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Avg Rating: 4.1 Something Else
I was walking down Market Street in San Francisco, enjoying a delicious carne asada burrito, when a man …
Avg Rating: 4.4 Paper Trail
There’s nothing more beautifully unpredictable than hip-hop slang. It seems like every few months a new word suddenly …
Avg Rating: 4.0 Colby O
It’s not easy being a pretty boy. Sure you’ve got thousands of girls hyperventilating at your concerts, but …
Avg Rating: 4.4 The Way I See It
Well before The Way I See It ever crossed my desk, Raphael Saadiq was already responsible for some …
Avg Rating: 2.9 Brass Knuckles
A few months ago I wrote that Nelly was in danger of falling victim to Ashanti Syndrome, a …
Avg Rating: 3.2 We Global
What is it, exactly, that DJ Khaled does? Well, let’s start with what he doesn’t do: He doesn’t …
Avg Rating: 4.5 Year Of The Gentleman
For too long the citizens of this great country have been searching for a true R&B king, a …
Avg Rating: 4.1 Not 4 Sale
It’s hard to have a conscience, especially in the music business. That’s why the list of rappers willing …
Avg Rating: 3.9 Exit 13
If you could become any man for one night, who would you be? 50? Diddy? Jibbs? Personally, I’d …
Avg Rating: 4.8 Mixtape Messiah 4
There was a time when I thought Chamillionaire was just another here-today, gone-tomorrow rapper. I assumed that once …
Avg Rating: 3.7 The Recession
Like China under Chairman Mao or Russia under Stalin, hip-hop has its dictators too. Everyone has their personal …
Avg Rating: 3.0 Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams
Superstar artists can light up the world, but they can also infect other artists with the dreaded Not …
Avg Rating: 4.2 L.A.X
Somehow I had convinced myself The Game would be the one to deliver the classic album Los Angeles …
Avg Rating: 3.9 First Love
Who was your first love? For me it was Salma Hayek in the movie Desperado. Sweet Jesus, that …
Avg Rating: 4.1 Raw Footage
If the first time you saw Ice Cube was when he was attacked by a crazed deer in …
Avg Rating: 4.1 Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition)
There are very few times in my career that I get to write something like this, so excuse …
Avg Rating: 3.1 Look What You Made Me
It’s been more than a year since I first took Yung Berg to hip-hop court. The charge? First-degree …
Avg Rating: 4.4 The Humdinger
These days, the phrase “nappy roots” is more likely to conjure up images of Don Imus’ radio fiasco …
Avg Rating: 3.8 Lessons In Love
Who is Lloyd? That’s depends, which Lloyd are we talking about? If your introduction to the silky slim …
Avg Rating: 3.8 Clipse Presents: Re-Up Gang
Last week I was in a daze, unable to make sense of the world around me. A question …
Avg Rating: 3.0 Screamin' 4 Vengeance
The young folks might not believe it, but there was a time when Lil’ Romeo was not the …
Avg Rating: 4.1 Million Dollar Backpack
Skillz’ professional troubles began on the fateful day of February 13, 1996. Leading up to the release of …
Avg Rating: 4.2 Grey Hairs
Love makes you do dangerous, sometimes illegal things, and back in the day my love for hip-hop made …
Avg Rating: 2.4 The Greatest Story Ever Told
David Banner is not your average rapper/producer/philanthropist. Raised under the scorching heat of Mississippi’s southern sun, Banner has …
Avg Rating: 4.7 Untitled
Recently hip-hop fans (and writers) have become “classic album” sluts, willing to go home with any album that …
Avg Rating: 3.6 Sketches of a Man
So I’m 12-years-old and my dad takes me to see blues legend BB King. Midway through the concert …
Avg Rating: 3.5 I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind II
I pledge allegiance to the grind of the United Streets of America. And to the hustle, for which …
Avg Rating: 3.9 MOB: The Album
Circle the date on the calendar, get out your diary, text your friends, because I’m about to write …


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