Given the high rating this has always had, I've given it many tries, but at the end of the day I basically come away from it with the same thoughts every time. It's an overfilled, too same sounding rap album with only a few memorable songs. Best Tracks: What You Know, I'm Talkin' to You, Why You Wanna, Bankhead

A solid enjoyable album from T.I., pretty much front to back. The only tracks I'm not feeling much at all are 'Ball' with its average beat and another Wayne verse talking about pussy-God he's bad these days. Apparently T.I. had to push for 'Can You Learn' to be on the album and I can understand why. Despite my love for R. Kelly, it's too long and isn't that interesting. 'Cruisin’' is T.I. pretty much singing and it has grown on me a bit, but is forgettable. Some other tracks of note: 'The Introduction' samples Marvin Gaye's 'Trouble Man' and is a quality opener. 'G Season', which was originally meant to feature Jay-Z, follows on and gets harder. Lastly, 'Addresses' is lyrically the hardest hitting track here, with T.I. taking aim at his enemies and has been a topic of conversation in the many promotional interviews T.I. has done. Overall, I don't think T.I. hits some of these beats like he would've in the past and while there are a lot of good songs, there aren't enough if any outstanding ones. 3-3.5. Best Tracks: The Introduction, G Season, Go Get It, Addresses, Hallelujah, Like That

I'd never heard of Superstar Quamallah before this and the main reason I got this album was because of the cover. For some reason seeing him holding an instrument made me want this thinking it would feature some nice jazzy production, and it does. The production by Clever Jeff (1 track), DJ Diaze (4), DJ Soulclap (1), Izznyce (4), Pawel G (1) and Superstar Quamallah (2) takes you back to the jazz rap of the '90s but it doesn't at all sound dated. A lot of it is also largely musically dark particularly some great tracks toward the end like '1993 Shit' and 'Do Win-Dis'. Vocally and lyrically plenty of it is conscious rap, talking about the golden age of rap and the state it is in now. He doesn't have the best voice or flow but he matches the feeling the production gives you. Overall it took a couple of listens but now apart from 'Black Shakespeare' which is the worst track on the album, it's a great listen.

A consistent collection of songs with two rappers trading bars adding to the feeling of authentic collaboration. A lot of dope songs with jazzy production. Best Tracks: Manhattan Reflections, Allahu Akbar, Guerilla Tactics, The Blues, Get 'Em, Cali Reflections

He has asked us to listen, proclaimed himself as the best, said he was known globally, was victorious, that his bestness will go on for eternity, told us to kiss his ring, and now, the man with the connections has come with his seventh album, and now all that success is a bit too much for him and he is suffering. No matter what the title though, after checking out the majority of his work, it won't surprise anyone that it follows the same formula as before. It begins with some reasonable trap bangers, falls into some trash-especially Future's choruses-how people enjoy his artificial voice is beyond me-and then when it gets more 'serious', for lack of a better word, like on 'Hells Kitchen' and 'Never Surrender', there are some songs that may get replayed. It is also a rare case for a Khaled album where the lead single 'No New Friends' wasn't really catchy at all, and basically a bore. A compilation of his seven albums would be something to hear, but there is never much originality in the production or the many rappers who are featured across the albums. Nicki, Wayne, Montana, Future and Drake aren't exactly at the top of my list. If you love those artists you'll enjoy this more than me. Best Tracks: Hells Kitchen, Never Surrender.