Dodo's Album Reviews

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing the debut studio album from Kendrick Lamar, Section.80. We all know this man, for sure, and given his recent reappearance in the public spotlight, I thought, why not review his modest batch of albums? So let's check out his debut. After a short spoken word segment, we get into F*ck Your Ethnicity, where we see Kendrick setting his first impression as someone who seeks equality, not caring about what colour you are. Hol' Up is one of the relaxed songs, with a very smooth instrumental and a smooth flow. The bars are clean, and the hook is very catchy. Next we have A.D.H.D., talking about how drugs have been a massive problem in people's attention spans. The instrumental is also very clean. The production on here is very well done. No Make-Up is a favourite of mine, especially the message. Women should stop putting on so much make up, they look much better without it. The instrumental is, once again very wel...

Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing the collaboration between Kanye West and Jay Z, Watch The Throne. First of all, I will first be reviewing Kanye's side projects, and at the time of writing this post, I am two weeks away from reviewing Kanye's discography. Anyway, Watch The Throne is a collaboration between these two rap giants, but instead of being something like Bad Meets Evil, where Eminem and Royce da 5'9'', would show off theirtechnical skills, here we see Kanye and Jay rap together as a super duo. Let's see what this record has to offer. We open with No Church In The Wild, a moody opener, filled with pounding drums and some amazing synths. This song doesn't have a very complex instrumental, but it still goes hard. Lyrically, the song mostly talks about the place in which Kanye and Jay are, as being two incredibly powerful people in the business industry. Next we have Lift Off, featuring Beyonce, but I gotta say, her ho...

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing The King Of Limbs. This album is often considered one of the two worst Radiohead albums, alongside Pablo Honey . Anthony Fantano even said it's his least favourite Radiohead album. Why? Because this album focuses around repetitive loops. Is it really that bad? No. We start with Bloom, mainly revolving around a slow 5/4 breakbeat drum loop. It goes on for the entirety of the song, and whilst most will say it gets very repetitive, I find quite entrancing. Than Thom comes in with the vocals, and I just love the way the beat and the singing blend into one another. Around the middle, we find a serene string section, which spirals into a crescendo, before returning to the beat. Must say, this is one of my favourite openers from Radiohead. Next we have Morning Mr. Magpie, which revolves around a catchy bassline. This is one of the groovier songs on here. The synth pads that slowly come in also give this song some variet...

Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, we are reviewing the debut mixtape of experimental hip hop group, Death Grips, Exmilitary. First of all, Exmilitary is a Sacramento-based experimental hip hop trio, featuring MC Ride on vocals and lyrics, Zach Hill on drums and Andy Morin on synths and production. They popped onto the underground scene with this very mixtape. So let's hear what it has to offer... We open on Beware, as an interview of Charles Manson plays over a groovy bassline. THEN SUDDENLY... You are bombarded with loud synths and fuzzy guitars, as a man screams at you. MC Ride spits bars like no other man... because he screams them, and not like an emo trap metal Soundcloud song. He gives his all to scare you. The mixing is not good either, thus creating a sound distinct to this group. Next we have one of the most popular songs from Death Grips, Guillotine. With little to no melodies, just a quiet bass and 808 drums. It has Ride's vocals in the forefront, screa...