The weather is pretty amazing at the moment, so this is gonna be a quick post.
Drake: Thank Me Later- 7/10
Ok, so I have actually had a proper listen to it, and I can't lie, its a bit of a let down compared to the So Far Gone mixtape. The tracks are Ok I guess, but with all the hype I thought it was gonna be amazing, it might grow on me, but at the moment, I'm not sure. In my opinion, the best tracks are the ones that have been released, Over, Find Your Love & Miss Me. Find Your Love is a great track, shows Drake's versatility, he's not only a rapper, but a half decent singer as well. I'm not a huge fan of his videos though, Best I Ever Had was bad enough, but I'm not really a huge fan of the Over video either.
J. Cole
On a side note, I can't wait for J. Cole's album to drop, from what I hear, it's gonna be released in the summer, so I can't wait, should be insane.
The World Cup
On a even more irrelevant side-note, the World Cup has been terrible, the opening games have been boring not many goals and more importantly, Spain lost, which sucked. Lets hope it gets better with time, because if it carries on like this lots of people will be disappointed.
Germany & Argentina were impressive while Italy & Spain lacked attacking threat while England were a complete and utter failure, for lack of a better word. People have been telling me that its apparently not Robert Green's fault for failing to stop a ball that was travelling like less than 2mph, but you know, it might get better, I can't see him playing another game now.
Nas & Damien Marley: Distant Relatives- 9/10
Ok, this has been getting loads of attention, probably because one of the best lyricists in the world is on it, but yeah, the lyrical content is pretty amazing, as expected. From what I've read, all of the U.S. proceeds will be going to build schools in Africa, and for that reason I hope it sells well, definitely a cause to support. So it combines Hip Hop with Reggae which is a pretty new idea and it works well, so I recommend going out to buy it. The band that recorded the whole album live is also pretty amazing, they don't stereotype the album by having predominantly reggae beats on the tracks, but there are some pretty good rock guitar riffs that give it a good sound. So what makes this album work so well? I guess its the compromise between both artists with a sense on lyrical genius & effortless flow, one of the best albums this year, so check it out!
Good Vibrations- Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch (feat. Loleatta Holloway)
That's all for now, so much for a quick post eyy? :)
Take Care x
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