Chamillionaire - Ultimate Victory
The Ultimate Victory may sound as if Chamillionaire is determined to serve that cold dish from The Sound Of Revenge, but it surprisingly takes an entirely different route, providing one of the most interesting musical meals for the fall season.
Steve Biko - Remember Me? I'm Not A Rapper Though...
How is it that a community can forever remember the death of a rapper but when the name Steve Biko is mentioned nothing but blank stares?
Public Enemy - How To Sell Soul To A Soulless People Who Sold Their Sou
How You Sell...is yet another in a long line of great albums from Public Enemy. And while they will probably never be able to influence the masses as they did in their heyday, the fans that have stuck with them throughout will not be disappointed.
Swizz Beatz - One Man Band Man
Swizz is an anomaly in Hip Hop. Since blasting his way into rap's collective minds over a decade, he's remained a heavy player in the game; yet despite his recent run of chart-topping club smashes is not as favored as some of his rivals.
Boot Camp Clik - Casualties Of War
Casualties Of War is nothing more than an appetizer to whet Duck Down fan's appetites until their next official LP. However, with Ruck's Master P now floating around, only the die-hards should pick up this compilation to get their fix.
Slang Editorial: Group Therapy
Your favorite blogger, Meka Soul, has put together a list of some of his favorite posse cuts of all time. "Uh oh" is right kids...
Keith Murray - Rapp-Murr-Phobia
If you ask anyone, Keith Murray is widely considered to be one of the best that never made it. Oddly enough, whenever it seems he is on the verge, the forces of nature instantly makes all such forward motion naught.
The Chapter continues to muscle in and make noise in the game with The Prewreck, a collection of unreleased tracks from the various studio sessions that led to the creation of the first LP.
While Epiphany has its moments, it is also its schizophrenic nature that bogs the album down. Had T-Pain delivered something more cohesive, perhaps he would stand out more in the R&B crowd. Instead, fans just get the same thing over and over again.
Did The Greatest Rapper Of All Time Die On March 9th?
Did the G.O.A.T die on March 9th? Meka Udoh thinks so but J-23 doesn't. Read and then vote on what you think.
Remembering Lamont "Big L" Coleman
As we remember Big L, one has to wonder what could have been if Big L was still rhyme slingin' today. All time great perhaps?
How do you remember Big Pun? Meka Udoh recaps the life of Christopher Rios, who should be deserving of the title as one of the greatest of all time.
Myspace did it again! This time The Roots rocked the house. Here's how it went down (don't forget to check the pictures).
Two years and you can either be the next <b>50 Cent</b> or <b>Ja Rule</b>. Which path will <b>Chingy</b> take?
The America's tunnel vision on Middle Eastern problems and stereotypes are usually pigeonholed to terrorists, taxi drivers or Slurpee suppliers at the local 7-Eleven.
Brooke Valentine:Truthfully Speaking
With the face of an angel and the mentality of a boxer, <b>Brooke Valentine</b> is not your typical crunk R&B artist.
There was one man that finagled the whole game in West Coast hip-hop in the 1990's. One man who went against all odds and changed hip-hop forever.