cloudbusting Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 1 minute ago, supaspaz said: Best song of 2022 out next! SAOKO already went out tho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverie Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 AHHHHH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverie Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, supaspaz said: Best song of 2022 out next! If that is what I think it is unless it isn't that...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted July 2, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2023 EL APAGÓN Average score: 8.67 High score: 10 (@supaspaz, @dooart, @Soda Pop Queen, @CBC, @Katamari, @Reverie, @4Real, @Devin, @MP2K, @kandicha, @Ewan Chaos, @State of Grace., @Rigalo, @Virgos Groove, @Crashed, @madonnas, @creativity., @greento, @V3$$3L.) Low score: 2 (@cockatoo) Mere survival can become a revolutionary act in the face of subjugation. At the heart of Un Verano Sin Ti is this unexpected political bomb, which celebrates Puerto Rico for continuing to exist on its own terms in the face of economic imperialism, government incompetence and frequent blackouts. A wistful outro sung by jewelry designer (and Bad Bunny’s former girlfriend) Gabriela Berlingeri drives home the point: “Esta es mi playa, este es mi sol/Esta es mi tierra, esta soy yo.” Oh, did I mention that it also fucking bangs? The drop midway through, which turns “El Apagón” into a pussy-praising fist pumper fit for Jersey Shore, may be the musical high point of 2022. Released as the eighth single, with a music video-slash-documentary about some of the island’s biggest problems, it was unfortunately not a hit and remains by far the least-streamed track on the album. We, however, are better than that. This rate corrects the record by rightfully placing it at the front of the pack. Best bit: “La capital del perreo, ahora todos quieren ser latino, no, ey/Pero les falta sazón, batería y reggaetón” ATRL says…: “I don't understand why I underrated this song when the album came out because it's a fucking banger and clearly the best song?????” @Ewan Chaos recognized. @Rev8 wasn’t on board until “the middle started getting pretty badass. Was starting to lose hope.” @cockatoo dissed it as “more drunk yelling…great(!)” @byzantium admitted that he had hard time getting into Un Verano Sin Ti. “I tried to be as objective as I could but every time I would listen to this, my interest would fade by the end of the album,” he shared. “I feel like many of the songs blur together by the end. I know some people love it, but not quite my cup of tea.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
State of Grace. Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 I'm honestly shook it lasted this long. Well deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgos Groove Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 It's always @cockatoo, isn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Real Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverie Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Oh okay king Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted July 2, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2023 Let me just say, I am shocked and very proud of ATRL for putting this one in the top five. At one point it was even challenging for the win. Truly never would have expected that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katamari Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 some of yalls taste truly scares me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katamari Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 But anyways the music video is amazing talent won go god bunny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Real Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Fun fact: El Apagon is the least streamed song on Un Verano Sin Ti. It's for intelectuals only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norte Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Welp, at least a spanish bop in the top 5 so it's great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverie Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 We have Heated, AHAP, Virgo's GOAT, Good Days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgos Groove Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Okay, now let's get Good Days out of the way so we can get a Rennie trifecta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudbusting Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 El Apagon out before Bad Days oh I should’ve just forced myself to sit through the crackden and mid albums again to at least submit SOMETHING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandicha Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Good placement tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katamari Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Rather shocked bad bunny outlasted Rosalia on an Atrl rate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted July 2, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Reverie said: We have Heated, AHAP, Virgo's GOAT, Good Days? Indeed. And some controversy next, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgos Groove Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Wait, we didn't have to listen to all the albums? You're telling I had to sit through ZZZ and Harry's Hiroshima for nothing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooart Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 EL APAGÓN TOP FIVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katamari Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) The way I could not tell you how virgos groove even goes outside of that opening nu disco intro synth ahap needs to be too 3 Edited July 2, 2023 by Katamari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudbusting Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Virgos Groove said: Wait, we didn't have to listen to all the albums? You're telling I had to sit through ZZZ and Harry's Hiroshima for nothing? if this is about my post I just meant I didn’t send scores bc I didn’t want to listen to those after the one time I already had had I known some of the questionable taste in here I would’ve just sucked it up and tried if not then well… oops! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockatoo Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Let's see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted July 2, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2023 AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM Average score: 8.71 High score: 10 (@dooart, @Soda Pop Queen, @BGKC, @Katamari, @Reverie, @4Real, @Devin, @BlackoutZone, @Rigalo, @Virgos Groove, @cockatoo, @madonnas, @creativity., @V3$$3L.) Low score: 1 (@Norte) In 1990, rapper Kilo Ali released “America Has a Problem (Cocaine),” a campy Miami bass cautionary tale that imagines the drug as a femme fatale and explores its destructive impact on the Black community. Two decades later, Beyoncé would flip the metaphor for this similarly-titled offering, boasting about how her sex is as addictive as Tony Montana’s supply. It’s a fun bop, groovy and impressively tongue-twisting, though it doesn’t deliver on the political promise of its name. Boosted by a Kendrick Lamar-assisted remix, “America Has a Problem” was selected as the third single from Renaissance this spring, jumping to #38 on the Billboard Hot 100 before, without any additional promotion, falling off the chart within a month. Best bit: “When I pull up these jeans, you're mine” ATRL says…: “Another example of ‘she's just saying shit,’ but it works,” @cockatoo backhandedly complimented. @madonnas declared it the “best song ever, tbh.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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