Hotel Diablo
| Machine Gun Kelly
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Hotel Diablo
Hotel Diablo is the fourth studio album by American rapper Machine Gun Kelly. It was released on July 5, 2019 via Bad Boy Records and Interscope Records. The album is supported by four singles: "Hollywood Whore", "El Diablo", "I Think I'm Okay" with Yungblud and Travis Barker, and "Glass House" featuring Naomi Wild, with promotional single FLOOR 13. The record is a rap rock album and follows less than 10 months after September 2018's Binge EP. The album's production also included Foster The People frontman Mark Foster. His daughter, Casie, is also featured on the song FLOOR 13.
It debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200. The album has received generally positive reviews. Lyrically, the songs deal with problems with drugs, childhood family struggles, among other themes. It also contains references to other artists such as late rappers Mac Miller, Lil Peep and Nipsey Hussle, and Linkin Park's late lead vocalist Chester Bennington.- Wikipedia
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NME
Even an allusion to the rapper's highly publicised beef with Emimen can't lift this lumpen retread of weary, tried-and-tested rap-rock tropes
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Hiphop DX
And though one wouldn’t go so far as to call Machine Gun Kelly a “party rapper,” he’s someone whose music is quite enjoyable, and frankly, it’s nothing but a goddamn good time.
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Ratings Game
Machine Gun Kelly clearly has demons in his life that he needs to address. In “Hotel Diablo,” it seems like he’s ready to take them all on from every musical angle he’s capable of dabbling in
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Vinyl Chapters
The album is worth a listen and, in particular, to hear the potential the artist has in perhaps a wider range of scope and genre.
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Red and Black
While MGK showed his emotional depth and vulnerability with a few raw songs in “Hotel Diablo,” he also proved his youthful qualities with his response to Eminem’s diss and his ability to still have fun with his music.
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Hot New Hip Hop
Throughout, MGK's focus seems to be drawing in listeners with personal tales of his life struggles. Although he has developed a reputation as being a spitfire rapper, MGK doesn't rely so much on those skills here. There's a synergy of rock and rap on Hotel Diablo, but not in an annoying way that comes across too aggressive.
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Sound Digest
Ultimately, the triumph in this album for MGK is the fact that he’s willing to branch out and try something different. The music industry these days is far less divided by genre than it used to be, and what ends up standing out above all else is good music.
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Lemon Wire
Arguably, this recording is better than some of his earlier work. Machine Gun Kelly is diving deep into his personal history and pulling out unexpected bars.
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