After hearing the original 'Mt. Olympus', (which is the song of the year), I was hoping this would be good and K.R.I.T. has done it. After the slightly disappointing official debut album, 'Live From the Underground', and the same old sounding 'King Remembered in Time', I feel like with this album K.R.I.T. has come closest to matching the success of his first three free albums/mixtapes or whatever they're labelled as. I felt like with 'King Remembered in Time' that he was getting repetitive with production and song formula but I feel like this one sounds fresher. It has one or two slow moments, and his style still hasn't developed a lot, but there are plenty of good moments.
Best Tracks: Cadillactica, Mo Better Cool, Saturdays = Celebration, Mt. Olympus (Reprise)
This is definitely a level below his previous projects. There are many more average tunes, less great ones, and KRIT's sound is starting to get stagnant. 'King Without a Crown' is the perfect example of this. It's a good song, but it definitely sounds almost identical to some of his older faster-paced, energetic songs, as does 'Meditate' to his previous slower vibey songs. He is also starting to work with worse artists like Future, Trinidad James and Wiz that isn't great to see. He saved his best till last here, with 'Multi Til the Sun Die' being the one wow track for me as I have been listening to it. 3-3.5 / 5
Best Tracks: Shine On, REM, Good 2getha, Life Is a Gamble, Multi Til the Sun Die
Add this album to the plethora of unheralded west coast gems. There's not a lot to say, it's just funky, synth-filled, smooth production with good rapping that suits the beats. It lacks a lot of truly high moments to get a higher rating but the consistency is its strength.
Beats: ★★★★
Bars: ★★★☆
Best Tracks: Intro / Fo the Real, Everyday Thang, Lavish, Find a Way.
I like the vocals enough. Pusha T is enjoyable to listen to interchanging with Malice at times, but too often these unconventional beats don't do it for me and the rapping isn't extremely energetic.
Best Tracks: We Got It for Cheap, Hello New World
Ciara rose to the scene with those great R&B tunes heavily influenced by hip hop from 'Goodies' and hasn't really reached those same heights since, at least as good singles goes. This album is similar to her previous projects as it lacks consistency. The best run of tracks come toward the end of this album. 'G Is for Girl' has a good uptempo beat produced by The Y's who also handle the main single from this, 'Love Sex Magic', and Ciara is also nice on the track. From there though, we get three worthwhile slower jamz. After that, the two tracks limited to the bonus track edition, 'Echo' and 'I'm On', bring it back to the R&B dance tracks and are both okay... The best of the dance R&B tunes I think is the collaboration with Chris Brown titled 'Turntables'. Check it out if you're a fan, as overall there is some stuff to enjoy here, but for me, there are too many throwaways for a higher rating.
Best Tracks: Turntables, Never Ever, G Is for Girl (A-Z), Keep Dancin' on Me, Tell Me What Your Name Is, I Don't Remember
