Sean Sharp's Diary

Really got into THA PLAYA$ MANUAL II last year and this was a bit of a step down. Ramirez pairs some fun and cringe lyrics side-by-side sometimes, making some songs that you enjoy just slightly worse. "Gran Turismo" is the best example of this with the fun alliteration of "broke and bummy" but is im…

He's just been doing the same thing for a while and he needs to evolve a bit. There are still some good entertaining songs on here but I can feel the end is near for his originality unless he really pushes his sound. It's also kind of funny how a lot of his songs are just the same words almost. The…

After really getting into some of his newer stuff, I dove into his 2025 EP, and it seems there has definitely been some progression with his sound and lyrics over the last year. This project is giving that kind of bad bitch energy that a lot of sassy female artists go for but I'm not sure if it real…

2026 has been a year of artists that I have found to be good, but aren't quite there yet. Internet Girl is another one that falls into that boat. Pretty much every aspect of this is cool as an idea and works well at times in execution. These types of vocals need a very specific sound in order to do…

Found Mack this year and his sophomore album showing something good for the future. Lots of great elements in the instrumentals and vocals but it feels like it's almost there. Oddly enough, both his singing and instrumentals have the same issue. They become a bit aimless. A lot of R&B loves to just…

The production here is off the charts. For someone who was constantly deemed ahead of the curve with pop in the late 2010's, this album seemed to finally be when the popularity caught up with the style. Oddly enough, I think several songs on here work more as reloaded versions of 2010's EDM pop. "3…

Where to even begin with this. Many cool moments and many head-scratching ones as well. I haven't listened to a Don Toliver project since "Life of a DON". I saw "OCTANE" getting a lot of talk and streams, at least more than usual for rappers in the mainstream right now, and thought this might be som…

Nearly a decade late to the party, but glad I made it eventually. I recently ran into "Moving On" and like I do with most artists that I find a song I like, I dive into the album it derives from. While "Moving On" is the highlight, the general vibe of this thing is pretty in line with the style of t…

This album has me torn. While it seems that the general consensus on YUNGBLUD is improving with each album he releases, I am struggling to find that same mentality. At the time when his debut dropped, I thought it was pretty solid. Now that I've aged a bit, I do find it pretty juvenile and several t…

So he disappears for 7 years, drops an EP with a complete tone switch, but it's pretty quality, then returns 6 months later with a new EP and a new tone switch. This one keeps it short and sweet, only featuring 4 songs this time around. "UP" was oddly the first track he released after his hiatus las…