I heard 'Odds' somewhere and quickly saved this album to my 'to listen to' list. 'Odds' is one of my favourite rap songs I've heard in 2022 so far. Elsewhere, it's a fairly consistent trap rap album with a number of conscious and introspective moments from Thugga Massina. Best Tracks: On Schedule, Odds, Trap Back, Trust Issues, Repent, Redemption (Nice & Slow)

I don't get the hate and it irks me when people judge off track lists. The complaining any time an artist releases a long album does my head in too. All people do on this site is listen to music. And in terms of running time, it could pretty much fit on one CD. I've enjoyed bopping to this. There aren't any poor moments. Rounds doesn't need Ross' verse where he talks about luxurious things like he has so often before. 'Dope' on the other hand is helped by JID's energetic verse. The variety of sounds, between higher uptempo tunes and more soulful moments works well. To get a higher rating it needs more wow songs. An easy album to just press play on and let ride. 3.5-3/5. Best Tracks: D1: Dope, All She Wanna Do, Fate D2: Nervous, The Other Ones, Stardust, Pieces, I Don't Love You Like I Used To

This album proves there is no God. God Did continues to drop the bar for Khaled albums. They were never consistent bodies of work, but you could count on a few bangers to keep in the playlist - think 'We Takin' Over', 'Holy Key', 'Nas Album Done', etc. One of the reasons I feel they are getting worse is the artists on them. There are too many auto-tune, wack rappers, led by Future through to Lil Baby, Kodak Black, Vory to name a few. They all sound the same with their emo-rap bars. The only decent moments are the title track, 'Use This Gospel Remix' and to a lesser extent the Jadakiss track, just because he isn't the cookie-cutter artist most of these features are. *Hearing Eddie Murphy's 'Party All the Time' sampled was a surprise. Beats: ★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★ Hooks: ★★ Best Tracks: God Did, Use This Gospel Remix, Jadakiss Interlude

Tank's final album took a few listens for songs to jump out at me. Many just don't build up enough or go the places I want R&B to. 'Spoil Her Alert' is a good example. The hook is catchy enough, but the song just needs to do more to go from a decent song to one that would be replayed. 'Too Late' and 'No Limit are similar examples. A fairly consistent listen but it lacks enough high moment. Best Tracks: Slow, Can’t Let It Show, See Through Love, Let’s Take a Ride, Summer Killa

I don't know why this was on my 'to watch list' but it was a mistake...as was the making of this movie. It's a mockumentary about a director, Adam Rifkin, trying to make an unknown actor into a star. The jokes are predictable and fall flat. For example, someone leaving an audition tells the actor that the role requires an Australian accent. He predictable does that only for the role to not require such an accent, rather a New York one. Every now and again the main-plot is broken up by celebrity interviews about what makes a movie star. When Adam and the actor have a falling out I didn't care in the slightest. The acting isn't great at times. I don't know what Adam was thinking with this but it comes across as him thinking he is a lot cleaver and creative than he actually is. You will likely get halfway through this and feel like moving on to something else.