Greg Tate

Greg Tate’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 10 reviews, going back to 2013, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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What they review

  • Hip-Hop & Rap 60%
  • Indie & Alternative 10%
  • Pop 10%
  • R&B & Soul 10%

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By the numbers

2A-Sides reviewed, the albums the critics rate highest
1album given a perfect score
4years of their reviews we track, 2013 to 2016
How their scores spread
  • 0–490
  • 50s1
  • 60s0
  • 70s0
  • 80s6
  • 90+3

More numbers (how close they land to the other critics, release-week calls) appear once we track 15 of their reviews.

Their favorites

  1. Rage Against the MachineThe Battle of Los Angeles 100 The Rolling Stone Album Guide
  2. Kendrick LamarTo Pimp a Butterfly 90 Rolling Stone
  3. BeyoncéLemonade 90 Spin
  4. Kanye WestThe Life of Pablo 80 Spin
  5. Kanye WestYeezus 80 Spin

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

A-Sides they reviewed

2 albums that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 2 of them 75 or higher.

Every review

Outlet
Kanye WestThe Life of PabloSpin via Wikipedia80 8/10752016
Kendrick LamarTo Pimp a Butterfly“The Compton MC's second major-label album is a masterpiece of fiery outrage, deep jazz and ruthless self-critique”Rolling Stone via Wikipedia90 4.5/5922015
Kanye WestYeezus“8SPIN Rating: 8 of 10Release Date: June 18, 2013Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def JamJust to make thangs interesting, let's start this off in the gooey middle”Spin via Wikipedia80 8/10872013
Red Hot Chili PeppersCalifornicationRolling Stone via Wikipedia80 4/574
Azealia BanksFantasea“8SPIN Rating: 8 of 10Release Date: July 11, 2012Label: Self-released"Welcome to the After-Future," is how the poet Mike Ladd aptly summed up the”Spin via Wikipedia80 8/1072
David BowieHoursRolling Stone via Wikipedia80 4/559
Run-DMCKing of RockThe Rolling Stone Album Guide via Wikipedia50 2.5/576
BeyoncéLemonadeSpin via Wikipedia90 9/1094
Ol' Dirty BastardNigga PleaseRolling Stone via Wikipedia80 4/578
Rage Against the MachineThe Battle of Los AngelesThe Rolling Stone Album Guide via Wikipedia100 5/587

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