WAKA

deej's pitchfork review is really, really good y'all

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14771-flockaveli/

Great review.

great album and great review.

great review deej, though one line I'd disagree with:

There are no attempts to integrate nuance or complexities, gray-scale morality, or introspection.

I think there are moments of nuance and introspection here (besides the obvious "Fuck This Industry," also "Karma," and even "For My Dogs" ). Obviously that isn't Waka's forte nor is it the appeal of the album, but there are moments that point to more than his usual "yes I'm 'gon rob you, and then I might kill you" steez.

Still, great review!

I'm gonna say "great review" instead of being a deej and focusing on the one or two lines i didn't agree with 100%

nice job deej--you really make the case for the album to someone who might be unfamiliar or unconvinced

I think there are moments of nuance and introspection here (besides the obvious "Fuck This Industry," also "Karma," and even "For My Dogs" ). Obviously that isn't Waka's forte nor is it the appeal of the album, but there are moments that point to more than his usual "yes I'm 'gon rob you, and then I might kill you" steez.

Still, great review!

― humping and bouncing (The Brainwasher), Thursday, October 28, 2010 7:19 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

this is right, but i felt like drawing attention to that wd just give fodder to ppl arguing we're building up something that doesnt really exist -- it does exist, but its not the 'point,' u know

probably should have just used slightly less absolute language there

whiney feel free to point out where u disagree dude

nah it's all nitpicky shit

i saw this review and i was like imma twitter that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJLgwJxKHzo

facebook pfork page has some excellent responses to the review

"brainless filth like Waka Flocka Flame"

smh

so glad P4k doesn't have a commenting system on the site

why did i go + read those comments

i would love to see the same people's responses to reviews of metal records.

loved the review dude

great review deej

That is a well-written review that I disagree almost 100% with.

just connected review with ilx poster. this (a) isn't my favorite style of music at all and (b) i had no previous interest in (and only a dim awareness of) the act, but fwiw, the review's made me want to at least hear the album and give it a chance.

yeah honestly deej that review is better than the album

that review goes hard in the paint

deej killed pfork

Der3k St0ne Today is the day I leave Pitchfork as a reader... it's been a good run guys, but this is too much.

wtg deej, proud of u buddy

R0bbie D'Amic0 This is why pitchfork is usually pretentious hipster ruhtards! half the time... they review things based on one person and what they like and blacklist other bands...complete shat! you want to review a hip-hop album review Cyhi da Prynce mixtape royal flush...

nail on the head imo

Ky1e W1ll1ams-McP4ak pitchfork tries so hard not to be racist that they actually end up being racist - they're afraid to call out bad music made by popular african american artists in an attempt to look contemporary, less snobbish, and to try to make up for the fact that 90% of the music they review is made by white people. but really this just proves that pitchfork prioritizes "look at us! see? we're not racist!" posturing over actually reviewing new, great hip hop

who are der3k st0ne and r0bbie d'amic0 and ky1e w1ll1ams and why are they so mean?

MattMcEwing I respect Pitchfork and all, but what's with giving Waka Flocka Flame's new album an 8.0? Forfuckinreal? #gimmeabreak

evankaloudis LOL Pitchfork is really trolling with this Waka Flocka Flame review. It's pretty funny that people are getting upset over it.

holdmycoat New Waka Flocka got an 8.0 on @pitchforkmedia, YOU. SUCK. PITCHFORK. STOP TRYING TO BE HIPSTER AND IRONIC. http://bit.ly/bXG4Zc

Cyhi da Prynce is kind of coming across to me as a competent version of Drake...?

lol where the hell are these from? non to get tuomas but i did not see where comments are.

xp ohh is this twitter

ahhday I'm beginning to think Pitchfork reviewers are mentally retarded rodents. An 8.0 rating for Waka Flocka Flame? Are you f*$king serious?!

first few are from facebook, now i'm doing twitter

cyhi da prynce is post-drake but he doesn't have the ear for pop so he's not really worth much

jordanmunson Waka Flacka Flame's album got an 8.0 from Pitchfork. In other news, Pitchfork is on some straight bullshit. (via @noyokono)
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this one is up for discussion

WlLLYUM So Pitchfork gave Waka Flocka's album an 8 but gave Eminem's a 2. This is supposed to be the most credible music site?

lol ok. two more web interfaces i've never really liked/gotten/figured out.

g/j, please post more!

xps

hahahah

DevinRosni Pitchfork gave Waka Flockas's "Flockaveli" an 8.0, but gave Cursive's "The Ugly Organ" a 7.0 when it came out. Cool.

lol salem tweeted about it -- they're fans????

salemtrapdoor Funny how Waka Flocka Flame's "Flockaveli" has an 3/5 rating on iTunes (which by iTunes standards, is awful) but an 8.0 from Pitchfork.

you really have to wonder if employing deej is worth it

JustPlainAntRVA i quit pitchfork. an 8.0 for waka flocka?!? FOH!

powerfulkittens I'm not gonna read the Pitchfork review of this Waka Flocka Flame album because it'll probably make me want it.

haha okay i'm sure i'm being dense here, but half the time i can't tell if these "tweeters" are upset the album got too high a score or too low a score?

It's hardly surprising that Salem are Waka fans

dan what do you disagree with in deej's review

Basically, I disagree with the fundamental premise that this is an album worth listening to.

I think deej basically says it all in the first sentence:

Flockaveli is for people who find M.O.P. too polite, Silkk the Shocker too relaxed, and Blaq Poet too introspective.

That person is, rather emphatically, not me.

Basically, I disagree with the fundamental premise that this is an album worth listening to.

lol yeah me too

(I'd dissect more but really it just boils down to everything deej lists as a positive attribute of the album is something I consider to be key in making Waka an unlistenable mess to me, from the messy, overpraised, try-too-hard beats to the unrelentingly ignorant lyrics to the stupid interjections to pretty much everything about dude)

i think i like it...kinda...sometimes it feels like something that's more fun to talk about than listen to.

i agree that it is fun to talk about but it's like a million times more fun to listen to (especially while drunk)