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ALBUM: RTJ4

yankee and the brave (episode 4): 10

ooh la la (ft. Greg Nice & DJ Premier): 10 IM SO ANGRY!!! A song that was day two for the vast majority of the rate, which got tanked into day one when the last weeks ballots were coming in. People saw the hook as annoying but with how it plays off the piano it bangs so hard. Robbery of the rate imo

out of sight (ft. 2 Chains): 10

holy calamafuck: 9

goonies vs. E.T.: 10

walking in the snow: 11

JU$T (ft. Pharrell Williams & Zack De La Rocha): 10

never look back: 8 Now for the first RTJ song out which is probably the worst RTJ song on the album. Still a fantastic albeit straightforward hip hop song although didn't stand out enough for it to get any further than day 1

the ground below: 8.5

pulling the pin (ft. Mavis Staples & Josh Homme): 9

a few words for the firing squad (radiation): 10

ALBUM: Smiling with No Teeth

On the Move!: 7 Reread my comment for Sir Baudelair

The Other Black Dog: 10

Centerfold: 8

Waitin' on Ya: 10

Don't Need You: 10

Drown: 10

Gold Chains: 9

Smiling with No Teeth: 8 I find this song a little underrated. Spoken word songs never tend to do well but the chorus is just so groovy that it luls me into such a groovy state I can't help but to groove. The title track ends up as the second lowest SWNT score which to me, feels at least a little unfair.

I Don't See Colour: 10

Black Dogs!: 10

Whip Cracker: 10

Easy: 10 And now we have the first Genesis robbery! I know saying this album is slick as hell isn't anything new but this song has such a wispy and ethereal vibe to it I'm a bit dissapointed it hasn't made day 2 at least. A song that was teatering between days for most of the rate comes up a little short for day two, but I think it's a bit of a surprise that other SWNT songs placed above it.

A Song About Fishing: 10

No Looking Back: 7

Bye Bye: 8 The closing track of SWNT, and one that raters felt a little underwhelmed by. Nev

ALBUM: CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST:

SIR BAUDELAIRE (ft. DJ Drama): 7 And now for the opener of the album! The opener to CMIYGL is less of a full song and more of an intro to ease you into the sound of the album. It does it's job well, but we can't be too surprised it doesn't have the highest marks in the world for the rate.

CORSO: 10

LEMONHEAD (ft. 42 Dugg): 8

WUSYANAME (ft. Youngboy Never Broke Again): 7.5

LUMBERJACK: 9

HOT WIND BLOWS (ft. Lil Wayne): 7

MASSA: 7

RUNITUP (ft. Teezo Touchdown): 7.5 While I can't say I'm too surprised this didn't do well, I'm surprised this was the 11th song out. Also the first 11 of the rate going out early. RIP macmillion

MANIFESTO (ft. Domo Genesis): 7.5 One of the harder Tyler songs going out day one, here's a song that would probably KILL live. The energy of the song really jumps off the track and bangs harder than pretty much every other song out so far.

SWEET/I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE (ft. Brent Faiyaz & Fana Hues): 10

MOMMA TALK: 10 Wow that momma really can talk

RISE! (ft. DAISY WORLD): 7.5 The Tyler listening party just keeps coming. This stretch of Tyler songs mostly fell victim to the mixtappey feel of the album, and songs not standing out to the popheads audience. This one in particular is fairly good but I thought it would do at least a little better due to a woman being on it. Turns out popheads can surprise you!

BLESSED: 4 Aren't you glad I had us rate the interludes?

JUGGERNAUT (ft. Lil Uzi Vert & Pharrell Williams): 9

WILLSHIRE: 8.5 The straighter of the two long Tyler songs comes day one, no surprise here. The long songphobia really hurts this one because it's not bad! The only issue is there's another 8+ minute song that is better on the same album which is gayer, so we unfortunately can't be too surprised in an arguble premature exit.

SAFARI: 8 The outro of CMIYGL, here's a song that would have done better if Tyler wasn't an idiot and said a word he really shouldn't have.

ALBUM: Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Introvert: 10

Woman (ft. Cleo Sol): 9.5

Two Worlds Apart: 6

I Love You, I Hate You: 10

Little Q, Pt. 1 - Interlude: 6 Interlude number two is out! Also never escaped the bottom five, also don't have much to say about this.

Little Q, Pt. 2: 9.5

Gems - Interlude: 7 And now for the final song that is labeled as an interlude, now we can finally get to the songs that are going to make people actually angry.

Speed: 8 One of the lowest full Simz songs in the rate is a very good albiet forgettable compared to some of the towering ambition that gives this album a lot of its defining qualities.

Standing Ovation: 9.5

I See You: 8 The accoustic guitar on this is SO GOOD!! A victim of not being a song to slut drop to, I might want to call this the most underrated Simz song in the rate. Still, the understated nature of this song lead it to fall into the background and didn't generate enough talking points to get it out of day one.

The Rapper That Came To Tea - Interlude: 8 I like the story book nature but I can't blame people if they are turned off of this interlude. It never escaped the bottom 5 and that's where it will stay

Rollin Stone: 7.5

Protect Your Energy: 8

Never Make Promises - Interlude: 8 This never escaped the bottom. Idk what this particular interlude did to draw such ire from you guys over the others but it certainly did something.

Point and Kill: 9.5

Fear No Man: 8.5

The Garden - Interlude: 7.5 One more interlude left! The garden sounds gorgeous but interludephobia knows no bounds. Great in the context of the album, but rates know no mercy

How Did You Get Here: 9.5

Miss Understood: 8

BONUS TRACKS

Say the Name: 10

Best Life: 8 What could be considered an underperformance, Danny Brown exits day one. While a song that hits more if you've followed his story up to this point, I can't lie and say that it's as good as a lot of songs off of Atrocity Exhibition. That album is a 10/10.

RICKY: 8.5

2010: 7 I mean yeah, you can't really be surprised that this came in last. If you thought shorter more mixtape-esq songs is gonna be Tyler's downfall, let this be known that we can never rate an Earl Sweatshirt project.

Gang Signs (ft. Schoolboy Q): 7 Freddie Gibbs kills live btw. While not one of my favorite songs of his such as anything from Pinata it's still a solid song all around, although not one that stands up next to the other songs in the bonus rate.

Knees: 10

BALD!: 9

Rainforest: 8.5

Obamacare: 10

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