HipHopDx Reviews
Large Pro - Main Source
With MP3's and ringtone rap, fewer listeners are willing to prepare a 5-course meal when they can be fed with the click of a button. But whether or not this LP will be fully appreciated by today's audience, it doesn't change the fact this is a great album
Murs - Murs For President
Longtime Indie pioneer Murs makes the leap to a major label. Do we get the same ol' Murs or does he get sucked into the machine?
T.I. - Paper Trail
Nevertheless, after the havoc and hardship, Paper Trail shows that T.I. rose to pen some of his most honest songs ever, painting better pictures over beats and creating hits without always having to bend.
Killah Priest & Chief Kamachi - Beautiful Minds
Beautiful Minds strongly succeeds in bringing two emcees together that make each other better. Priest's intellect plays off of Kamachi's energy making this a career point for the Juju Mob front-man, & an achievement for the Sunz of Man standout.
Charlamagne tha God - South Crack The Album
Hooking you with its energy as you fiend for the next track, you definitely will enjoy the high, but you might not want to become addicted.
Janelle Monae - Metropolis: The Chase Suite
Back in 1994, Harve Pierre urged Bad Boy upstart Craig Mack to "kick that old robotic, futuristic, George Jetson crazy joint," but Janelle Monae could be the one to finally deliver the necessary departure from the norm.
DJ Muggs & Planet Asia - Pain Language
There is little to turn your nose up at on Pain Language, but little to go wild about either. While Muggs provides far from his best work on the boards, the album reveals once and for all that Planet Asia's strength just doesn't lie in solo albums
Pacewon & Mr. Green - The Only Color That Matters Is Green
No worrying about if it's made for gangsters, hipsters, backpackers or whatever - this album's remarkable production and almost-infallible focus takes two outsiders, and puts them in the epicenter of Hip Hop's best releases in 2008
Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It
Fitted suits, Chesterfields and true love replace iPhones, D&G shades and Magnums as R&B makes a much-needed pilgrimage back in time
Johnson&Jonson - Johnson&Jonson
Like Talib & Hi Tek, Vast & Vordul, Hip Hop collaborators make projects and let fans decide whether the chemistry endures. Johnson & Jonson is a bloodshot, bedroom-made Hip Hop album that's smooth as the powders and oils it swipes its name from.
Nelly - Brass Knuckles
Regardless of his intentions, Nelly has returned with a mostly pleasant offering, brimming with charisma and charm.
Ne-Yo - Year Of The Gentleman
He may not have the most powerful voice, chiseled abs or the greatest dance moves but Ne-Yo has those intangibles that put him in a class by himself.
Ill Bill - The Hour Of Reprisal
The Hour of Reprisal is a jarring album, with fist-to-the-face deliveries, Rock and Rap interplay and over 30 years of street wisdom.
LL Cool J - Exit 13
To those who are just familiarizing themselves with Uncle L, all they will get is an old man who is better off hanging the mic up and doing more Old Spice commercials.
Kardinal Offishall - Not 4 Sale
Kardi's "everything for everyone" approach manages to make Not 4 Sale occasionally sound like a clich
Onyx - Cold Case Files
Bottom line, this album is easily worth copping - if you're an Onyx fan. If you're not familiar with their music, you'd be much better served scooping up either Bacdafucup or All We Got Iz Us.
Young Jeezy - The Recession
The Recession is more or less the same old Jeezy. Fans will likely take little notice of the minimal strides he's made as an emcee.
Bash Bros - Main Event
While Bash Bros. advance tremendously into the circle of their peers with a strong album, the duo gets it right in several places, leaving room for improvement in others.
AZ - N4L
N4L is short and it can get annoying when you listen to the DJ yelling to start or end every track, but it's definitely a solid effort from AZ.
V.I.C. - Beast
Beast is confused. The singles mislead the listener into believing this is teen rap. The trite messages of sex, money and bragging are more Bow Wow than Soulja Boy.
