First To Be Next: KiD CuDi – Man on the Moon: The End of Day (Review)
Initial thought was, is this what 808's and Heartbreak was supposed to sound like minus the auto-tune? Man on the Moon is a self indulgent romp through the mind of the "Lonely Stoner", although it doesn't come off that way, I'm sure that is the point of the album. "I've got some issues that nobody can see/And all of these emotions are pouring out of me, " get the picture?
Kid Cudi, Hip-Hop's resident hipster takes you with him as he examines the effects of the death of his father, relation...
Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3 (Album Review)
Longevity in Hip Hop is rare, especially in a time when youthful "Swagger" outweighs lyricism. Since the release date of Reasonable Doubt Shawn Corey Carter has been considered one of the best doing it. Year after year he would prove this point with the exception of Kingdom Come, which did have it's moments (the way Just Blaze chopped that Rick James sample for the title track was sick) but wasn't well received by the masses. Two years after the release of American Gangster Jay-Z is up to his...
The Passion of The Purple Tape: Raekwon – OB4CL II (Album Review)
I’ve seen pictures of Big Foot and the Loch Ness Monster. Hell I even thought I saw Tupac the last time I was in Los Angeles. It was not until I held my pre-ordered copy of Chef Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx PT. II in my hands did I believe that such a thing could even exist. I heard rumors of its existence but after 14 years of rumors and myths, I’m sure you can understand my skepticism. As I started the now extinct ritual of struggling with the cd packaging and listening to the ...