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Thanksgiving week will probably be the biggest week for music in 2010. With releases from Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Ke$ha, Robyn, My Chemical Romance, Justin Beiber, and Beyonce’s highly anticipated tour DVD, it’s going to be interesting to see who comes out on top. The biggest contenders for the #1 spot seem to be Kanye West and Nicki Minaj, whose projects have gained crazy hype over the last year. I reviewed Kanye’s album a few days ago, and now I’ll be giving my two cents on Nicki Minaj’s debut album, “Pink Friday”. I can call myself a Nicki Minaj fan, and have defended her in discussions with the so many Nicki haters.
Did Pink Friday live up to the hype? Yes and No. The album does a great job at maintaining it’s “Barbie” theme throughout, with some fun and cute tracks with features from Rihanna and Natasha Bedingfield. But, the album falls short a bit in terms of the beats and memorable lyrics, which are the biggest things about hip-hop. Most of the beat’s on the songs sound extremely cheap and underproduced. The track with Kanye, “Blazin”, sounds promising, but Kanye is the only positive thing about the record. The same thing happens with her song featuring Drake.
Still, Pink Friday does do what Nicki said it would, which is “bringing female rap back”. The album is better then a lot of hip-hop albums out, and can even compete with Drake’s “Thank Me Later”. The best song on the album is no doubt “Roman’s Revenge”, which is probably the biggest collaboration of 2010. My personal favorite is “Save Me”, a heartfelt, original song, where Nicki finally shows her real singing skills. “Dear Old Nicki” probably features the best lyrics after Roman’s Revenge, and has the best mix of Rap and Singing on the album. The Natasha Bedingfield track surprisingly works really well, and makes for a perfect single choice. The rest of the songs fail to make much impact and could have been replaced with some harder songs like Roman’s Revenge which I’m sure she recorded in the album sessions. Check out the ratings below:
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I’m The Best – 5/10
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Roman’s Revenge f. Eminem – 9/10
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Did it On ‘Em – 7/10
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Right Thru Me – 7/10
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Fly f. Rihanna – 7/10
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Save Me – 8/10
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Moment 4 Life f. Drake – 6/10
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Check It Out f. Will.I.Am – 8/10
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Blazin’ f. Kanye West – 6/10
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Here I Am – 6/10
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Dear Old Nicki – 8/10
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Your Love – 9/10
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Last Chance f. Natasha Bedingfield – 8/10
M.O.G. RATING: 7/10
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The highly anticipated fifth album from Kanye West will be released in a couple of weeks, and with all the hype around it, for the album to not deliver would be really bad for Kanye’s career. Well, the album does deliver, and it’s probably Kanye West’s most exciting and consistent album to date. MBDTF proves that Kanye is on his way to becoming the most respected rapper in the game, and that he remains one of the most unique, original artists out right now. Every song on the album is amazing, not only for hip-hop junkies, but for music lovers in general. If you have any knowledge about real music, then you know that My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is a classic.
As of now my favorite song is the opener “Dark Fantasy”. Kanye’s flow on the track is INSANE, and the beat can make even a baby in it’s womb bob their head to it. “All of The Lights” is a star-studded hip-hop anthem that was produced to perfection, with all the right lyrics and features. “Monster” will probably run down in history as one of the biggest collaborations of all time with Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, and Kanye all giving epic verses. Yes, maybe we’ve already heard half of the album with Kanye’s Good Fridays project, but so what? The album is still amazing, and it’s so great to have some excitement back in the hip-hop game. Check out the ratings below:
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“Dark Fantasy” – 9/10
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“Gorgeous” – 7/10
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“Power” – 9/10
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“All of The Lights” – 8.5/10
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“Monster” – 9/10
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“So Appalled” – 9/10
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“Devil in a New Dress” – 9/10
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“Runaway” – 7/10
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“Hell of a Life” – 7/10
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“Blame Game” – 8/10
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“Lost in The World” – 7/10
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“See Me Now” – 8/10
M.O.G. RATING: 9/10
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Only two years ago, the world was introduced to Kid Cudi with one of 2009’s most memorable songs, “Day ‘n’ Nite”. Now the Alternative rapper is one of the biggest artists in the hip-hop and indie world of music. Kid Cudi has proved that all rap music doesn’t have to all sound the same, and he has done that by combining all different genres together to create a genius sound that makes his debut album one of the best in hip-hop history. I have been anticipating the sequel to Man on The Moon since it’s release last year, and I am excited to say that the album has lived up to my expectations. This album is literally a diary, where Cudi is revealing everything he feels to the world. The album is full of happiness, sadness, confusion, excitement, and pretty much any other emotion you can think of. The best thing about the album is that, just like his debut, there aren’t necessarily any “radio-friendly” songs on the album. A lot of artists fill up their albums with safe songs that sound like everything else on the radio, but Kid Cudi is brave enough to give us real, raw, original music that isn’t made for radio, but for the fans that understand who Kid Cudi is.
In my opinion, the biggest and most exciting song on the album is “Ashin’ Kusher”, a feel-good uptempo where you can barely understand a word Kid Cudi says, but when broken down the lyrics are absolute genius. My personal favorite is “Worries”, a the second duet on the album with Mary J. Blige. You can feel the sincerity in this song, it shows that Kid Cudi’s music has substance, which is one of the reasons why I’m a fan. I don’t really have anything negative to say about the album, only that it drags on a bit, with a lot of same tempo songs back to back. Check out ratings of each track below, and an overall rating below. Don’t forger to get your copy of MOTM2 on November 9th, you won’t be dissapointed!
- 1. Scott Mescudi Vs. The World Ft. Cee-Lo – 5/10
- REVOFEV – 8/10
- Don’t Play This Song Ft. Mary J. Blige – 6/10
- We Aite (Make Your Mind Up) – 6/10
- Marijuana – 7/10
- Mojo So Dope – 8/10
- Ashin’ Kusher – 9/10 **
- Erase Me Ft. Kanye West – 9/10
- Wild’n Cuz I’m Young – 9/10 **
- The Mood – 7/10
- Manic Ft. Cage & St. Vincent – 8/10
- Mr. Rager – 8/10 **
- These Worries Ft. Mary J. Blige – 9/10 **
- The End – 7/10
- All Along – 8/10
- GHOST! – 7/10
- Trapped In My Mind – 7/10
M.O.G. RATING: 8/10
** – my personal favorites from the album
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A new Nicki Minaj track has finally surfaced in the form of a mixtape track featuring Will.I.Am. “Check It Out” is a bubbly dance song where, once again, Nicki kills her verses. The song is okay, but I don’t like the fact that theres 80% of Will.I.Am and 20% of Nicki on the song. “Check Out” the song and share your thoughts.
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