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Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AhXSoKa8xw Several years ago, Kendrick Lamar was hip hop’s underdog. Today, he’s dropping what’s possibly the best rap album of the decade. More hip hop reviews: http://bit.ly/1jzW8wW Buy this album: http://amzn.to/1HZQhfz =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== FAV TRACKS: WESLEY’S THEORY, FOR FREE?, KING […]

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvTRZJ-4EyI DAMN. is one of Kendrick’s most intriguing releases yet, delivering a series of tracks that are chaotic, layered, and deeply conflicted. Buy this album: http://amzn.to/2oRmsiZ =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== FAV TRACKS: HUMBLE, DNA, ELEMENT, LUST, PRIDE, DUCKWORTH, FEAR, XXX, FEEL LEAST […]

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Our sponsor: http://get.cymbal.fm Listen: https://itunes.apple.com/us/post/idsa.06571398-669c-11e6-9b66-283cdffd1e01 Frank Ocean doesn’t disappoint on this highly-anticipated followup to his breakout album Channel Orange. More pop reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP4CSgl7K7oqibt_5oDPppWxQ0iaxyyeq =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== FAV TRACKS: IVY, PINK + WHITE, BE YOURSELF, SELF CONTROL, SOLO, NIGHTS, WHITE FERRARI, SEIGFRIED, GODSPEED […]

Listen: http://soundcloud.com/subpop/fleet-foxes-helplessness-blues On Helplessness Blues, Fleet Foxes improve just about everything that they were doing on their last album. Keep in mind the key word here is “improve,” not change. Yes, the band is still walking down the same path they were on their previous LP, but they’re much further down the road, and they’ve […]

Listen: https://soundcloud.com/cudderland/confused Kid Cudi loses his mind. More rock reviews: http://bit.ly/1qn75Xl Buy this album (if you dare): http://amzn.to/1YQmJvS =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== FAV TRACKS: JUDGMENTAL CUNT, MAN IN THE NIGHT LEAST FAV TRACK: … KID CUDI – SPEEDIN’ BULLET TO HEAVEN / 2015 […]

Listen: https://youtu.be/jxlBOBOZHqI Tyler, the Creator blossoms as a rapper, producer, and lyricist on Flower Boy, his most beautiful and well-crafted album to date. Buy this album: http://amzn.to/2eJ1KyS More hip hop reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP4CSgl7K7ormBIO138tYonB949PHnNcP =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== FAV TRACKS: FOREWORD, SEE YOU AGAIN, WHO […]

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y36IIz5SixM&ab_channel=XXXTentacion-Topic X makes his studio debut with an angsty non-album. More hip hop reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP4CSgl7K7ormBIO138tYonB949PHnNcP =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== FAV TRACKS: JOCELYN FLORES, CARRY ON LEAST FAV TRACK: ORLANDO XXXTENTACION – 17 / 2017 / BAD VIBES FOREVER / ALTERNATIVE R&B, LO-FI […]

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQC8COGQ4BM KIDS SEE GHOSTS finds both Kanye West and Kid Cudi in top form as they host a psychedelic odyssey through the darkest and brightest corners of their psyches. Buy this album: https://amzn.to/2JFH5X6 More rap reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP4CSgl7K7ormBIO138tYonB949PHnNcP =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== FAV […]

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A51nLFYhX8E This has to be the worst album of 2016. I mean, it just has to be, right? =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== COREY FELDMAN – ANGELIC 2 THE CORE / 2016 / CIFI RECORDS / UH, POP MUSIC? Y’all know this is […]

Drake talked about his reaction to winning “Best Rap Album” while talking to Fuse on the red carpet of the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Subscribe to the Fuse YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/fuseSub For more from Fuse, follow us here too Web: http://fuse.tv Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/fusetv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Fuse

I think the title here pretty much explains itself. This is me listing Kanye’s albums from worst to best, taking into account my personal taste and how pivotal each album was to his artistic evolution. Enjoy! =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== Y’all know this […]

Listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7cQ3b0iqLo / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab9176Srb5Y Eminem’s major singles leading up to the release of the sequel to the Marshall Mathers LP have underwhelmed me a bit, honestly. What did you think of this album? Love it? Hate it? Why? What should I review next, eh? Follow TND on Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop Like TND on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support […]

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eedeXTWZUn8 Chance The Rapper returns with a new mixtape fusing the sounds of jazz, hip hop, and gospel. More hip hop reviews: http://bit.ly/1jzW8wW =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== FAV TRACKS: BLESSINGS, SAME DRUGS, NO PROBLEM, HOW GREAT, FINISH LINE / DROWN LEAST FAV […]

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56KYMMGudcU&ab_channel=EminemVEVO This is bad. More hip hop reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP4CSgl7K7ormBIO138tYonB949PHnNcP =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== FAV TRACKS: CASTLE, parts of FRAMED, parts of OFFENDED, WALK ON WATER before I heard the rest of this awful album LEAST FAV TRACK: HEAT EMINEM – REVIVAL / […]

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOujzvtwZ6M&ab_channel=LilPeep The future of emo is looking bleak…for the wrong reasons. More NOT GOODs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP4CSgl7K7orMz0p3u1uCedytfedxY9IG =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== LIL PEEP – COME OVER WHEN YOU’RE SOBER (PART ONE) / 2017 / SELF-RELEASED / CLOUD RAP, TRAP RAP, THE FUTURE OF EMO […]

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUpu7618KrM&ab_channel=LogicVEVO Logic’s new album puts the “mess” in “message.” More hip hop reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP4CSgl7K7ormBIO138tYonB949PHnNcP?&ab_channel=theneedledrop Buy this album: http://amzn.to/2qTdzmB =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== FAV TRACKS: EVERYBODY, AFRICARYAN, 1-800-273-8255 LEAST FAV TRACK: MOS DEFINITELY LOGIC – EVERYBODY / 2017 / DEF JAM / POP […]

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UceaB4D0jpo&ab_channel=PostMaloneVEVO On his sophomore album, Post Malone carves out his own niche in the auto-croon field with quality trap production, strong vocal performances, and a bit of a singer-songwriter twist. Buy this album: https://amzn.to/2FuTVVc More rap reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP4CSgl7K7ormBIO138tYonB949PHnNcP =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== […]

Listen: http://chanceraps.com/ Chicago rapper and singer Chance The Rapper comes through with a more ambitious mixtape with Acid Rap, improving upon his production, hooks, and recording quality. A lot of the beats on this project are impressive as hell, but Chance often puts hooks, ad-libs, and instrumentals ahead of the quality and cohesion of his […]

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cucHc2vef4 West Coast boy band Brockhampton round out their Saturation trilogy with their most versatile and melodic album yet. Buy this album: http://amzn.to/2yEdeYt More hip hop reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP4CSgl7K7ormBIO138tYonB949PHnNcP =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== FAV TRACKS: BOOGIE, ZIPPER, JOHNNY, STUPID, BLEACH, HOTTIE, SISTER / […]

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nky4me4NP70 Ohio pop/rap/rock/electronic music duo Twenty One Pilots chases 2013’s breakout Vessel with a series of radio pop and reggae-infused tunes on Blurryface. More pop reviews: http://bit.ly/1qlqSJo Buy this album: http://amzn.to/1MeTRIR =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== FAV TRACKS: TEAR IN MY HEART, WE […]

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLsTskih7_I Post Malone proves his status as a one-hit wonder with his commercial debut, Stoney. More NOT GOOD reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP4CSgl7K7orMz0p3u1uCedytfedxY9IG Buy this album if you disagree: http://amzn.to/2hO8kkv =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== POST MALONE – STONEY / 2016 / UMG / POP RAP, […]

What is the current state of rock music? Is “guitar music” dying? What the hell does “guitar music” even mean? I’m pondering this and more in this latest letter from a fan. What did you think of this album? Love it? Hate it? Why? What should I review next, eh? Follow TND on Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop […]