This week was going to be ‘If Looks Could Kill’ by Destroy Lonely. However, listening through that project made me realize that half of it was filler, and it didn’t fit the Year in Review pattern. Therefore, I switched out ILCK with JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown’s critically acclaimed album, Scaring The H*es.

Here is the list of albums I have coming up, along with which ones I’ve reviewed so far:

Lil Yachty – Let’s Start Here — 9/10, published Dec. 6th

JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown — STH, week of Dec 11th

Lil Uzi Vert – Pink Tape, week of Dec. 18th OR Jan. 1st

Drake – For All The Dogs Scary Hours Edition Redux Review / Week of Dec. 25th (Christmas)

At the time of writing, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign are expected to release their long awaited collaboration album titled  Vultures on the 15th. If that album does come out, the Pink Tape album review would be published the week after Christmas in favor of Vultures.

But now, it’s time for STH.

STH was released March 21st of 2023, and was loved by fans and critics alike. The duo’s first collaboration album, it starts off with the introduction track ‘Lean Beef Patty,’ (Named after the Fitness Influncer) which is a quality experimental track and probably one of the best introduction songs of the year. ‘Lean Beef Patty’ has a smooth transition into the next track titled ‘Steppa Pig,’ which is another song with an elite instrumental and great lyrical performance. This dynamic continues throughout the project, but especially is shown on the song ‘Garbage Pale Kids.’ ‘Garbage Pale Kids’ features a standout guitar interlude with a well chopped and screwed feature. The only track that goes a little too over the top on the samples and instrumental is ‘SYBAU/Muddy Waters,’ which feels like a song you would find to use in your 2018 Fortnite montage. Danny doesn’t thrive over the instrumental, as it just feels like Yuno Miles rapping over a sample of someone yelling. 

‘Orange Juice Jones’ includes a beautiful soul sample and impressive lyrical performance. These features, samples, and lyricism continue time after time on song after song, such as ‘Jack Harlow Combo Meal,’ ‘Where Ya Get Ya Coke From?’ and especially ‘Kingdom Hearts Key,’ which features D.C. Native Rapper, Redveil. 

ALBUM OVERVIEW:

The experimental themes outdo any expectations time and time again, with funny song titles, elite instrumentals from JPEGMAFIA and an amazing job rapping from the both. It is both a fun listen through, but the sound can be distorted. However, it adds onto the project in a positive way. This is a must hear album for any listener due to its experimental and unique nature, and it is a shame that it was snubbed of an Album Of The Year Nomination at the Grammys.

REVIEW SCORES:

Lyrics: 9/10

Listening Experience: 8/10

Instrumentals: 9/10 

Quality 9/10

Overall Score: 8.8/10