Hip-hop

Sky Zoo invited me to Little Brother’s listening party for Get Back. As a common rule, I do not do album reviews because I feel albums are subjective...  Read more »

For those of you who were 80’s babies you may know DJ Jazzy Jeff as the asshole best friend of Will Smith on The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, but most hi...  Read more »

If Jeezy is the corner’s motivational speaker…Brother Ali is the hip hop shaman screaming “LETS GET IT” in spiritually laced verses designed to...  Read more »

After dropping well received singles such as “Devil In A Dress”, Kyza has been heralded as one of the best in UK rap. This is his first full length...  Read more »

This is a hip hop classic go cop it. This album is off the hook. You can get it at www.rapzilla.com or www.coreyred.net.  Read more »

Lowkey is viewed as the future of UK rap. Coming with a socially aware approach in many of his tracks, he spits knowledge, along with also being able t...  Read more »

When I see the name Devin the Dude and I pop in a CD called Waiting to Inhale, the question that rings in my mind is, “how seriously am I supposed to...  Read more »

Atlanta engineer and producer, Robin Mays, is releasing her debut singles “Push It” and “Real” on Audioscope Recordings. Her upcoming album �...  Read more »

THREETHIRTYMUSICREORDS soon to be platinum recording artist Three-Thirty. A native Californian, Three-Thirty blazes on the scene with his funky phat ne...  Read more »

You know him well. You’ve bounced, bopped, and blacked out to his mind boggling production for well over a decade. Because Timothy “Timbaland” Mo...  Read more »

Prodigy has come a long way. He’s been an established MC on the scene for years. But as we always see in hip-hop, the double-edged sword of longevity...  Read more »

He’s been rapping since the time when most of us were still running around in unmatched clothes and L.A. Gear light up sandals. He’s released five...  Read more »

Let’s go back for a second. 2006, American Idol’s Season Five. The final three were Katherine McPhee, Taylor Hicks, and Elliott Yamin. Taylor Hicks...  Read more »

Redman is the Joe Morgan of rap, in that the context of his career does not give him the shine of some of his peers. People don’t’ look at Joe Morg...  Read more »

Lil’ Flip’s new album, I Need Mine, was leaked last year around this time by Sony records because he wanted out of his contract. A year later, afte...  Read more »

Being the lesser-known artist on TVT is probably not a great place to be right now. However, compare that to the place Twisted Black actually is – fa...  Read more »

Byron Crawford has a review of Richboy's self-titled release, which he sums up as mostly disappointing. Read more »

Gregg Gillis aka Girl Talk creates musical chimeras – mating songs you probably thought were played out with other songs you thought were played out,...  Read more »

Rich Boy has an opportunity to exploit. With the year developing at the speed of molasses, the public’s hearts and minds, but most crucially cash hav...  Read more »

Party like everyday is the last” – Nasir Jones In an intro off Tech N9ne’s Everready: The Religion, Tech and his crew handoff to each other, b...  Read more »

The first phrase that comes to mind when describing Instant Legend's most recent not-release 'Inhibition Bullets and Low Self Esteem Guns: What Could H...  Read more »

Seu Jorge’s voice is arresting. It is pristine. It is a sound you feel in your chest. He growls, moans, grunts, and pleads on his album Cru. This alb...  Read more »

He’s free… But who cares? I cared. I couldn’t wait for a UGK reunion. Since Dirty Money, everybody’s been patient. But Pimp rushed a solo...  Read more »

A review of the recent collaboration between UK hip-hop underground favorite Klashnekoff and Joe Buhdha, which many are saying should finally bring Kla...  Read more »

B.G. is a reassuringly assured artist, if that makes sense? What I mean is, he’s truly old-school in the sense that unconcerned with gimmicks. He has...  Read more »

Someone really needs to step up to the plate and hammer the Hyphy sound home to the masses, before they get confused. E-40 made it halfway with his rel...  Read more »

Via Oh Word. Space rap. It’s rap. About stuff that happens in space. Pretty simple, but sadly like most ludicrous experiments in next shit, it was...  Read more »