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**Exo** · 12-18-2017, 01:41 PM

#45

Billy Woods
Known Unknowns

So here's the part where Frown will ask me a bunch of questions.

#45!? Seriously?
Did you put Damn before this?
Can I murder you if you did?
What other hip hop albums are on this list if this is #45?

Frown, let me start by saying f*ck you. Those questions that you never actually asked me are stupid and you are stupid. Let the list play out and you'll see what happens.

I put Billy Woods at #45 because of a couple reasons. First off, let me just say that there are only four hip hop albums ahead of this so Top 5 is a very good spot for Billy Woods. This year just wasn't a big hip hop year for me unlike years past. Sh*t, if the album played out like the first five tracks of this album it would have been my favorite hip hop album of the year and maybe even top five overall. The first third of this album f*cking KICKS. Opens with a bang and rolls right through Wonderful which is just a perfect combo of Aesop Rock, Homeboy Sandman, and Billy Woods. It's my second favorite track on the album and one of my favorite tracks of the year. I wish so much that the album progressed like these first tracks.

I'm not going to use the word boring. I won't. I'm just going to say that my enjoyment started to level off and slowly let off steam starting with Groundhog Day. I really wasn't into the backing vocals and the slow flow happening. Blockhead's production on this record is something else and he always seems to carry a less than favored track further because of his beats. The middle drags a bit for me lyrically but it still is something that I'll go back to because of Blockhead. He was a great addition on this newest Woods record.

My favorite record on this album is probably the most unique compared to the rest of the tracks and that's Strawman. Really reminds me of late 90's hip hop/pop almost as if the melody was written by P.Diddy or somebody. I love the horns and the flow mixed with the beat just resonated with me. This track starts the strong finish.

Honestly, this album doesn't deserve #45. It deserves more. It plays like top ten album for me even though I felt the middle lagged a bit compared to the front and back. Definitely a very solid album though that may be his bet since History Will Absolve Me.

Frown? Thoughts?

12-18-2017, 01:41 PM	#47 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	#45 Billy Woods Known Unknowns So here's the part where Frown will ask me a bunch of questions. #45!? Seriously? Did you put Damn before this? Can I murder you if you did? What other hip hop albums are on this list if this is #45? Frown, let me start by saying fck you. Those questions that you never actually asked me are stupid and you are stupid. Let the list play out and you'll see what happens. I put Billy Woods at #45 because of a couple reasons. First off, let me just say that there are only four hip hop albums ahead of this so Top 5 is a very good spot for Billy Woods. This year just wasn't a big hip hop year for me unlike years past. Sht, if the album played out like the first five tracks of this album it would have been my favorite hip hop album of the year and maybe even top five overall. The first third of this album fcking KICKS. Opens with a bang and rolls right through Wonderful* which is just a perfect combo of Aesop Rock, Homeboy Sandman, and Billy Woods. It's my second favorite track on the album and one of my favorite tracks of the year. I wish so much that the album progressed like these first tracks. I'm not going to use the word boring. I won't. I'm just going to say that my enjoyment started to level off and slowly let off steam starting with Groundhog Day. I really wasn't into the backing vocals and the slow flow happening. Blockhead's production on this record is something else and he always seems to carry a less than favored track further because of his beats. The middle drags a bit for me lyrically but it still is something that I'll go back to because of Blockhead. He was a great addition on this newest Woods record. My favorite record on this album is probably the most unique compared to the rest of the tracks and that's Strawman. Really reminds me of late 90's hip hop/pop almost as if the melody was written by P.Diddy or somebody. I love the horns and the flow mixed with the beat just resonated with me. This track starts the strong finish. Honestly, this album doesn't deserve #45. It deserves more. It plays like top ten album for me even though I felt the middle lagged a bit compared to the front and back. Definitely a very solid album though that may be his bet since History Will Absolve Me. Frown? Thoughts? __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE