Critiquing Critics & Understanding Artists

Last week a well known reviewer gave an unsavory review of Isaiah Rashad's latest album, and many chimed in. Maybe as reviewers we need to understand the artist more and as consumers realize that reviews are opinions. It's always more nuanced than that though. I'm neither defending nor attacking anyone with this, I'm just trying to see both sides. Video episode: https://youtu.be/TpXSxLXqCIY