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Grateful by DJ Khaled
Grateful by DJ Khaled
2017 | Pop
There’s no doubt Khaled’s formidable connections were the driving force behind ‘Grateful’. But, even with a dream team like this assembled, Khaled hasn’t located the ‘major key’ to the masterpiece he desired.
Critic- Sam Moore
Original Score: 3 out of 5

Read Review: http://www.nme.com/reviews/album/dj-khaled-grateful-album-review
  
Grateful by DJ Khaled
Grateful by DJ Khaled
2017 | Pop
Still if it's innovating, exposing unsigned hype to your ears for the first time, and giving producers unfettered credit for their work when they drop hot beats that you want DJ Khaled is not the guy for you.
Critic: Steve Juon
Original Score: 7 out of 10

Read Review: http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2017_06_grateful.html
  
Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
2017 | Comedy
Singing (0 more)
Ridiculous plot (0 more)
Sometimes there just shouldn’t be a 3rd one
Contains spoilers, click to show
Back with the Bellas after college to find their lives just aren’t all that great in the “real world”. They’re all in jobs that they seem to hate and miss singing together. They’re thrilled when they’re invited to a performance by the current Barton Bellas only to end up disappointed that they’re not performing themselves. Then it just gets crazy. They end up on tour with other artists who are (unsurprisingly) a lot more talented than the Bellas. Some very well done “riff offs” ensue and of course when the Bellas stop taking themselves seriously they get a lot more popular. This storyline was a bit of fun if not completely predictable and as a Pitch Perfect fan I wasn’t really complaining - I’m mostly there for the music at the end of the day. It was after this though that the movie lost me completely. Turning into an espionage movie where they do indeed sing to get out of trouble. The Bellas are luckily rescued by the military and Beca is encouraged to take an offer from DJ Khaled to sing alone. Then in the final seen Beca opens for DJ Khaled alone but invites the Bellas onstage to sing Freedom! ‘90 with her creating a touching scene that Pitch Perfect always manages to do - especially as this seems to be the end of the road for the group. I loved the song choices in the movie and that the competition was higher stakes but between the convoluted plot line and sometimes forced comedic moments this definitely wasn’t my favourite Pitch Perfect installment.