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Paul A. Thompson

Paul A. Thompson’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 13 reviews, going back to 2016, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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Writes for

What they review

  • Hip-Hop & Rap 92%
  • Pop 8%

Find Paul A. Thompson

By the numbers

10years of their reviews we track, 2016 to 2025
How their scores spread
  • 0–491
  • 50s2
  • 60s4
  • 70s2
  • 80s2
  • 90+2

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

Their favorites

  1. NasStillmatic 91 Pitchfork
  2. MF DOOMMm.. Food 90 Pitchfork
  3. Jay-ZIn My Lifetime, Vol. 1 84 Pitchfork
  4. MigosCulture 81 Pitchfork
  5. 21 SavageI Am Greater than I Was 78 Pitchfork

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

Every review

Outlet
Lil WayneTha Carter VIPitchfork via Wikipedia29 2.9/1057Jun 12, 2025
MF DOOMMm.. FoodPitchfork via Wikipedia90 9.0/10802024
Lil WayneWelcome 2 CollegrovePitchfork via Wikipedia58 5.8/10642023
MigosCulture IIIPitchfork69 6.9/10762021
Jay-ZIn My Lifetime, Vol. 1Pitchfork via Wikipedia84 8.4/10782019
21 SavageI Am Greater than I WasPitchfork via Wikipedia78 7.8/10782018
Rick RossRather You Than MePitchfork via Wikipedia69 6.9/10682017
J. Cole4 Your Eyez Only“On J. Cole’s fourth album, he wrestles with the fragility of life and the importance of family ties. He also sands down some of his worst impulses.”Pitchfork via Wikipedia67 6.7/10692016
Donald Glover3.15.20Pitchfork via Wikipedia60 6.0/1080
MigosCulturePitchfork via Wikipedia81 8.1/1085
NasKing’s Disease IIIPitchfork via Wikipedia71 7.1/1083
NasStillmaticPitchfork via Wikipedia91 9.1/1075
Kanye WestVultures 1Pitchfork via Wikipedia58 5.8/1050

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