” stating his purpose as an artist and how the direction he chooses to take with his music has hindered his progress as an artist on the way to stardom. He takes it a step further with his next song “Blown Away” about how influential people in life have their lives stolen from them and alludes to his fear of sharing the same fate. His thoughts culminate to speculation of whether in his death he will find the appreciation he deserves in the first verse of the song “When Will You Love Me”. Saigon trades bars with Lecrae over the topic of finding salvation and appreciation in religion on probably the best produced track on the album “Best Thing I Found”.

The flaws of the album are Saigon's attempts at singing that he should really leave to his features and the fact that a few of these same features add very little to the song in some cases. Saigon's attempts at crossing over also leave a bit to be desired on more than one occasion, but even with these problems the album still manages to be one of the better releases in an already stacked 2012.

The topics on the album are all very diverse ranging from religion, addiction, black-on-black crime, to child care. Pretty much everything that needs to be said right now, but no one puts in their music. If you're one of those people that is looking for an album that could be considered a reflection of the times we live in now, Bread And Circuses is exactly what you're looking for. Some people may criticize Saigon for being simplistic lyrically, but there is more to bars than your syllable count or your punchlines. When you can make a song with a clear message, and make it a good song at that, you're doing something right lyrically. Saigon holds a mirror up to our lives and shows us how things really are past all of the illusions and misdirections other artists try to feed us. There aren't many albums that I would call a classic, but I would go as far as to say that this should be remembered as a classic if only because of how well Saigon depicts life in the black community for this generation. Years from if you wanted to show someone what we had to show for this generation, pop in The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2 and use it as an audio movie.

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Album Review: Skyzoo- A Dream Deferred

Album Review: Skyzoo- A Dream Deferred

Artist- Skyzoo

Year- 2012

Rating: 8/10

Skyzoo has been one of the forerunners of quality music in underground hip-hop since his debut on the mixtape scene. Over the years he's been working diligently and picking up and over growing band of loyal followers along the way as a result of his hard work. His debut solo album “The Salvation” was released in 2009 and is highly regarded as a cult classic and one of the best albums in the decade. Skyzoo kept pressing forward with his music coming out with the The Great Debater project and the Penny Freestyle Series mixtape to build a buzz for his sophomore album “A Dream Deferred” which hopefully will meet the high standards set by his previous projects.

The bulk of the album is produced by the gifted !llmind who has his hand in every one of the beats on the album. Skyzoo has said that the album is truly just as much !llmind's as it is Sky's. A lot of the songs have a jazz-inspired sound to them which compliments Skyzoo's smooth, mellow voice perfectly. For features Skyzoo enlisted the talents of Jill Scott, Jessy Wilson, and Jared Evan for vocals with Freeway and Talib Kweli covering the actual rapping.

The intro to the album starts off with a quoted sample from the movie “Fresh”. The song itself has lines about ambition, the drive to get whatever it is you're trying to get what it is you're seeking in life. That drive is a recurring theme all throughout the album. Jill Scott delivers a beautiful hook in the same accompanied by an angelic production courtesy of !llmind. Towards the end of this song a few others there a live instrumentals giving the song an epic cinematic vibe. The very next song is much more upbeat with production by 9^th Wonder, a producer Skyzoo is all to familiar with. Skyzoo dedicates the song to Chi-Ali, one of his inspirations that led to him deciding to become a rapper. Skyzoo pays homage to a lot of rappers in his own way over the course of the album by using classic lines that true hip-hop heads will get right away.

Range Rover Rhythm is one of the the stand out tracks on the album and cracks my top 10 of my favorite songs in 2012. Everything about the song is spectacular. The beat is smooth, but at the same time fast paced creating a perfect balance. Skyzoo who has the best voice in Hip-Hop right now comes with his basket ball metaphors that he's best at in one verse. His flow/delivery by itself makes anything he says come out as amazing so when he does say something that's truly innovative it sounds just that much better. The next few songs are more orientated to his growing female audience, but they're still great songs in their own regard.

