Vince Score – The Vince score consists of scoring based on the topics below.
Total points attainable: (100 pts)
- What’s the genre – Hip Hop
- Are the arrangements interesting? – The arrangements are pretty good, while the first half isn’t incredibly strong, the second half past “Lay It Down” is incredible.(17/20)
- Is the lyrical content compelling? – As I said in My Women’s World Wednesday, Sa Roc is an incredible lyricist and you really have to listen multiple times to truly understand what she’s saying. (20/20)
- Vocal performance? – Sa Roc’s tone is unmistakable. While some beats somewhat overpower and distract from her rapping, her vocal performance is still is captivating and heartfelt. (19/20)
- Musicality? – It’s always hard to judge musicality on Rap albums as they generally use electronic beats and samples, however musicality is strong on several songs, while some feel a little flat at times most of the songs are pretty solid. (16/20)
- Standout tracks? – r(E)volution, Goddess Gang and Dark Horse are some of the best on the album
- Album low points? – It’s pretty hard to pick out a low point for the album as it’s all really good. I suppose if I had to choose a low point it would be the fifth and sixth song, Hand of God and Deliverance. I only choose those because I created this standard and I had to choose something, lol. (19/20)
- Bonus – Would I add it to my playlist? Yes, especially the standout songs and several others.
Additional notes – Lay it Down shares a sample with Apocalypse by Wyclef. The sample is from Danille Licari’s Concerto Pour Un Voix. r(e)volution‘s opening reminds me of 90s rock. Goddess Gang was featured on the Need For Speed Heat soundtrack.
Vince Score: 91
