Every year there are albums and projects that are highly anticipated. Some live up to the hype, but often many simply fall short. Then…
For years, the saying “Hip-hop ain’t dead, it lives in the north,” has been floating around, on T-shirts and through on and offline circles…
J. Cole fills a strange space. For all of his skills and accolades he’s never quite commanded the respect he rightfully deserves, as one…
In the arena of rap, there isn’t much of a natural gender advantage – you could argue a natural baritone is an advantage, but…
Talk about a hip-hop purist’s wet dream. The incomparable legendary producer DJ Premier and arguably the second best rapper from the D, team up…
As professor Farnsworth would say, “Great news everyone!” – Wu-Tang’s new album A Better Tomorrow isn’t horrible. It’s an RZA-laced, heavily versed, Kung Fu…
Hip-hop forum dwellers have long heralded Nino Bless as a special talent. His R.O.A.M. series is vaunted as underground gold too pure for the…
Joe Budden has become the underground poster boy for emotional rap. The battle worn rapper’s cinematic Mood Muzik series has always laid all cards…
England’s Jessie Ware returns with soothing vocals and melodic rhythms on her latest album Tough Love. As the album title would suggest there is…