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YelaWolf - “Pop the Trunk”

It’s great when an artist is consistent. Most rappers finding their way in this confusing industry seem to have an agenda to release so much music that everybody knows their name, even if those listeners can’t name specific songs. Sometimes, it works out perfectly and garners positive attention,...
November 19th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

“Meridian Sound” - Review Of Lushlife’s Cassette City

Hearing a fan of Hip-Hop complain about the current crop of MCs while reminiscing on the 90’s is common as negative babble on the Internet. The rhyming that took place in those years had a sense of urgency that lacks in today’s market. Even the most lyrical of this generation rarely contain the...
November 14th, 2009 | ALBUM REVIEWS, GENERAL | Read More

Sandman - “Just A MC”

In all honesty, Sandman had never really caught my ear outside of his work with the Re-Up Gang, but his latest track to hit the net, “Just A MC,” is tough. The drum pattern grabs the listener’s ear immediately with a rambunctious combination of punchy kicks and dry snares that the Philly MC proceeds...
November 14th, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

“Show N’ Prove” - Review Of The Undergods’ EP

After the success of Slaughterhouse, established acts have seen since been forming like Voltron; teaming up to hopefully swap fan bases. Two of the most recent wordsmiths to create an alliance include The Undergods, which is the combined force of Canibus and Keith Murray.
November 3rd, 2009 | ALBUM REVIEWS, GENERAL | Read More

Video: Freddie Gibbs’ “Boxframe Cadillac”

For those out of the loop, Freddie Gibbs has a new mixtape on its way in November entitled The Labels Tryin To Kill Me! that’s most likely going to overshadow the majority of retail releases this year. I say this with the utmost confidence, based on the quality of his two previous outings this...
October 29th, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC, STRAY SHOTS, VIDEO | Read More

Friendly Reminder: RMF Radio This Sunday On Sirius XM

To any of you out there looking for some quality Hip-Hop radio programming, and you’ve got yourself a subscription to Sirius XM, make sure to tune into The Afromentals Mixshow on Sirius 40/XM 67: Hip Hop Nation frrom 8pm-10pm EST this Sunday night. For the first half of the show you’ll hear the...
October 23rd, 2009 | AUDIO, MUSIC, STRAY SHOTS | Read More

Tha Dogg Pound - “Westside Rydin’”

I’ll be rooting for Tha Dogg Pound as long as blood still pumps through my veins and their music pumps through my speakers. Kurupt & Daz have been rapping for nearly two decades now and show no signs of stopping with their latest album That Was Then, This Is Now dropping in November.
October 22nd, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Vote For Pill’s “Glass” Video On MTVu

It’s always tough to admit when you’ve made a mistake, especially when you’ve had chances to redeem yourself on a weekly basis. Regardless, when you finally do realize your mistake, it is best to confess it rather than go on acting like you never made it. I slept on Pill’s music.
October 20th, 2009 | GENERAL, MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

“World So Cold…”

If there were two posts per day on Freddie Gibbs for the next two months, I still wouldn’t think we were covering his music enough. Pardon my overtly Stan-like stance on the Gary-born lyricist. But in a game full of hyperbolic gangsters and effeminate hipsters, the presence of honesty that is found...
October 17th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Creativity x ADHD

There never have been bounds to creativity. However with the presence of reality TV, it seemed as though truly original ideas were fading faster than Tila Tequila’s already shaky reputation after the Shawne Merriman situation. Yet if you have an idea, free time, talent and some money it doesn’t...
October 16th, 2009 | SMOKE BREAK, Videos | Read More

Juelz Santana Feat. YelaWolf - “Mixing Up The Medicine”

What The Game’s Been Missing is one of my personal favorite albums from 2005 & was found in multiple top 10 lists across the net. At the time, Juelz was on fire, dropping great verses everywhere he found an open 16 worth his attention. Somewhere along the line however, his rapping seemed to take...
October 16th, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

“Tight Rope” - Review Of Brother Ali’s Us

The line between mainstream and underground Hip-Hop has become less and less distinguishable over the last couple of years. With so many artists scrambling for major label deals, rappers in similar veins as Brother Ali are welcomed with open arms by those still sporting their Jansports™ like it was...
October 12th, 2009 | ALBUM REVIEWS, GENERAL | Read More

Snoop Dogg Feat. The-Dream - “Gangsta Luv”

Some select artists seem to constantly find ways to maintain relevancy in the music business, no matter how many candles are on their cake. For the most part this is found in other genres: Bob Dylan in Country or AC/DC in Rock, et. al. But some veterans in Hip-Hop can achieve the same results.
October 7th, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

GLC - “Pimp Dilemmas”

While KiD CuDi is selling 100k in his first week after only a year of being down with the G.O.O.D. music family, the longest standing member to be down with Mr. West, GLC, is still dropping dope song after dope song without a release date in sight. His latest offering is a look into the loneliness and...
October 6th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

“The West Is Back” - Review Of Warren G’s The G-Files

If you grew up in the 90’s on the Left Coast, it was nearly impossible to escape the G-Funk era. Whether you were the type of kid that chilled after school behind the bleachers with a blunt or a model student bookworm that headed straight home to start your studies, somewhere along the line you were...
September 28th, 2009 | ALBUM REVIEWS, GENERAL | Read More