I think it's amazing that with the advancement of technology and "the scene," I've been able to listen to and play My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Black Ops, respectively, well before either of their official releases. Crazy, eh?
I've been listening to Ye's album so much that I've put it on pause for a minute so it won't get played out. This album is a masterpiece and definitely reignited my support of him. I thought his last album was garbage (even though it went platinum) and personally thought he lost it after his mother passed. Wrong. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy establishes Kanye as a COMPLETE artist. I always knew he was a rapper and a producer, but this album goes well beyond rapping and producing. Pieces on this album are well orchestrated and arranged. There's a great balance between hip-hop and more instrumental, classical influences. Could any other artist produce an album like this? No, not in my opinion.
95/100
If you read my twitter you may have seen that I recently expressed my disappointment with Medal of Honor: Tier 1. I think the problem with that game was that it was excessively hyped and was too realistic. I applaud the realism and accuracy that the developers were going for, but sometimes you just want to dual wield some pistols and bust into a room guns blazing. You couldn't do that in MoH, which is why is was boring at most points. The storyline wasn't there and it was too short. It was too realistic, and the problem with that is people play games to escape reality. CoD stands out were MoH fell short, at least in the single-player campaign. CoD's story was historical in nature and well-written. The weapon availability was somewhat impressive...the cut scenes were top-notch...good voice acting and great visuals. I must say, however, both games had really crappy flying missions. I think what put CoD over the top was the cut-scene at the end with JFK, Castro, and Nixon. And then you can play as the President and kill zombies. What???!!! amazeballs. I have unfortunately not played the multiplayer for either of the games, so perhaps MoH makes up for its shortcomings in the single player campaign.
CoD 93/100
MoH 83/100
This past Monday at Teddy's I had the pleasure of meeting DJ Q-Bert, the grandmaster. He introduced himself to me in the booth and was extremely humble. The humility he carries himself with isn't something one runs across frequently in this town, or in the nightlife scene. He was a great guy and signed my friend's vinyl. His skills are epic and world-class. It was a privilege to watch him perform. His presence alone was worth tolerating all the damn bums that crowded the dj booth. Here's to Q-Bert, a selfless, class-act (from what I experienced).
100/100
Cheers
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I've been listening to Ye's album so much that I've put it on pause for a minute so it won't get played out. This album is a masterpiece and definitely reignited my support of him. I thought his last album was garbage (even though it went platinum) and personally thought he lost it after his mother passed. Wrong. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy establishes Kanye as a COMPLETE artist. I always knew he was a rapper and a producer, but this album goes well beyond rapping and producing. Pieces on this album are well orchestrated and arranged. There's a great balance between hip-hop and more instrumental, classical influences. Could any other artist produce an album like this? No, not in my opinion.
95/100
If you read my twitter you may have seen that I recently expressed my disappointment with Medal of Honor: Tier 1. I think the problem with that game was that it was excessively hyped and was too realistic. I applaud the realism and accuracy that the developers were going for, but sometimes you just want to dual wield some pistols and bust into a room guns blazing. You couldn't do that in MoH, which is why is was boring at most points. The storyline wasn't there and it was too short. It was too realistic, and the problem with that is people play games to escape reality. CoD stands out were MoH fell short, at least in the single-player campaign. CoD's story was historical in nature and well-written. The weapon availability was somewhat impressive...the cut scenes were top-notch...good voice acting and great visuals. I must say, however, both games had really crappy flying missions. I think what put CoD over the top was the cut-scene at the end with JFK, Castro, and Nixon. And then you can play as the President and kill zombies. What???!!! amazeballs. I have unfortunately not played the multiplayer for either of the games, so perhaps MoH makes up for its shortcomings in the single player campaign.
CoD 93/100
MoH 83/100
This past Monday at Teddy's I had the pleasure of meeting DJ Q-Bert, the grandmaster. He introduced himself to me in the booth and was extremely humble. The humility he carries himself with isn't something one runs across frequently in this town, or in the nightlife scene. He was a great guy and signed my friend's vinyl. His skills are epic and world-class. It was a privilege to watch him perform. His presence alone was worth tolerating all the damn bums that crowded the dj booth. Here's to Q-Bert, a selfless, class-act (from what I experienced).
100/100
Cheers
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