A title fans typically give Skyzoo is the most poetic, similar to what Nas is regarded as. With that in mind it makes the ending segment of “How To Make It Through Hysteria” that much more fitting. He stops rapping and goes into a rhyming spoken-word as the beat calms down which may be my favorite point of the whole entire album. The next song “Steel'S Apartment” also captures Skyzoo at his finest. It starts out with a subtle question as to whether the rappers that lie about their past to claim a gangster lifestyle glamorize it and negatively affect others. Skyzoo has a seemingly simplistic style that makes some of his actual messages go right over your head if you aren't really paying attention, but that just gives you more of a reason to go and listen with an open mind.

“A Dream Deferred” is a solid release with many hidden gems from start to finish. Fantastic, original production and expert rapping. A very consistent album that will be remembered as a great piece of music in the artist's catalog. Skyzoo once again proves that the transition from mixtape to album is an easy one for him to make and that he's still a name to look out for in rap.

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Album Review: MHz Legacy

Album Review: MHz- MHz Legacy

Artist- MHZ

Year- 2012

Rating 9/10

The MHz are a rap clique based in Columbus, Ohio. The group consists of Jakki Da Mota Mouth, Tage Future, RJD2 on the production, Copywrite, and the late Camu Tao. Despite being around for over a decade, dropping their debut single “World Premier” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJuRyuLocUk) in 1998 until now the group never released the debut album fans were craving. Now is as the best time to give the fans what they've been asking for with the group's front man Copywrite's popularity at an all-time high with the release of his acclaimed “God Save The King” album. It is sad that founder Camu Tao could not be alive to see the creation of the project, but the MHz keep his spirit alive through their music.

The production all throughout the album is solid, RJD2 has always been one of hip-hop's most original talents and his work on this album is no different. Some of the songs have an older 90's rap feel to them, while others are designed to evoke feelings of sadness such as “Tero Smith”, the groups tribute to Camu Tao who passed away from his bout with cancer. The entire isn't solely produced by him and the other names in the beat making process such as !llmind serve their purpose well giving the album an even more diverse sound with each song coming off exactly as intended sonically. By it being a group album there aren't too many features, but Ill Bill, Slaine (La Coka Nostra) , and Slug (Atmosphere) make noteworthy appearances.



The album is full of quotable lines and top notch rapping giving the listener a reason to come back and catch the bars that went over their heads the first few times. Different subjects are explored all throughout the course of the album all while keeping their lyrics up to par. MHz continue push the envelope as far was what can be done on the mic in 2012 and after a solid debut like this hopefully they'll receive the recognition they deserve for the work they put in. Copywrite has the most standout verses on the album proving that even after 10 years since his debut album The High Exhaulted in 2002 he's still one of the heavyweights when it comes to punchlines in hip-hop. I don't think there is a single wack verse anywhere on the album, which is quite impressive for a group release. MHz have real chemistry on tracks which is a nice change a pace where as a lot of groups now just sound like a random assortment of verses compiled together with no real thought as to how cohesive they sound together.



MHz Legacy is a hidden gem, a welcome addition to hip-hop in 2012. If you never heard of the group listen to the album and I guarantee you'll become a fan instantly.

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Album Review: Styles P- The World's Most Hardest MC

Album Review: Styles P- The World's Most Hardest MC Project

Artist- Styles P

Year: 2012

Rating: 6/10

If you know anything about Styles P you know that his music is some of the most gutter shit in rap. Always has been, always will be. Depicting the harsh life of the streets is what he does best and this is exactly what this album promises to bring you. Styles has been a veteran of the rap game for years debuting in 2002 with the classic “A Gangster And A Gentleman” album and arguably hasn't had a bad album in his catalog since. “The World's Most Hardest MC Project” claims to be a proper uncompromising representation of the gutter and it delivers.

The album is short, 11 songs counting the intro and outro making the length to be about 30 minutes. The production is stellar all of the way through matching the Ghost's content all throughout. The features are exactly what you would expect from a Styles P album with D-Block and their affiliates, sadly without Jadakiss.

