Hip Hop Reviews
Review: "Wyclef Goes Back To School" Is An Eclectic Journey
Or is it ... ecleftic?
Review: Privaledge's "Reality" Is Big On Bars But Light On Buzz-Building
Still one hit away.
Review: Rich The Kid Avoids Sophomore Slumpin' On "The World Is Yours 2"
The Queens rapper shows up strong, though avoids showing out.
Review: Dizzy Wright Drops Quality Controlled Motivation On “Nobody Cares, Work Harder”
Words to live by.
Review: NAV Makes His 1st Decent Project With “Brown Boy” EP
Which is ironic because it’s simply a small collection of catchy loosies from the hard drive.
Review: Mass Appeal’s Cantrell Gets Heartfelt On “Devil Never Even Lived”
His off-the-mic growth makes for compelling music.
Review: Who Is DaBaby? His Personality Shines On Debut Album "Baby On Baby"
Despite some uniformity in song selection, he's undeniably unique.
Review: Smif-N-Wessun Deliver Refined Bars On "The All"
25 years later, the duo is still reppin' Buckown lovely.
Review: Kari Faux Is A Beautiful Disaster On "CRY 4 HELP"
The Southern belle and patron saint of "conversational rap" exorcizes her demons on wax.
Review: “Czarface Meets Ghostface” Strains Their Existing Rap Cinematic Universe
Czarface Killah didn’t exactly kill it.
Review: Juice WRLD’s “Death Race For Love” Is A Boulder In Today’s Emo Rap-Rock Mountain
Fall Out Boyz in The Hood.
Review: 2 Chainz's "Rap Or Go To The League" Narrowly Misses The Finals
He and Laker LeBron should boss up in the offseason.
Review: T-Pain’s Feel-Good Formula Makes “1Up” An Overall Win
A few more additions for his greatest hits.
Review: Mass Appeal's Starting 5 Aren't Quite A Unified Movement ... Yet
The team of budding lyricists are still getting in playing shape with the songwriting.
Review: Mozzy & Berner Do The Bay Area Proud On "Slimey Individualz"
The indie rappers get by with a little help from their famous friends.
Review: "Undisputed" Marks Solid Introduction For Def Jam's Future
It's a chance for a new generation to gravitate toward and attach themselves to a new class of potential superstars on the ground level.
Review: Solange Explores Her Houston Roots On “When I Get Home” — Albeit Slowly
While there are multiple moments of unequivocal brilliance, the 19-track album struggles to captivate its audience.
Review: Gorilla Zoe & Zaytoven Exude Chemistry On "I Am Atlanta 4Ever"
It's an even-keeled playlist that still has knock, even at its most underwhelming moments.
Review: Lil Skies Is Cloudy With A Chance Of Greatness On "Shelby"
The tattooed young'un has the potential to be great, but he's not quite there yet.
Review: Offset’s “Father Of 4” Is A Catharsis He’ll Never Get Credit For
Hello world, meet Kiari Cephus.
