HipHopDx Reviews
Paul Wall - Slab God
Slab God is a comfortable listen to a legend who’s oftentimes still at his best.
L'Orange & Kool Keith - Time? Astonishing!
Kool Keith and L’Orange serve up some worthy cosmic slop for your interests in the abstract, comedy, and the astrophysical.
Casey Veggies - Live & Grow
Despite some failed shots at mainstream audiences, the Inglewood native’s debut is fairly solid.
Ace Cosgrove - Baby Need Food
"Baby Need Food" beautifully approaches Ace Cosgrove's lofty ideas enough to inspire, and it also proves that he's here to stay.
Fetty Wap - Fetty Wap
Zoo Wap’s debut could have been a Trap-N-B masterpiece but, bloat and lack of a clear direction makes a full playthrough a disappointing chore.
Little Simz - A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons
Little Simz is fearless in a world possibly unprepared for her inevitable takeover.
Dâm-Funk - Invite The Light
"Invite The Light" is an amalgam of different Funk-inspired sub-genres that achieves an incredible diversity of sound.
Drake & Future - What A Time To Be Alive
"What A Time To Be Alive" certainly features 2015’s top-selling rap superstar duo turning up and having a helluva lot of fun.
Guilty Simpson - Detroit’s Son
Whoever the producer, Guilty Simpson continues to prove, time and again, that if paired with the right one, the two will inevitably make a great album.
T.I. - TIP Da' Nic
With Da’ Nic being only a five track EP, one can confidently speculate that The Dime Trap will be far superior product from T.I.
Andy Mineo - Uncomfortable
Andy Mineo is apparently here to do what he defines as good and does a better than solid job.
K Camp - Only Way Is Up
K Camp shows up with his debut studio album “Only Way Is Up.”
Mac Miller – GO:OD AM
Mac Miller further distances himself from his frat rap past and embraces introspective lyrics on his laid back third studio album, GO:OD AM.
Rick Ross - Black Dollar
Rick Ross makes his purest product with his "Black Dollar."
Jay Rock - 90059
The TDE emcee’s sophomore project is a solid effort that is up there with the best of the year.
B.o.B. – Psycadelik Thoughtz
B.o.B.’s most open offering to date is a far cry from his past efforts, coming across as more experimental pop than Hip Hop.
Angel Haze - Back To The Woods
Back To The Woods is impressive enough to sit back and marvel at the emotive and lyrical force that Angel Haze.
Tink - Winter's Diary 3
Winter’s Diary 3 is an exceptional pre-album warm-up, highlighting Tink's strengths as a singer, rapper and writer.
_______ - The Catcher Of The Fade
The best alternative West Coast posse cuts one will probably hear all year.
Scarface - Deeply Rooted
Deeply Rooted finds Scarface firmly entrenched in his roots while showing maturation as a man and artist.