The best thing about the album is sadly also the worst thing. The similar content from start to finish makes it blend together and sound uninspired. “The World's Most Hardest MC Project” would have made a great mixtape, but as an album it's lacking in terms of content. Styles P is good enough to make a release as short as this enjoyable. He's the type of artist that a certain conviction in his lyrics that makes you feel and believe whatever it is he's saying. Even when he makes a relaxed effort such as this it still manages to be better than a lot of the music other artists put out.

The album is definitely not an essential piece in Styles P's discography, but if you're already a Styles P fan it's worth a listen. It's not bad, just incredibly mediocre. The album has nothing that we haven't heard from Styles before. Maybe next time he'll come with something a little more innovative for his next album.

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Album Review: Diabolic- A Liar And A Thief

Album review: Diabolic A Liar And A Thief

Artist- Diabolic

Year :2009

Rating: 8/10

Diabolic was first heard on record with underground staple Immortal Technique and instantly gained recognition from the hidden track on the album. Diabolic made a name for himself in the battling community by locking horns with the likes of legend Iron Soloman. Diabolic even tried his hand at the mixtape circuit with the Foul Play project, but an album was the missing piece to the puzzle that eluded his fans. This changed in 2009 when Diabolic released the highly anticipated debut “A Liar And A Thief”

With the exception of the song “Riot” the entire album is produced by Engineer. Despite the fact the bulk of the album is produced by the same person because of Engineer's diverse sounds none of the sounds blend together. The production is top notch, but at the same time hard to categorize. The album features an ensemble cast of underground icons by the likes of Canibus, Ill Bill, Vinnie Paz, and Immortal Technique to complete the cipher. The most impressive thing is that Diabolic outraps every single person on the album and makes it sound easy. The best way to describe Diabolic's lyricism is a hybrid of Eminem in his prime and Immortal Technique. He perfectly exemplifies how to create polysyllabic rhyme schemes while staying on topic. How to rap politically without coming off as preachy. All throughout the album he opens up a clinic of multis in one of the most technical releases of the year.

In the opening song “Stand By” Diabolic bombards the listener with a blitzkrieg of clever wordplay with punchlines and rhyme schemes setting the tone for what he's all about as a rapper. Early in the album the song “Riot” hits with rock production and Diabolic's social commentary to show that he isn't just witty lines, but that he comes with a message. The song is followed by “Reasons”, a song with darker, grimier production and more introspective lyrics all while touching on Diabolic's gripes with his current situation in the music industry. Diabolic seamlessly switches between the two different styles of rapping giving the album a more balanced sound than if he approached it in just one direction.

The major flaws in the album come from a few of the features where the artist clearly just phones his verse in. Luckily Diabolic is there to come in and salvage the song so it isn't a total loss. Also, the hook on “12 Shots” can be grating and the production doesn't help it much. Definitely the most skippable song on the album.

A Liar And A Thief is a hip-hop purists dream album. If you care about the technical aspects of rap, the rhyme schemes and the original wordplay then this is just the album for you.

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Mixtape Review: The Latin Marksman 2

Mixtape Review

                                                Nino Bless- Latin Marksman 2: R.O.A.M.

Artist: Nino Bless
Year: 2012
Rating: 8/10
http://www.datpiff.com/Nino-Bless-Latin-Marksman-2-ROAM-mixtape.391494.html

    It's been three long years since Nino released the first  Latin Marksman and fans have been patiently waiting for the sequel. Despite all of the delays it's finally here and it's every bit as impressive as everyone was anticipating. The sound quality is as amazing as all of his releases which is something other mixtape rappers should learn from; just because you're releasing a free download doesn't mean you can skimp on the sound quality! Top notch lyrics as always which you come to expect with Bless, solid production and he even shows that he's not afraid to step out of his comfort zone in a few songs experimenting with a few new songs and features. The mixtape has Nino's usual features of guys like Grafh, Joell Ortiz, and Scram Jones but he even adds some new faces that you may have heard of if you pay attention to rap battles such as Soul Khan and Ness Lee. The most interesting feature comes from Cambatta who spits something that sounds more like a poetry than a rap verse on "Bonfire".

