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Trace The Rater

WSU Journalism & Media • Wichita, KS
Television • Film • Games • Music

Trace The Rater

Get to know my taste

Favorites & Interests

The music I keep coming back to, the shows and movies I love, and the things I enjoy beyond the reviews. Here’s a little more of the person behind Trace The Rater.

A personal collection, not a ranked list. My favorites can grow and change as I explore more.

Music

Hip-Hop/Rap is my favorite genre, followed by R&B. Rock and Pop round out my top four—and those two can switch places.

Favorite albums

ALBUM PICK

LIVE.LOVE.A$AP

A$AP Rocky

ALBUM PICK

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

Lupe Fiasco

ALBUM PICK

IGOR

Tyler, The Creator

ALBUM PICK

Piñata

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib

ALBUM PICK

Flower Boy

Tyler, The Creator

Songs I love

Read my music genre ranking → · My Album of the Year profile →

Television

Youth & general animation is my favorite TV category. Teen live-action and adult animation are also big parts of my taste.

Animation favorites

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender
  • Phineas and Ferb
  • The Ren & Stimpy Show
  • Animaniacs
  • Looney Tunes
  • Gravity Falls
  • SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Rocko’s Modern Life

Adult animation favorites

  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force
  • The Simpsons
  • Futurama

Live-action favorites

  • Wizards of Waverly Place
  • Seinfeld

Seinfeld is my favorite adult live-action show.

Openly licensed images

Avatar: The Last Airbender logo
Avatar: The Last AirbenderLogo by Viacom International Inc. · Public domain · Source
Phineas and Ferb cast and creators at a Comic-Con signing
Phineas and FerbPhoto: cast and crew signing · Sue Lukenbaugh · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source
The Ren and Stimpy Show logo
The Ren & Stimpy ShowLogo by Nickelodeon/Viacom · Public domain · Source
Rocko's Modern Life episode title logo
Rocko’s Modern LifeEpisode title logo · Public domain · Source
Aqua Teen Hunger Force logo
Aqua Teen Hunger ForceLogo by The Cartoon Network, Inc. · Public domain · Source
Futurama panelists at a 2010 convention
FuturamaPhoto: “Futurama Panel (2010)” · Ewen Roberts · CC BY 2.0 · Source
Montage of actors from Seinfeld
Seinfeld“Seinfeld actors montage” by TheCuriousGnome, using photos by Alan Light, Albert Domasin, and flipchip/LasVegasVegas.com · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Only images with verified public-domain or Creative Commons terms are included; other favorites remain text-only.

Read my television category ranking →

Movies

Openly licensed image

Crowd gathered outside a cinema showing Grease
GreasePhoto by Hans van Dijk/Anefo · CC0 · Source

The other listed films did not have suitable openly licensed artwork in the sources checked.

Find my film reviews on Letterboxd →

Games

Teams I follow

Hobbies & creative interests

Watching, listening, playing, and reading give me ideas to explore through writing and video. Trace The Rater is where I bring those interests together.

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