HipHopDx Reviews
The Grouch - Three Eyes Off The Time
Though it
Corinne Bailey Rae - The Sea
Corinne Bailey Rae
Large Professor - The LP
The long-awaited and long-anticipated first solo studio album from Large Professor, was ready to be heard by the masses way back in 1996, but it was unceremoniously shelved by Geffen Records.
40 Glocc & Zoo Life Present: - Concrete Jungle
40's bluntness gives the listener several eyebrow raising moments and in an industry of calculated projects and narratives, his openness to speak on anything and everything is respectable, even if it
Dres (Black Sheep) - From The Black Pool of Genius: The Prelude
If he can manage to do more of what worked on this EP, it should be a treat to longtime Black Sheep fans and younger listeners yearning for more positive rhymes. Then of course, the choice is yours.
Ill Mondo - Ill Mondo (Neal Rames!)
Sometimes it
Various Artists - The Ultimate Death Row Collection
With its DVD and t-shirt, this collection may very well be the
Hurricane Chris - Unleashed
While Unleashed isn't going to establish Hurricane as one of the best in his generation, it doesn't completely write off the young one.
Obie Trice - Special Reserve
When it
Young Money - We Are Young Money
It would be both incorrect and unfair to label We Are Young Money a failure. The album ultimately serves its function, offering a platform for the Young Money affiliates to showcase their abilities.
Robin Thicke - Sex Therapy
The club-ready production might be an atypical backdrop for Thicke, but if you know where to look for it, Sex Threapy is still all about Robin and his favorite things
Eminem - Relapse: Refill
Refill is exactly what the title implies
Alicia Keys - The Element of Freedom
While artists have specific formulas for record, Alicia Keys takes the listener on journeys. She eliminates the constraints of typical R&B songs or themes and refuses to cater towards any specific audience in hopes to stay relevant. She just creates
B.G. - Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood
Although B.G. certainly awakens his career with honesty and bravado, the rapper also shows his inability to advance skills in changing artistic times.
Slum Village - Villa Manifesto EP
If death, breakups and makeups can't break up Slum Village, industry politics won't either. If Villa Manifesto EP is emblematic of what the album has to offer, the group doesn't only have an opportunity to go full circle--they can add another layer to the
Snoop Dogg - Malice N Wonderland
While it may no longer be innovative and while it
Juvenile - Cocky And Confident
Cocky & Confident may sound like it's all money and women, and for the most part, that's true. It's clear that, at this stage in his life, Juve isn't quite prepared to spend an album reflecting on his losses or the ills of the world.
The Clipse - Til The Casket Drops
After dropping two arguable classics, both of which could be bumped damn near front-to-back, it
Gucci Mane - The State vs. Radric Davis
Commercial coercion or critical illusion. Last year Lil Wayne managed to synergize both approaches with The Carter III. Gucci Mane seems uninterested in either with The State vs Radric Davis.
Timbaland - Shock Value 2
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