    With the first song "No Love" Nino addresses the Slaughterhouse situation hoping to answer the question he gets asked the most ("Why you not in Slaughterhouse?!) and silence critics claiming that he's "bitter" about not being included in the group. He also mentions the rape of his sister and other things going on in his life showing that his attention is not just focused on the group but on more important things. The next few songs from "They Calling"(feat Ness Lee) to "Sad Song"  aren't exactly what you would expect him to rap on but he branches off into new territory perfectly. With the exception of "Sad Song" and "Going Snooki", which is the same beat of Trina feat. Ludacris' "B Alright", that entire set of songs were produced by Nemesis who I have a sneaking suspicion that Nino will be working with again soon.

    The mixtape wouldn't be a true sequel without recurring elements from the first Latin Marksman. On LM Nino released a song titled "Fuck the Rap Gam" where he critized the hip-hop blogs for the content they post on their websites and how they manage the websites and on LM2 there is a song of the same light titled "MID (Music Is Dead) which is leagues above "Fuck The Rap Game". His flow and delivery cleaner, the beat is better, it's just all around a better song with a similar message which isn't to say that "Fuck The Rap Game" is a bad song or that doesn't have it's good qualities, it just isn't as enjoyable as MID. Nino's posse cut this time around is "Black Suits Fill The Room" featuring Joell Ortiz, Scram Jones, and Grafh. The beat is great and it has Biggie sample which makes any song feel epic, but sadly it falls short of Nino's last works of "3rd Degree", "Four In The Clip", and "Slaughterhouse" from his last projects. The new mixtape still has Nino's classic freestyles that his previous works had. This time around Nino has Get Ready 1-2 and his War
Machine freestyles which are all just full of quotables. Take "Get Ready" for example. When Nino isn't doing a barrage of punchlines every bar he's using wordplay with the hip-hop websites reminiscent of what he did with rapper's names on "Namedropping" from Untold Scriptures (which we're still waiting for part 2 of). Nino raises the bar for what you can do with a rhyme scheme on War Machine creating new rhymes with "multisyllabic" longer than I've heard anybody do showing rappers that if you can't keep a rhyme scheme going for at least for bars you're lazy and should be ashamed to call yourself a rapper.

        The bonus tracks are all great, though a tad dated. All three of them were leaked years ago, evident by the "D.O.A.(Death Of Autotune)" reference on "Whatcha Know About Me". He makes a joke and a punchline about DOA being late, while ironically mentioning the song on a 2012 but by it merely being a bonus track it doesn't matter as much. It's a great song none the less so it's inclusion is welcomed. The standout track out of the bonus songs is "God'll Cut You Down" no question which to this day is a top 5 Nino Bless song.


 All in all R.O.A.M. is a solid release. It stayed consistent quality wise with Nino's previous works while staying fresh and innovative. Nino's already high level of skill has increased over the years which bodes well for his album "A Bitch Named Karma" dropping later this year. If this mixtape is any indication of what's coming from Nino 2012 could potentially belong to Nino Bless.

http://www.datpiff.com/Nino-Bless-Latin-Marksman-2-ROAM-mixtape.391494.html

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Review: Nero Gima - The Curse of Nero Gima

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Artist Name: Nero Gima

Name of track: Dextromethorphan

Album/Mixtape:The Curse Of Nero

Release Date: August 1, 2011

Instrumental Credits: Nero Gima

19 year old producer from the Bronx, NY, student at Stony Brook University. Trying to successfully balance school and music. My goal is to introduce alternative hip hop with soul to the music industry. Very reminiscent of Kanye West, Madlib, J Dilla, The Alchemist, Apollo Borwn, but with his own original flair mixed in. 

REVIEW:

The beats on this mixtape definitely carry an essence of old school hip hop and exhibit great potential from this upcoming producer. However the beats tend to get very repetitive and at times sound empty, this could be due to mixing problems. Another problem I noticed was that the beats didn't show much variety and sounded very similar for the most part, this could be fixed by experimenting with different styles to avoid sounding monotonous. Apart from that, with a little bit of polishing and a few more added sounds, Nero Gima's future beats will surely be something to look out for.

