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Reviews written in full, but still missing rating (3)

Got some unrated reviews I've found. (And most of all are rap albums again.) It might be very long as the previous, but could you fix those for full version?

- Potluck - Pipe Dreams
- UGK - Side Hustles
- Wale - Folarin II
- City Morgue - City Morgue, Vol. 2: As Good as Dead
- G-Unit - The Beast Is G Unit
- Blaze Ya Dead Homie - Clockwork Gray
- Anuel AA - Real Hasta la Muerte
- Killah Priest - Exorcist
- Tech N9ne - Everready
- Tech N9ne - Misery Loves Kompany
- Tech N9ne - Killer
- Stevie Stone - 2 Birds, 1 Stone
- Pi'erre Bourne, Young Nudy - Sli'merre
- MellowHigh - MellowHigh
- Guru - Guru 8.0: Lost and Found
- Ces Cru - Catastrophic Event Specialists
- KSI - All Over the Place

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There are tons of unrated reviews of rap albums that were released in the last several years. Found this bunch on a quick look around:

Maybe those could do with some ratings too.

Props to David Crone, Matt Collar, Neil Z. Yeung, Paul Simpson and some of the more anonymous staff behind all those stealth reviews.

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One thing to note, some albums end up getting a level of coverage that is not a critical analysis but gives some background information about the album. The editors will add some factual details about the release and the artist in question, but not sit down and give a full critical breakdown of the quality of the music and the performances.

For example, this text about the Beast Coast album is just a factual overview as to who was on the album and its chart peak:

"Years after the original collaborative seeds were planted, Brooklyn rap supergroup Beast Coast released their debut, Escape from New York, in 2019. The sprawling set features deep bass hits, haunting production, and rapid-fire verses from the members of the respective crews that comprise the group. While everyone gets a turn at the mic, Joey Badass features on the bulk of the set, with his Pro Era comrades Nyck Caution, Kirk Knight, and CJ Fly not far behind. Flatbush Zombies and the Underachievers also feature heavily, lending to the true collaborative energy of the set. Upon release, Escape from New York debuted at number 29 on the Billboard 200."

This gives an overview of the personnel and some facts about the release, but doesn't really dig into the feel or the quality of the music in a meaningful way.

I'll still pass this list along to see if any of the more subjective and critical ones warrant a rating that was missed.

Thanks.

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I see what you mean. Nearly all of those reviews end with some comment about the Billboard 200. It is rare but there are some entries that have a rating without having a review. If your editors have heard the music, maybe it is still worth rating it.

Nothing more to say other than thank you Zac and AllMusic staffs to fulfill my request again. This is the final request of this year, and that's enough for me. Thank you so much.

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I'll pass these along. Some may be just informational "pre-release" reviews but it does look like some of them are full critical reviews.

Thanks.

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And a tribute album at https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-music-inside-a-collaboration-dedicated-to-waylon-jennings-vol-1-mw0002088444

And https://www.allmusic.com/album/homecoming-the-bluegrass-album-mw0002255064

And an eponymous album at https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-steeldrivers-mw0000484818

Another eponymous album at https://www.allmusic.com/album/rissi-palmer-mw0000586036

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