Replay Value

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A few weeks after the hype surrounding J. Cole and Kanye West releasing albums on the same day, I have a topic to blog about. Not only did Cole and Ye release albums, Wale has released an LP also. That's three albums from three mainstream artist in the hip hop community and after 14 days, I'm ready for new music. Some may say well we're in the era of social media and with the internet we as fans expect new music on a daily. That statement is somewhat true, but that's 3 albums over 22 songs and after 14 days I'm over it. 

Those 3 albums lack replay value....

After 2-3 listens the albums becomes old and in my opinion its because the music isn't that good. Some of you may be fans of J. Cole, Kanye, and Wale but lets stop being bias. None of those albums were good, you may like a few songs from each one of those album but collectively each one of those albums were trash. 

Kanye West "Yeezus" overall I thought the album was weird and a 45 min rant. I expect that "Graduation" Kanye but from the sound of things he still isn't over Amber and just settled for Kim and he's still sad.

J. Cole "Born Sinner" overall I thought the album is very boring and all the songs sound the same. I watched his interview with The Breakfast Club and J. Cole mentioned that he produced all but a few songs on the album. Which made me understand why all the songs sound alike and are boring. He makes the same songs over and over. Dont believe go listen to a song off his first album and then listen to a song off his latest album. Same flow, same delivery, same topics......no growth.

Wale "The Gifted" overall I thought this album was boring as well. He's not talking about anything. I like for my artist to have a great balance of ratchet and righteous. Give me both sides of the coin so I can drink top shelf 80 proof liquor to a few songs and play a few songs while I'm in the car with my mother. 

Not to compare any of these artist to Jay-Z but this is why HOV is the greatest, he gave you the ups and the downs for example

"One day your cruisin' in ya seven

Next day your sweatin' forgetin' your lies
Alibis ain't matchin' up, bullshit catchin' up
Hit with the rico, they repo your vehicle
Everything was all good just a week ago"

"Aside from the fast cars
Hunnies that shake they ass at bars
You know you wouldn't be involved
With the underworld dealers, carriers and mac-miller's
East-coast bodiers, west-coast cap peelers
Little monkey niggas turn gorilla's"

He's basically saying you can sell drugs and live that life but when them folks come they're coming and you better be prepared. He's also saying you want to live that life with fast cars and fast women but don't forget there are wolves in these streets so play it smart. This is from a song in 95-96 and we're in 2013 and this song still gets played almost 20 years later. It's timeless

Aside from Kendrick's album "Good Kid Madd City" I haven't heard an album from a new artist that has replay value. That's all us real fans ask for, an album I can play 7 plus months from now and still treat it as if it just came out. 

Replay Value.....

Written by Rell Mac (@Rell_Mac)