‘Stephen Bruner’, singer, bassist and songwriter more formally known as Thundercat greets us with his third album ‘Drunk’. Over time, Thundercat has recently managed to pick up a lot of traction through his inputs in Kamasi Washington’s, Flying Lotus’ and Kendrick Lamar’s discography. Within these contributions, not only was he able to provide improve his public figure and following but these ventures allowed him to take home his first Grammy for his Kendrick Lamar collab, To Pimp a Butterfly’s “These Walls,” was awarded the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration trophy (now in the present having won a Grammy for his first own album ‘It is What It Is’ in 2021).

Freddie Gibbs teams up with renowned producer ‘The Alchemist’ to bring us ‘Alfredo’ – this is their first official collaborative project; the name of the album is a combination of both their names ‘Al’ plus ‘Freddie’ equalling ‘Alfredo’. The album is composed of 10 tracks including features from: Tyler the Creator, Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, and Rick Ross.

The Marshall Mathers LP is considered one of the most impactful albums in hip-hop, and is the album in-which Eminem solidified his position in the music industry. Coming off the back of the hugely controversial Slim Shady LP, where Eminem first introduced the world to his alter-ego Slim Shady, the album provides listeners with a closer look into the artist behind the controversy. The first noticeable difference that struck me when listening to The Marshall Mathers LP was the maturity and development, evident in the production and even the sound of Eminem himself who delivers lyrics with purpose and venom, with an air of retaliation. The album is executively produced by the infamous Dr. Dre, which is critical to its' success, allowing Eminem to flow on strong, crisp beats.