Reminder that Christgau gave To Pimp a Butterfly the same score as Rae Strummond in the same week https://medium.com/cuepoint/robert-christgau-expert-witness-9fa87a06ebde
utter fool.
― Arctic Noon Auk, Monday, 27 April 2015 22:04 (eight years ago) link
which of those two scores are you complaining about?
― fact checking cuz, Monday, 27 April 2015 22:06 (eight years ago) link
hehehe
― Arctic Noon Auk, Monday, 27 April 2015 22:48 (eight years ago) link
That A- he gave Kendrick feels a little low for the review he wrote
― thom yorke state of mind (voodoo chili), Monday, 27 April 2015 23:08 (eight years ago) link
Rob Unkut has been posting his reviews of classic hip hop stuff, just awful
SCHOOLLY-D (Schoolly-D) From the beginning, rap has been a music of aggressive, expansive possibility, claiming the world on beat and boast alone. This Philadelphia street tough claims only his turf. His powerful scratch rhythms are as oppressive and constricted as his neighborhood, and his sullen slur conveys no more hope or humor than the hostile egotism of his raps themselves. I'm not saying he isn't realer than all the cheerful liars the biz has thrown back to the projects, or that his integrity doesn't pack a mean punch. But he's still an ignorant thug, and he's cheating both his audience and himself by choosing to remain that way. B PLUS
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 7 July 2019 14:58 (four years ago) link