Nathan Rabin

Nathan Rabin

Nathan Rabin’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 31 reviews, going back to 2008, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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What they review

  • Hip-Hop & Rap 84%
  • R&B & Soul 10%
  • Indie & Alternative 3%
  • Folk, Country & Americana 3%

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By the numbers

1A-Sides reviewed, the albums the critics rate highest
15years of their reviews we track, 2008 to 2022
29%of their scores landed within 10 points of the other critics’ average for the same album (31 albums)
How their scores spread
  • 0–490
  • 50s0
  • 60s0
  • 70s2
  • 80s21
  • 90+8

Their favorites

  1. Lupe FiascoLupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor 95 The A.V. Club
  2. MF DOOMOperation: Doomsday 95 The A.V. Club
  3. The Lonely IslandTurtleneck & Chain 95 The A.V. Club
  4. CeeLo GreenThe Lady Killer 91 The A.V. Club
  5. Amy WinehouseBack to Black 91 The A.V. Club

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

A-Sides they reviewed

1 album that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 1 of them 75 or higher.

Every review

Outlet
ClipseHell Hath No FuryThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia88 B+922022
Gnarls BarkleySt. ElsewhereThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia88 B+852022
Beastie BoysThe Mix-UpThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia85 B662022
Wiz KhalifaRolling Papers“Wiz Khalifa: Rolling Papers”The A.V. Club via Wikipedia75 C592011
CeeLo GreenThe Lady KillerThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia91 A-832010
Rick RossTeflon DonThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia85 B722010
NasDistant Relatives“Nas and Damian Marley: Distant Relatives”The A.V. Club via Wikipedia85 B752010
Method ManWu-MassacreThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia88 B+732010
WaleAttention DeficitThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia88 B+762009
EminemRelapseThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia71 C-592009
Snoop DoggEgo Trippin’The A.V. Club via Wikipedia88 B+742008
Amy WinehouseBack to BlackThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia91 A-84
J DillaDonutsThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia88 B+84
CommonFinding ForeverThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia88 B+74
Amy WinehouseFrankThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia88 B+74
Kanye WestGraduationThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia88 B+79
The RootsHow I Got OverThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia91 A-83
Lil WayneI Am Not a Human BeingThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia81 B-66
Beastie BoysIll CommunicationThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia91 A-84
JAŸ‐ZKingdom ComeThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia88 B+70
Lupe FiascoLupe Fiasco’s Food & LiquorThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia95 A84
RaekwonOnly Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. IIThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia91 A-85
MF DOOMOperation: DoomsdayThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia95 A80
T.I.Paper TrailThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia88 B+71
Snoop DoggTha Blue Carpet TreatmentThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia88 B+75
Lil WayneTha Carter IIIThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia85 B85
DrakeThank Me LaterThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia88 B+77
LudacrisTheater of the MindThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia85 B67
The Lonely IslandTurtleneck & ChainThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia95 A72
MadlibWLIB AM: King of the WigflipThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia88 B+72
DMXYear of the Dog… AgainThe A.V. Club via Wikipedia81 B-69

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