Favourite Track: Analog

Overall Rating: 3.5/5 

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Review: Drake - Take Care

Review(Ratings are 1-10 with 10 being the best):

1. Over My Dead Body - A great intro for the album, the beat has an upbeat/inspiring sound to it and the lyrics go great with it. The only problem I had with this track was that it was too similar to Dream's Money Can Buy. 

Rating: 8.7/10

 Favourite Line:

"The backpackers are back on the bandwagon/ 

 Like this was my comeback season back, back in the day"

2. Shot For Me - Easily one of my favourite tracks on the album. Vintage Drake style with a good mix of singing and rapping. It's emotional and something people could vibe too. The ending was a great transition into the next track: Headlines. 

Rating: 9/10

 Favourite Line:

"This is one I know you hated when you heard it/

 And it's worse because you know I deserve it/"

3. Headlines - The first single off the album. A strong opening with great lyrics but I felt the beat was a little lacking. Don't have much to say on this song, I like it and had it on repeat for a while. As a side note, I have to say, watching the video make's this song a lot better for me. 

Rating: 8/10

 Favourite Line:

"I might be too strung out on compliments, overdosed on confidence/

 Started not to give a fuck and stopped fearing the compliments/"

4. Crew Love ft. The Weeknd - This song gives me many mixed feelings, while I find the sound effects in this track to be a bit annoying, they help create the atmosphere of this song. Drake had the stand out verse in my opinion but The Weeknd does this thing with the whole atmospheric vibe. After hearing this and "The Zone" I can easily say that I'm looking forward to any future Drake/The Weeknd collaborations.  

Rating: 8.5/10

 Favourite Line:

"Smoking weed under star projectors/

 I guess we'll never know what Harvard gets us/

 But seeing my family have it all/

 Took the place of that desire for diplomas on the wall/"

5. Take Care ft. Rihanna - This track is bound to be a mainstream success. Rihanna sounds great on the hook but I really enjoyed Drake's blend on singing/rapping in the verses. This helps the song from becoming repetitive and boring. The beat gives the song a pop/hip-hop feel which is perfect for clubs and the radio.

Rating: 8.4/10

 Favourite Line:

"My only wish is I die real/

 Cause that truth hurts, and those lies heal/"

  

6. Marvin's Room / Buried Alive (Interlude) ft. Kendrick Lamar - Marvin's Room has been one of my favourite songs of the year. It has that personal feel and does an excellent job of conveying emotions through lyrics. Now moving into Buried Alive the song gets a bit faster and once Kendrick Lamar comes in he. goes. off. Sick flow and lyrics, he doesn't fail to amaze. One of the best verses on the album.

Rating: 9/10

 Favourite Line:

"I think I'm addicted to naked pictures and sitting talking about bitches that we almost had/

  I don't think I'm conscience of making monsters out of the women I sponsor, til it all goes bad/"

7. Underground Kings - Personally, this is one of my favourite tracks on the album, Drake's flow is on point and the beat compliments the lyrics well. 

Rating: 8.9/10

 Favourite Line:

"With fame on my mind, my girl on my nerves/

 I was pushing myself to get something that I deserve/"

8. We'll Be Fine - This track reminds me of Drake's verse and hook on 4 My Town. It's pretty good, my only problem was that I didn't really enjoy the beat and felt it was a bit empty. Birdman's cameo at the end of the track also sort of threw off the vibe the track had going. 

Rating: 8.7/10

 Favourite Line:

"I heard you got your ways, I never would have known

 She said, "you're such a dog", I said, "you're such a bone."

9. Make Me Proud ft. Nicki Minaj - A radio single with not too much going for it. It's not a bad track but I felt as if Nicki's part brought the song down. Drake had a nice flow and the hook is extremely catchy but Nicki's whole "split-persona" gimmick didn't come off to well on this track.

