Nathan S.'s TOP HIP HOP SINGLES

“As I wrote in my Darkside review, I'm not quite sure why people started hating on Joe. He's had some slips, but he's still damn good emcee, and this track is absolutely epic. By the way, that Raekwon monologue is secretly hilarious.”

“As I wrote in my Darkside review, I'm not quite sure why people started hating on Joe. He's had some slips, but he's still damn good emcee, and this track is absolutely epic. By the way, that Raekwon monologue is secretly hilarious.”

“Damn. It's such a cliche to talk about "real rap", but this is as real as it gets. That beat's hard as hell without going overboard, and both REKS and Styles First 48 their respective mics. Dope.”

“Damn. It's such a cliche to talk about "real rap", but this is as real as it gets. That beat's hard as hell without going overboard, and both REKS and Styles First 48 their respective mics. Dope.”

“Michelle simply continues to impress. This sounds a bit like a Keyshia Cole record to me, but not in the style copying sense, more in the soulful r&b meets pop sense. Someone really needs to get behind her, Michelle's a hell of a talent.”

“It's good to hear Emilio moving in more of this rock direction, it really fits his aggressive and emotional style. I like hearing him simply spit as much as the next man, but this is epic music, and you can't sleep on that.”

“It's good to hear Emilio moving in more of this rock direction, it really fits his aggressive and emotional style. I like hearing him simply spit as much as the next man, but this is epic music, and you can't sleep on that.”

“It's good to hear Emilio moving in more of this rock direction, it really fits his aggressive and emotional style. I like hearing him simply spit as much as the next man, but this is epic music, and you can't sleep on that.”

“As a fan of the babymaker r&b jam I have to say, I'm impressed by this. It's got that sound that totally draws you in and keeps you there. In all honesty, I'll be paying a lot more attention to new Jaiden music from here on out.”

“Beautiful music made by true musicians. What more is there to say?”

“Beautiful music made by true musicians. What more is there to say?”

“If you're in L.A. right now (like me), and you're looking out your window (like me) and listening to Imagine (like me), you're in a pretty damn good mood. Thanks Freshmen.”

“I don't know if there's anyone better at creating a mood, an atmosphere, than ILLZ right now (remember the all caps when you spell the man's name). And it's more than "just" trippy, the dude can really rhyme too. Props.”

“Actually, what I really dug about this is that on the surface it feels like a completely mindless banger, but dig a little deeper and there are actually some deeper points being made. Not deep enough to stop you from banging your head, but deeper than you might think. Either way, props to Soul and Q.”

“Damn. If there were any questions about whether Elite could really rhyme they were just answered.”