HipHopDx Reviews
J.J. Brown - Connect The Dots
The main thing to focus on with Connect The Dots is how good a job J.J. Brown has done creating a record that is an eclectic but cohesive, positive yet forceful celebration of all the music he loves.
Wale - Attention Deficit
With Attention: Deficit, Wale hopes to be
50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct
Regardless of the motive, Before I Self Destruct leaves us wondering what
A&E (Masta Ace & Edo G) - Arts & Entertainment
When they get out of their comfort zone, something that should be celebrated becomes an experiment that probably should have been left on the cutting room floor. Though not a classic or anywhere near their past few solo releases, this album will live well
Triple C's - Custom Cars & Cycles
Few could have ever thought that anyone could lay a path that could almost make the P-Diddy shiny suit era dwindle in extravagance, but Triple C
Boycott Blues - Irony
This album's vocal presence is masterfully matched with production, most notably led by Insight. This one of the best Boston-related Hip Hop debuts since transplanted Edan burst on the scene at the top of the decade.
Ryan Leslie - Transition
By being a short 45 minutes in playtime and serving as a rushed follow-up to his stellar debut, the album truly does feel like a mere stepping stone to his next project. Treat Transition as a intermediary EP.
William Cooper - Beware Of The Pale Horse
When The Black Market Militia released their self-titled 2005 debut, William Cooper was likely the least known, in contrast to Tragedy, Timbo King and his Sunz Of Man brethren. Almost five years later, the New Jersey emcee has defined himself with Beware
Peanut Butter Wolf - 45 Live
If the mix manages to convince a few modern fans that the golden age of Hip Hop is bigger than just the Juice Crew and James Brown loops, then Peanut Butter Wolf has succeeded. Beyond that, 45 Live doesn't need to exist. But it sure sounds great.
R.A. The Rugged Man - Legendary Classics: Volume 1
For his dedicated followers, Legendary Classics Vol. 1 is a nice road down memory lane. On the other side, fans just getting into R.A. The Rugged Man will find a handful of lyrical that should inspire them to delve into his catalog.
Tech N9ne - K.O.D.
K.O.D. is a very ambitious project that is geared solely to Tech
Sha Stimuli - My Soul To Keep
As a one-time
Diamond District - In The Ruff
With their mastery of the group dynamic, distinctive styles, hometown pride and consistent production, they
Sean Price - Kimbo Price: The Prelude To Mic Tyson
Kimbo Price is easily a late addition in the mixtape-of-the-year conversation. It definitely accomplishes its objective: ramping up anticipation for the 2010 album release. Simply put, it
Swollen Members - Armed To The Teeth
Throughout the album, they try to live up to the title by dabbling their hand into Hip Hop's latest gimmicks, at times sarcastically, and trying to expand their fan base. Swollen Members indeed try to demonstrate their full arsenal.
Kam Moye (a.k.a Supastition) - Splitting Image
Splitting Image, as a socially-conscious everyman who juggles worrying about how he
Freestyle Professors - Gryme Tyme
Branesparker and GIFF (f/k/a) Geo culminate their journey 15 years later, with a nice slab of old and new recordings as Gryme Tyme, unveiling a Bronx secret that's lived on wax and independent radio for years.
Fashawn - Boy Meets World
With the help of fellow Cali native Exile
Sene & Blu - A Day Late & A Dollar Short
The album rides all the way through, and many of the long players that have come out recently cannot claim the same distinction. However, sometimes Blu
Cormega - Born And Raised
'Mega's art and his catalog rival that of filmmaker Spike Lee's. Both almost always deliver street life symphonies. However, if 2001's The Realness was Cormega's Clockers, his latest, Born and Raised may be his Crooklyn.
