ALBUM REVIEW

YBN Cordae warned us ahead of time that longevity cannot be placed out of sequence.

Chance The Rapper's gospel runs on repeat.

On "Brandon Banks," Maxo Kream explores his relationship with his father and further develops his storytelling ability.

Rather than fall into the dreaded one-hit-wonder territory, Lil Nas X takes a scattergun approach to genre on "7."

In the past two years, Tee Grizzley’s shown us flashes of his potential. On "Scriptures," he showcases it at its fullest.

Tyga’s Seventh Album finds his career back from the brink. However, is the rapper back in his zone or just playing it safe?

Welcome to the ZUU.

YG's fourth album is a concise effort that pays homage to a fallen friend-- but does it also position him along the West Coast elite?

On "Escape From New York," Beast Coast escape the confines of their hometown and make a case for world domination.

DJ Khaled's likeability withstands the declining power of his musical imprint.

Tyler leans even further into psychedelic R&B and delivers an album whose execution can't match its ambition.

On her debut "Fever," one of the hottest rising rappers in the game promises to bring the heat.

Logic's new album is effective, perhaps to a fault.

Rico Nasty synthesizes her aggressive and uplifting sides, to great effect.

ScHoolboy Q's fifth album plays it safe, but never sorry.

A testament to all that makes him such a fascinating anomaly in our hip-hop/R&B landscape, "Ventura" is an emphatic return to form for the multi-faceted Anderson .Paak.

Professor Tity.

Boogie's greatest gift is the ability to speak frankly.

James Blake’s left the dark space that he’s wallowed in for the past three albums and seizes emotions and experiences that he’s pushed away in the past.

Weezer gets much love from TLC's Chilli.

A subtle brand of sorcery.

On his sophomore effort, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie attests to all that makes him out as a unique force in hip-hop with the ambitious "Hoodie SZN."

Kodak Black is torn between trying to find his voice and find success, to curious results, on "Dying to Live."

The first posthumous body of work from the late Florida artist feels empty and lost, though not for the reasons one might expect.

"Evil Genius" is one of Gucci Mane's most polished and precise projects to date, but that doesn't play to his strengths.

Presented by Spotify: The Philly rapper seizes his moment.

The uninspired all-caps-rap of hip hop's most colorful act arrives at a time when the entertainer's life has all but crumbled.

JID's "DiCaprio 2" reveals the scope of his potential.