BSBD are some of my favourite producers, so I had to finally check this album out. It begins excellently, however, the album is perhaps front-loaded as the second half fails to match the first. Nevertheless, it never slips a lot, and Jean shows why she is one of the more respected female MCs to do it. Best Tracks: Shadows Forever, Ahead of the Game, Threats, It's Still a Love Song

A quality album from Grav that is known for having early Kanye West beats and a verse on 'Line for Line'. Vocally he reminds me of a mix of Busta Rhymes, Keith Murray and Akinyele and it features quality '90s tough, yet soulful production. 3.5-3. Best Tracks: What, World Domination, Sick Thoughts, Thought It Was On, Line for Line, The Battle

Her best album so far. It kicks off well with Nicki rapping at pace over the high tempo dancehall influenced 'Ganja Burn/s'. Some of the lyrics leave something to be desired on Biggie's, 'Just Playing (Dreams)' homage, but the ol' school feel it provides makes for a decent listen. 'Hard White' features a hard trap beat and is one of my favourites. From there the album gets into a run of poppy tunes. 'Bed' is poppy as shit but also catchy. I like it. The Weeknd fits the production on 'Thought I Knew You' well. The next two songs are some of the weaker songs on the album. 'Run & Hide' is a lil' one-paced. Swae Lee is annoying as it gets on 'Chun Swae'. Thankfully 'Chun-Li' returns to the hardcore hip hop feel and is one of her strongest songs. I had it on repeat when it first dropped. When she says, "Oh, I Get It", I always expect the "you Biggie and he's Puffy" line from 'Ether' to follow. 'Good Form' is another song with dope hard production. Again, you'd perhaps want some different lyrics to complement the thumping beat but it doesn't hurt it too much. 'Come See About Me' features no rapping and is straight-up R&B. A catchy hook. While I generally dislike Future, 'Sir' is another song with dope production. As mentioned at the beginning, this is her best album. There are a number of lovable beats with some originality. Without going back to check her previous albums, off the top of my head there seems to be more songs closer to hardcore hip hop, and most of the pop works better than what she's done in the past. The only thing I hate is 'Chun Swae' and that's thanks to the featuring artist. As always there are some cringy lyrics from Nicki but fewer than before and she is a good vocalist unlike the other biggest female rapper at the moment. 3-3.5/5 Best Tracks: Hard White, Bed, Chun-Li, Good Form, Come See About Me, Sir

I grew up with the Mega Drive and Sonic was played heavily. With that, it's pleasing to see the iconic video game mascot being represented with an above-average movie. I thought this was an easy watch. It never stood still for too long, the success rate with the comedy was high and nothing surprised me about how Sonic was portrayed, which is a good thing as it played true to the character (thank God they fixed his appearance!) Robotnik on the other hand, not so much, but it was probably to do with his fit physique as much as anything. Maybe he'll get fat for the sequel? As the credits were rolling I thought about the sequel and said to myself that they'll have to include Tails, and seconds later, he appeared on screen! The last movie I watched before this was 'Detective Pikachu' and I found this to be much more engaging. Good for what it was trying to be.

I've had this album since it dropped, but I have only really played the singles after finding this hard to get through. So I thought I'd give the rest a proper listen and finally rate it. Like his next album, 'Lessons in Love', there are some good tracks here, but it's almost hit or miss, there isn't much in the middle range. Apart from 'Player's Prayer', the ballads just lack anything special and the couple of club R&B singles are the only things that work well. Best Tracks: You, Get It Shawty, Player's Prayer, I Want You (Remix)