Chaz Kangas’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 16 reviews, going back to 2010, each next to the album’s Breakdown.
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Spectrum Culture 2010–2014 · 16 reviews
What they review
- Hip-Hop & Rap 94%
- Metal & Punk 6%
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By the numbers
5years of their reviews we track, 2010 to 2014
38%of their scores landed within 10 points of the other critics’ average for the same album (16 albums)
How their scores spread
- 0–496
- 50s2
- 60s6
- 70s2
- 80s0
- 90+0
Their favorites
Earl SweatshirtDoris 70 Spectrum Culture
Chief KeefFinally Rich 70 Spectrum Culture
Lil WayneTha Carter IV 62 Spectrum Culture
T.I.Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head 60 Spectrum Culture
Wiz KhalifaO.N.I.F.C. 60 Spectrum Culture
Every review
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 Schoolboy QOxymoron“[xrr rating=3.25/5]Rap imprint Top Dawg Entertainment (not to be confused with Kid Rock’s Top Dog Records) has a certain feather in its cap that puts its reputation above any and…” | Spectrum Culture | 40 2.0/5 | 71 | 2014 |
| Earl SweatshirtDoris“[xrr rating=3.5/5]Everyone who was following hip-hop in 2010 knows where they were that summer the first time they saw Earl Sweatshirt’s video for “Earl.” For many, it was the first…” | Spectrum Culture | 70 3.5/5 | 81 | 2013 |
 Tyler, the CreatorWolf“[xrr rating=3.75/5]Just as Ice Cube once dominated the fall and Rick Ross set the tone for summer, it seems Odd Future have taken up the duties of setting off the…” | Spectrum Culture | 40 2.0/5 | 68 | 2013 |
| T.I.Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head“[xrr rating=3.25/5]We’re at a point in rap history where the legacy of “King of the South” T.I. seems a touch clouded. Following a few run-ins with the law that took…” | Spectrum Culture | 60 3.0/5 | 63 | 2013 |
| Chief KeefFinally Rich“[xrr rating=3.5/5]Every five years or so, it seems that a new hip-hop artist emerges whose staggering rise in popularity coincides with a personality and demeanor that makes him the most…” | Spectrum Culture | 70 3.5/5 | 60 | 2013 |
 Meek MillDreams and Nightmares“[xrr rating=3.25/5]Like most of Maybach Music Group’s roster, Meek Mill’s story is one of a talented, but discarded, rap artist left to die by the major labels until Rick Ross…” | Spectrum Culture | 40 2.0/5 | 66 | 2013 |
| Wiz KhalifaO.N.I.F.C.“[xrr rating=2.75/5]Pinpointing exactly where Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa falls on the hip-hop map has become a bit of a challenge in recent years. His 2010 single “Black and Yellow” became…” | Spectrum Culture | 60 3.0/5 | 57 | 2012 |
 2 ChainzBased on a T.R.U. Story“[xrr rating=3.75/5]Few stories in hip-hop are as inspirational as that of 2 Chainz. Originally Tity Boi, one-half of platinum rap duo Playaz Circle, 2 Chainz found himself floundering for years,…” | Spectrum Culture | 40 2.0/5 | 50 | 2012 |
 Joey RamoneYa Know?“[xrr rating=2.5/5]Let’s get it out of the way: how weird is it that an album’s worth of new Joey Ramone material is being released in 2012? Since the legendary Ramones…” | Spectrum Culture | 50 2.5/5 | 62 | 2012 |
 FuturePluto“[xrr rating=3.0/5]The era of Auto-Tune dominance feels like a lifetime ago. While the climate of hip-hop music makes for a rapidly changing soundscape whose trends can cause songs to become…” | Spectrum Culture via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 67 | 2012 |
 YelawolfRadioactive“[xrr rating=3.0/5]It’s rare these days that an emerging rapper’s main selling point is his actual rapping, but for recent Shady signee Yelawolf, that’s exactly what the word’s been. While he…” | Spectrum Culture | 60 3.0/5 | 62 | 2011 |
 Mac MillerBlue Slide Park“[xrr rating=2.5/5]When Asher Roth’s “I Love College” single was released in early 2009, it marked rap’s first blatant attempt to transparently court the college crowd by speaking to them directly.…” | Spectrum Culture | 50 2.5/5 | 49 | 2011 |
 The GameThe R.E.D. Album“The Game The R.E.D. Album Rating: 2.2/5.0 Label: DGC/Interscope To give you an idea about how long it’s been since former Aftermath signee Game released an album, his last release…” | Spectrum Culture | 44 2.2/5 | 63 | 2011 |
| Lil WayneTha Carter IV“Lil Wayne Tha Carter IV Rating: 3.1/5.0 Label: Cash Money Lil Wayne has been rapping on nationwide releases since before he was a teenager. By spending the entirety of his…” | Spectrum Culture | 62 3.1/5 | 58 | 2011 |
 Beastie BoysHot Sauce Committee Part Two“Beastie Boys Hot Sauce Committee Part Two Rating: 3.0/5.0 Label: Capitol Few legacies in music approach the longevity and universal acclaim of the Beastie Boys. A reputation of wonderful contradiction,…” | Spectrum Culture | 60 3.0/5 | 79 | 2011 |
 Rick RossTeflon Don“Not unlike Ice Cube with Halloween and Jay-Z with autumn, Rick Ross has become the rapper whom, every July, comes through with the soundtrack of the season. Since breaking out…” | Spectrum Culture | 40 2.0/5 | 72 | 2010 |
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