HipHopDx Reviews
MED, Blu & Madlib - Bad Neighbor
With three of Cali's finest in tip top shape and nothing left to prove, you'll come for the brand name but stay for the hidden gems.
DJ Khaled - I Changed A Lot
“I Changed A Lot” lacks the groundbreaking moments we’ve come to expect from DJ Khalid.
Kirk Knight - Late Knight Special
Late Knight Special is a sonic oeuvre of contemporary East Coast Hip Hop rooted in tradition, yet stunningly present.
The Underachievers - Evermore: The Art of Duality
Building on a healthy wave of spacey, topical music, Evermore: The Art of Duality continues the Brooklyn twosomes string of thought provoking, challenging Hip Hop.
Chuck Inglish - Everybody's Big Brother
Chuck Inglish spreads himself too thin at points, but he has mastered the art of variety.
Janet Jackson - Unbreakable
Unbreakable is truly a reflective body of work in which Janet refuses to succumb to trends but remains true to what feels and sounds right.
Machine Gun Kelly - General Admission
MGK’s General Admission is a mixed bag of an album that aims high and falls short, but an amazing story is told along the way.
Paris - Pistol Politics
The Bay Area legend continues his quest for black nationalism and mirrors American gun violence in a jazz-influenced double LP.
Big K.R.I.T. - It's Better This Way
Big K.R.I.T. delivers with fervor, as he jumps into the 2015 ring in style with his surprise boom-bap fueled mixtape "It's Better This Way."
Raury - All We Need
This isn’t an album, it’s the spiritual essence of the joy beyond the pain.
John Givez - Soul Rebel
"Soul Rebel," moves the needle on both the side of the religious and of the secular.
The Game - The Documentary 2.5
As if his critically acclaimed Documentary 2 was not enough, Game has given fans 18 more tracks full of bangers.
Prozak - Black Ink
Despite having an identity crisis, the Strange Music artist creates his most intimate album to date.
Joe Budden - All Love Lost
Joe Budden may dislike fame, but he pushes himself here to tell a fascinating story.
Dave East - Hate Me Now
At times polarizing, on “Hate Me Now” Dave East stubbornly fights to represent New York’s essence.
The Game - The Documentary 2
The Documentary 2's first installment is a fine achievement in making the familiar sound fresh, revisiting Game's old stomping grounds with strong lyricism and a revitalized bounce.
Illa J - Illa J
"Illa J" softly treads the line between Hip Hop and r&b, but doesn't quite deliver on both ends.
Big Grams - Big Grams
Big Grams's collaborative EP runs out of steam.
Young Dro - Da Reality Show
As it stands, Da Reality Show is an exercise in contradiction, with not enough bright spots to eclipse the uninspired tunes that pervade the album
Blended Babies Feat. Anderson .Paak - The Anderson .Paak EP
Anderson .Paak is a gifted singer-songwriter on the fast track to mainstream stardom.
