Hip Hop Album Reviews
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Avg Rating: 3.7
Like China under Chairman Mao or Russia under Stalin, hip-hop has its dictators too. Everyone has their personal …
Avg Rating: 3.0
Superstar artists can light up the world, but they can also infect other artists with the dreaded Not …
Avg Rating: 4.2
Somehow I had convinced myself The Game would be the one to deliver the classic album Los Angeles …
Avg Rating: 3.9
Who was your first love? For me it was Salma Hayek in the movie Desperado. Sweet Jesus, that …
Avg Rating: 4.1
If the first time you saw Ice Cube was when he was attacked by a crazed deer in …
Avg Rating: 4.1
There are very few times in my career that I get to write something like this, so excuse …
Avg Rating: 3.1
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
These days, the phrase “nappy roots” is more likely to conjure up images of Don Imus’ radio fiasco …
Avg Rating: 3.8
Who is Lloyd? That’s depends, which Lloyd are we talking about? If your introduction to the silky slim …
Avg Rating: 3.8
Last week I was in a daze, unable to make sense of the world around me. A question …
Avg Rating: 3.0
The young folks might not believe it, but there was a time when Lil’ Romeo was not the …
Avg Rating: 4.1
Skillz’ professional troubles began on the fateful day of February 13, 1996. Leading up to the release of …
Avg Rating: 4.2
Love makes you do dangerous, sometimes illegal things, and back in the day my love for hip-hop made …
Avg Rating: 2.4
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
Recently hip-hop fans (and writers) have become “classic album” sluts, willing to go home with any album that …
Avg Rating: 3.6
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 of the United Streets of America. And to the hustle, for which …
Avg Rating: 3.9
Circle the date on the calendar, get out your diary, text your friends, because I’m about to write …
Avg Rating: 3.3
You either love G-Unit, or you hate them. There’s never been a group as controversial as the infamous …
Avg Rating: 3.8
I can pinpoint the exact moment in my life when I first heard Immortal Technique. It was midway …
Avg Rating: 4.0
You used to love her. Back in the day you couldn’t get enough, replaying her every word in …
Avg Rating: 3.9
You know that scene in Hustle and Flow? The one where Terrence Howard is in his homemade studio, …
Avg Rating: 3.0
In 2006 the hyphy movement was ghost-ridin high. After suffering through more than a decade of being ignored …
Avg Rating: 3.1
What’s in a name? Would that which we call Biggie or Tupac by any other name still rhyme …
Avg Rating: 3.8
The vast majority of black males in America are coke-dealing billionaires. Just in case you’re a racist with …
Avg Rating: 4.3
An album title can say a lot about an artist. For example, when someone named 50 Cent calls …
Avg Rating: 4.3
And now for the moment you’ve all been waiting for…drum roll please. Tha Carter III, the most highly …
Avg Rating: 3.8
When’s the last time you read a hip-hop review that starts off with a Bob Dylan quote? I …
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