HipHopDx Reviews
Vince Staples - Summertime '06 Review
Atop the best production of his career, Vince Staples keeps in step for an unsettlingly full hour of biography on Summertime ‘06.
Elijah Blake - Shadows and Diamonds
Aiming for greatness, the album settles for being an ear warming and hour-long diversion.
Skyzoo - Music For My Friends
With "Music For My Friends," Skyzoo provides a fearless work rooted in traditional East Coast sounds and powerful first-person nostalgia.
CZARFACE – Every Hero Needs a Villain
Every Hero Needs a Villain is simply an enjoyable listening experience that any longtime Hip Hop fan is sure to appreciate.
Ea$y Money - The Motive Of Nearly Everybody,Yo.
Ea$y Money unevenly examines the hard line of being an independent artist while nearly giving the state of Massachusetts much needed appeal via traditional East Coast boom-bap.
Troy Ave - Major Without A Deal
For all of the hate Troy Ave receives on “Major Without A Deal,” his greatest enemy is his own ego.
Lil Durk - Remember My Name
Lil Durk's Remember My Name fails to deliver on its appeal for immortality.
Jamie xx - In Colour
"In Colour" is a lucid, dense and unique blend of UK club and mainstream American pop.
Dom Kennedy - By Dom Kennedy
The Leimert Park representer delivers exactly what fans expect, hyperlocalism smothered over slick production.
Dizzy Wright - The Growing Process
Dizzy Wright makes good on the potential for his story to touch different age demographics.
Camp Lo - Ragtime Hightimes
Camp Lo sticks to the script, delivering slick, creative word-play overtop Ski Beatz’s mixed bag production on "Ragtime Hightimes."
Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment – Surf
Donnie trumpet & The Social Experiment stay on the cutting edge of music by blending genres and creating an album full of uninhibited creativity.
A$AP Rocky - At. Long. Last. A$AP
A$AP Rocky crafts his best album to date with "At. Long. Last. A$AP."
Boosie Badazz - Touch Down 2 Cause Hell
Boozie Badazz' "Touch Down 2 Cause Hell" is an album that is as much a wild party as it is a brutally honest, raucous listen.
Canibus & Bronze Nazareth - Time Flys, Life Dies... Phoenix Rise
Teaming up with Bronze Nazareth seems to have reawakened Canibus, as he raps with renewed vitality over textured production.
RJD2 & STS - STS X RJD2
“STS x RJD2” has one of today’s brightest hopefuls showing crossover appeal with the help of a veteran producer.
Twista & Do Or Die - Withdrawal EP
Despite some good moments, Chicago’s finest struggle to provide fan-service and distinct takes on current rap trends.
Kehlani - You Should Be Here
The youthful blend of the pensive and the oh-so-excited that’s presented on "You Should Be Here" is the beginning of a signature Kehlani sound.
Oddisee - The Good Fight
Oddisee crafts a complex, beautiful, and joyful ode to the reality of things in "The Good Fight."
Murs - Have A Nice Life
Murs shows maturity and doles out wisdom on his Strange Music solo debut.
