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Topic subject3.5 out of 5 for me.
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2871953, 3.5 out of 5 for me.
Posted by Ketchums, Sat Feb-22-14 03:22 PM
Tweeted about this earlier.

Album just isn't doing it for me. It isn't wack, but it just feels really uneven. I LOVE the highlights like Hoover St., Prescription/Oxymoron, Blind Threats, Break The Bank, etc. But momentum always dies; maybe a sequencing issue? Album just seems to go all over the place.

Plus, songs like Hell of a Night and Studio just don't seem to gel with Q's identity as an artist. And identity is TDE's main strength, IMO.

Oxymoron isn't weak; and TDE is still the best crew in rap. I might still buy this to support the camp, and because of the songs I do like. But I thought Section80, Control System, Habits & Contradictions, GKMC, and Cilvia Demo were all 4 stars or higher. For me, this album seems to expose TDE's mortality.