HipHopDx Reviews
Anderson .Paak - Malibu
Anderson .Paak delivers on the hype with "Malibu."
Cozz - Nothin Personal
Cozz’s newest mixtape is a step in the right direction, but falls short of anything totally ground-breaking.
PRhyme - PRhyme (Reissue)
PRhyme’s re-release of 2014’s classic delivers everything we love about the original and then some, despite its short additional run time.
Murs & 9th Wonder - Brighter Daze
"Brighter Daze" is a nearly perfect example of Hip Hop at its purest.
Timbaland - King Stays King
As pop “king” Timbaland trumpets his regality, a celebratory mixtape feels like he’s an emperor parading around on the Internet in new clothes.
Jeremih - Late Nights: The Album
Jeremih surprises in his return to the stage on "Late Nights: The Album."
The Doppelgangaz - "Beats For Brothels Vol. 3"
New listeners, especially ones with faint stomachs, will have trouble latching onto "Beats For Brothels Vol. 3."
Pusha T - King Push - Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude Review
"Darkest Before Dawn" is a concise master-class on beats and bars.
Fabolous - Summertime Shootout
Fab's free release does a lot of things right including having us looking forward to The Young OG Project 2
R. Kelly - The Buffet
R. Kelly's "The Buffet" is a tasty, though not extraordinary, 18-track spread.
Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman – Lice
Two veterans of the underground team up for a 17-minute tour de force.
Chris Brown - Royalty
On "Royalty," Chris Brown shows what happens when Peter Pan tries to grow up.
Curren$y - Canal Street Confidential
Curren$y does himself a disservice leaving his comfort zone to try making big songs.
Kid Cudi - Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven
This is an "alt" album as he described it. Dense, at times beautiful, but misses the indie sweet-spot by a wide stretch.
50 Cent - The Kanan Tape
50 Cent successfully channels the villain of his hit Starz show "Power" to make the best music he's made in years.
Master P - Empire: From The Hood To Hollywood
The No Limit Army general unsuccessfully becomes the Money Mafia godfather on new album
Cavanaugh - Time & Materials
Cavanaugh's "Time & Materials" spins an intelligent web of lies masquerading as half-truths, giving us an entry way into the minds of the modern American male.
Rick Ross - Black Market
Rick Ross’s eighth studio album may not have the usual thunder we have come to expect but it is filled top to bottom with a more refined sound overall.
Pimp C - Long Live The Pimp
Pimp C’s legacy doesn’t advance, yet still remains entertainingly intact on this posthumous release.
Lil Wayne - No Ceilings 2
What should be a classic Lil Wayne mixtape, it unfortunately doesn’t live up to its potential despite a few instances of genius.
