Whereas Chino XL’s début album Here To Save You All was a relative success due to magazines like The Source and TV shows like Yo! MTV Raps plugging it, his follow-up album I Told You So unfortunately went without any fanfare and recognition. That was very unfortunate because […]
Sean Price, one half of 90s rap duo Heltah Skeltah sadly passed away in 2015 and today, on the second anniversary of his death, we have his posthumous solo album titled Imperius Rex released on Duck Down records. The album is a satisfying listen for any fan; whether […]
Vince Staples’ second studio album Big Fish Theory is out and depending on your expectations, this LP can either sound brilliant or bog-standard but for me it’s somewhere in-between. This is an album that on the first listen can sound very impressive, especially after hearing so much trash […]
Noreaga (now known as N.O.R.E.) from LeFrak City and Capone from Queensbridge formed the Hip-Hop duo Capone-N-Noreaga (sometimes shortened to C-N-N or C.N.N.). The pair released their début album The War Report in 1997 and it was a refreshing listen during a time filled with Pop music sampling […]
‘The World Is Mind’ is the latest album by KRS-One after 2015’s ‘Now Hear This‘. This, his thirteenth studio album which dropped on May 9th doesn’t disappoint, in fact after listening to it I can say that Kris Parker keeps going from strength to strength. It’s great to […]
In 1994, Jeru The Damaja released his début album ‘The Sun Rises In The East’ produced entirely by Gang Starr’s DJ Premier. Jeru’s monotone voice accompanied by his naturalistic, slow flow (which paused mid-sentence) was his trademark style. When he declared that “[I] got a freaky, freaky, freaky […]
From the drawn, comic book, Doctor-Strange-esque cover to the title ‘Renaissance’, The Underachievers’ latest album is a mish-mash of ideas that don’t quite gel together. This, the duo’s third studio album unfortunately doesn’t fully satisfy the senses; in terms of concept, lyrics, or production. For both the ears […]
Joey Bada$$, that Boom Bap 90s dude from the Pro Era collective, finally drops his second album “All-Amerikkkan Badass”, the follow-up to 2015’s “B4.Da.$$”. This is the second studio album from Joey and typically, a sophomore LP is out to prove an artist’s growth and maturity, and with […]
“Here Come The Lords” is the début album by golden era legends Lords Of The Underground, a three-piece group from New Jersey consisting of Mr. Funke, DoItAll Dupré and DJ Lord Jazz. This album is a mix of bold and confident lyricism mixed with speaker-thumping Boom Bap sounds, […]
“Civil War” is a mixtape that was released in December last year by Hip-Hop group Bankai Fam, but unfortunately like their début EP “On My Side”, this satisfying example of contemporary Hip-Hop is going unnoticed. “Civil War” is marketed as a mixtape but it’s more like a full-blown […]
Your Old Droog made some noise in the underground when rumours circulated that he was an alter-ego of Queensbridge MC Nas. After it was discovered that Droog was in fact a young rapper from Brooklyn, he was given props for bringing old-school, lyrical, storytelling back to the genre. […]
“On The Way Uptown: The Uptown Saturday Night Demo” was released last year in late December and it acts as an accompaniment to Camp Lo’s début album “Uptown Saturday Night”. The album cover for “On The Way” features silhouettes of the four dancing characters from the “Uptown” artwork […]
Camp Lo, a Hip-Hop duo consisting of rappers Geechi Suede and Sonny Cheeba epitomised the slick, multisyllabic lyricism of mid-nineties rap music. The group’s impressive début album “Uptown Saturday Night” was released in 1997 and it introduced us to the pair’s unique style juxtaposing elements from the 70s […]
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