Hip Hop Album Reviews

[Album Review] J.Cole: Born Sinner

Confidence and doubt. Dignity and regret. Humbleness and recklessness. Those are just some of the emotions explored on J. Cole’s sophomore album, Born Sinner. The album...

[Album Review] Kendrick Lamar: good kid, m.A.A.d. city

In every generation there comes along a leading figure, a future pioneer, a catalyst that helps push Hip-Hop to new heights. Rakim, LL Cool...

[Album Review] Lupe Fiasco: Food & Liquor II: TGARA Pt.1

Politics, it is a term that many people have issues with mainly because of its actual purpose or meaning. Take for example the politics...

[Mixtape Review] Big K.R.I.T: 4Eva N A Day

Hip-Hop nowadays is different from that of the past, not only because of the sound, but also the way an artist generates a buzz....

Schoolboy Q: Habits And Contradictions

In an era of Ringtone Rap, Hip Pop and where the line between R&B and Rap is finer than ever, MC’s in the classic...

[Mixtape Review] Wiz Khalifa: Taylor Allderdice

2011 was a big year for the Taylor Gang captain, Wiz Khalifa, as he released his major label debut, Rolling Papers, started dating the...

Obie Trice: Bottom’s Up

Real name, no gimmicks, is a phrase I repeatedly shouted almost ten years ago; like most of you, I clung to anything Aftermath/Shady records...

B.o.B.: Strange Clouds

There is an old saying that goes, “all I need is a foot in the door”. The phrase usually comes from someone hungry and hopeful...

Masta Ace: MA_DOOM: Son of Yvonne

Hip Hop fans are constantly put between a rock and a hard place. How do you embrace this new generation of hip hop, while...

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Top 25 Chicago Rappers of All Time

Chicago's music scene has birthed iconic rap stars who've shaped hip hop nationwide. This definitive ranking will count down Chi-Town's finest MCs starting at...

Top 25 Best Rappers from the UK of All Time

While hip hop originated in the United States, the UK has developed its own thriving rap scene and sound. British artists have made an...

Top 25 Best Rappers of the 1990s

The 1990s represent hip hop's golden age and commercial peak. As rap overtook rock music as the nation's dominant youth genre, new stars emerged...

Top 25 New York Rappers of All Time

As hip hop's birthplace, New York City has cultivated iconic rap talent representing the spectrum from underground purists to massive mainstream stars. The MCs...