Rating: 7/10

 Favourite Line:

"A couple things due, but you always get it done/

 There might have been a time where I loved her too, 

 But you take that away and you always been the one/"

10. Lord Knows ft. Rick Ross - I think at this point we can safely say, Drake + Rick Ross = Sick shit. The definitive rap track of the album, Drake goes off, Ross has a nice verse and both of them fit in great over a hard beat by Just Blaze. 

Rate: 8.5/10

 Favourite Line:

"A lot of niggas came up off of a style that I made up/

 But if all I hear is me, then who should I be afraid of?/"

11. Cameras / Good Ones Go (Interlude) - For some reason I really like the hook on Cameras, it stood out through the whole track. Good Ones Go really showcases singing capabilities and I could hear a lot of improvement from his previous tracks. Good Ones Go also contains background vocals from The Weeknd which add to the emotional feel of the song. 

Rating: 8.7/10

 Favourite Line:

"Girl they love me like I'm Prince, new kid with the crown/

 Bunch of underground kings, thought you knew how we get down/"

12. Doing It Wrong - A very smooth song with great singing on Drake's part. It flows with the Atmospheric trend Drake has going throughout the album. This song also has the legendary Stevie Wonder near the end on the Harmonica.

Rating: 8.8

 Favourite Line:

"We live in a generation of, not being in love, and not being together/

 But we sure make it feel like we're together/

 Because we're scared to see each other with somebody else/"

13. The Real Her ft. Lil Wayne, Andre 3000 - Very reminiscent of Houstatlantavegas off of So Far Gone. Lil Wayne has a decent verse and there's also a rare appearance by Andre 3000. For some reason I felt that 3 Stacks sounded out of place on the beat. The verse was lyrically great but the voice didn't go well with the beat in my opinion. None the less it doesn't take away from a great track.

Rating: 8.5/10

 Favourite Line:

"Or should I just be realistic? Lipstick on the glass/

 I know this ain't your first, but it's better than your last../"

14. HYFR (Hell Ya'll Fuckin' Right) ft. Lil Wayne - Pardon but I have to use an internet term for Drake's verse on this track: DAT FLOW. =O The track starts slow but then Drake bounces in with some amazing flows. Lil Wayne suprisingly sounded pretty good on this track and also carried a nice flow. One of the best tracks on the album in my own opinion, only problem was that I feel Drake should have had 1 more verse on this.

Rating: 9/10

 Favourite Line:

"I learned working with the negatives could make for better pictures/

 I learned Hennessy and enemies is one hell of a mixture/"

15. Look What You've Done - A very personal track, you can feel the emotion in Drake's lyrics as he switches between fast and slow flows over a piano beat. The chorus comes in and really sets the mood. 

Rating: 8.9/10

 Favourite Line:

"I see painkillers on the kitchen counter, I hate to see, it all hurt so bad/

 But maybe I wouldn't have worked as hard,

 If you were healthy and it weren't so bad/"

16. Practice - My personal favourite off the album. I really like the feel and flow on the track. Another perfect example of Drake's ability to switch back and forth between singing in rapping to create a balance and removes the monotony that a hip-hop songs tend to have.

Rating: 9.2/10

 Favourite Line:

"Don't give them no more chances, Oh girl they had there turn/

 Everything for a reason, There's things you had to learn from them/"

17. The Motto ft. Lil Wayne - This track is alright, nothing special. Drake's delivery fits in well with the beat but nothing else really stands out. The beat is bland and the verses don't have that "wow" factor that a lot of the other tracks on this album have.

Rating: 6.7/10

 Favourite Line:

"That's how you feel, man? That's really how you feel?/

 Cause the pimpin ice cold, all these bitches wanna chill/"

OVERALL:
I would say this is definitely a mucb better album then Thank Me Later. We can hear more a much more matured and better version of Drake on this album. This album is one of those albums that doesn't play out and sounds better with each listen. Drake balances singing and rapping with great production to create one of the best albums of the year.
RATING: 8.6/10

FAVOURITE SONG: 16. Practice

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