TMIMM: a music blog
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My Hottest Music Takes
These are a few takes that I have about music that are too short to make into an actual full-length article. Enjoy! Playboi Carti is Better as a “Sellout” Every once in a while, I re-listen to albums that had crazy hype but fell short (cinephiles call it “Phantom Menaceing” for movies: believing a movie…
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Why “Don’t Tap The Glass” Is Tyler’s Best Work
9 times out of 10, I value a concept album (an album with a theme, story, etc.) more than a basic album. But, there is something about Tyler, The Creator’s new record that makes me love it even more than I should. This album is pretty much filler in terms of the cohesive story of…
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Which JAY-Z Retirement Album Was Better?
In 2003, JAY-Z did the unthinkable. All throughout his career he had called himself the “Mike Jordan of rap”, but most thought the comparison would end because they were both dominant in their respective fields. But, like his idol – JAY retired on top with The Black Album, saying that he was exhausted from touring…
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Will A.I. Really Take Our Jobs? — A Review of Apple Music’s New Automix Feature
Apple’s new iOS update is packed with new stuff to explore. You can change the background to your texts, the camera app got an update, etc. But, the thing that got me the most curious about this new update was a new feature on Apple music called “Automixing”. I’ve seen some examples of this feature…
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Ranking Every Single That JAY-Z Ever Released
There aren’t a lot of artists that deserve the right to be called the greatest of all time, but JAY-Z is very much one of them. Over a 30 year career, Jigga has put out multiple classics that have stood the test of time – albums and singles alike. So, since I already am writing…
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7 Covers That Are Better Than The Original Song
A cover is very similar to a remix as they both add a new take onto a song – although they are in different ways. Back in the 40s through the 60s, bands were known for putting covers of hit songs on their albums – The Beatles first major hit was an Top Notes Cover.…
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Ranking Drake Intro Tracks
Aubrey Graham is like Star Wars. Both started off with good intentions, hoping to push the boundaries of the respective medium they are in. But then, those good intentions got washed away, year after year, as greed took over. For Star Wars, this happened when George Lucas introduced the Ewoks in order to sell more…
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What Is the Best Instrument To Solo With?
June 23, 2025 was a weird day. America just dropped bombs on an Iranian nuclear base the night before – almost leading the US into war until Trump called for a cease fire (we will see how that plays out). And, the Clipse held a listening party for their upcoming album where they played Kendrick…
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Some First Thoughts on Travis Scott’s Rodeo
Last week (probably not last week when this comes out) I took some time out of my day to listen to Travis Scott’s debut album, Rodeo, since the 10th anniversary of the record is nearing. Many people, including many music content creators, consider this album to be Scott’s best. Keep in mind that I have…
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My Favorite R&B Song From Every Year (2003 – 1974)
Recently, I thought about what people meant in YouTube comment sections when they say “this is REAL R&B” (this is usually under a Leon Bridges or Coco Jones visualizer/video), because it just sounds stupid. R&B is multi-faceted.
The Music In My Mind 