HipHopDx Reviews
Rick Ross - Hood Billionaire
Rick Ross' "Hood Billionaire" rehashes much of Rozay's previous projects with little to no real emotion or imagination.
Joe Budden - Some Love Lost
Joe Budden goes full throttle on heartache on "Some Love Lost," relentlessly pouring gasoline on his troubles.
Azealia Banks - Broke With Expensive Taste
Azealia Banks "Broke With Expensive Taste" is a chaotic album from an equally chaotic specimen in which we find her clearing a lane of her own.
The 1978ers (yU & Slimkat) - People of Today
The 1978ers combine live instrumentation with a myriad of musical genres to create an album that pairs creative artistry with a message that doesn't overpower.
Teyana Taylor - VII
Teyana Taylor's debut is filled with radio friendly, slight, sultry Hip Hop/R&B with a modern touch.
Bobby Shmurda - Shmurda She Wrote
Bobby Shmurda quickly sets out to prove he is more than a one-hit wonder.
Big K.R.I.T. - Cadillactica
Big K.R.I.T. is turning over new sounds on Cadillactica and finding himself in the process.
Theophilus London - Vibes
A visceral and diverse listen, Vibes offers well-executed experimentation over surreal production.
Thurz - Designer (EP)
"Designer EP" is an achievement for Thurz, whose particular kind of modern funk stands in direct contrast to the morose vibrato of the Rap soundscape.
Apollo Brown & Ras Kass - Blasphemy
Pointing a critical eye at our society through music, and the discussions of controversial taboos are what carry "Blasphemy" as a whole.
Stalley - Ohio
Stalleys debut album "Ohio" features his signature lyrical earnestness over bass-knocking production, but loses focus enough to distract from the whole.
Boaz - Intuition
With "Intuition", Boaz arrives at his big moment prepared yet his execution somewhat lacks consistency.
Black Milk - If There's A Hell Below
If Theres a Hell Below is an amalgam of different sounds flawlessly arranged and sequenced; a fine work of artistic exactitude.
Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 2
With "Run The Jewels 2," Killer Mike & El-P carved out a shrewd niche. The stakes are raised even further with their latest project.
Logic - Under Pressure
Logic's debut is more than a stirring lyrical symphony welded to superior production, it is a condensing of '90s grit and modern production into something new.
DJ Quik - The Midnight Life
"The Midnight Life" refocuses DJ Quik's gaze inward; well into the third decade of his career, he's turning over new sounds and breaking ground in the process.
T.I. - Paperwork
T.I.'s "Paperwork" plays out as an uneven effort that isn't so much inherently flawed as it is unentertaining through long stretches.
Cozz - Cozz & Effect
There's bourgeoning imagination in every stanza. "Cozz & Effect" brims with promise.
Childish Gambino - Kauai (EP)
Childish Gambino's "Kauai" does an admirable job putting raw feelings before agendas or aesthetics, and it is easy to enjoy as a result.
Game - Blood Moon: The Year Of The Wolf
"Blood Moon: Year Of The Wolf" starts strong and is at times well crafted, but loses it's focus through features enough to detract from the project's cohesion.
