Today's review is
Run The Jewels' album
Run The Jewels 3 (2016) (Hardcore Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop)
This is a rec from violet. I don't listen to much hip-hop, but I'll give this a fair chance.
Down - Some rap with a simple beat. Nothing overly impressive. The chorus is cool with the girl rapping with him. Seems like it's a rap about coming from a bad situation. A staple of the genre.
Talk To Me - I dig the beat here.
Legend Has It - Has some robotic voice counting down as apart of the beat? I have to say, that's a pretty cool concept. These guys have killer flow.
Call Ticketron - A synth plays while someone snaps.
Hey Kids (Bumaye) - I like the beat.
What does Bumaye mean? I googled it and I'm not sure what the significance that song is to this song.
Stay Gold - Starts with somebody talking before moving into a fun beat.
Don't Get Captured - So far the beats have been awesome minus the first song with great rapping... but something about this album just isn't clicking.
Thieves! (Screamed the Ghosts) - I hate being repetitive... Same story.
2100 - Starts with some feed back with a hunting piano playing. Rap comes in and readys the track for the next rapper to up the bpm.
Panther Like A Panther (Miracle Mix) - Starts with some rap with a haunting synth. Then he picks up the rap with a very primal(?) Beat.
Everybody Stay Calm - Cool beats with great rap.
Oh Mama - Starts with some synth replicating a guitar. I actually really like this track.
Thursday in the Danger Room - I'm kind of surprised this doesn't have the experimental Hip hop tag on RYM. These beats don't feel traditional. Pretty awesome stuff. And a Sax outro to end a cool track.
A Report to the Shareholders / Kill Your Masters - A fun track with a sentimental feeling to it.
Final thoughts: I am not qualified in anyway to review a hip hop album. It's a genre that was not really in my ear growing up. But I'll try to do justice. Nothing about this is bad. The rap is pretty great, the beats are interesting, fun, and different. It feels like this should be a five star album... but i can't give it that.
I'm not going to sit here and dissect this albums lyrical content, but I found it extremely hard to relate to, which significantly hurt it's star rating.
☆☆☆1/2