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Twista: The Day After
3.5 out of 5.0 | Comments: 0
On The Day After, Twista proves that he knows how to create an album that appeals to more than just one audience. Though many of the themes on the album are sexually inspired, he manages to assemble artists and producers from different regions to comprise ... full story |
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Jaguar Wright: Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul
4.0 out of 5.0 | Comments: 0
At a time when the word "singer" is thrown around loosely to describe many pop performers, the sounds of Jaguar Wright give hope to an artform you may have thought was dead. Her latest effort, Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul, proves that she still has what it takes ... full story |
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Rihanna: Music Of The Sun
3.0 out of 5.0 | Comments: 0
The most intriguing of artists in the industry enter the game with some sort of Cinderella story, and Barbados' Rihanna has one of her own. Imagine sitting around the waiting room of Def Jam Records anticipating a meeting with President Carter, performing ... full story |
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Various: Hiero Imperium Presents: The Corner
3.5 out of 5.0 | Comments: 0
The days of having a long term relationship with an artist or group have gone by the wayside, resulting in fans being nothing more than a label's jump-off. With all homogenous material fans are being force fed, real hip-hop has become an acquired taste. For ... full story |
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Lil Kim: The Naked Truth
4.0 out of 5.0 | Comments: 0
History has shown us that some of the best music is made during the worst times of a musician's life. Fans have always been intrigued by the tortured soul of an artist, as conflict and heartache has long been a formula for success in the music industry. After ... full story |
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Consequence: A Tribe Called Quence
4.0 out of 5.0 | Comments: 0
Consequence's A Tribe Called Quence plays like a track record of the rapper's works, which span nearly a decade, starting with his guest appearances on A Tribe Called Quest's classic LP, Beats, Rhymes and Life. With his signing to Kanye West's Good Music label ... full story |
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The Frontline: Now U Know
3.0 out of 5.0 | Comments: 0
After years of underground Bay Area success, Frontline members, Locksmith and producer/emcee Left, continue spreading their winning sound like a plague to the masses. With the album's first single, "Bang It!," produced by E-A-Ski and CMT, in heavy rotation ... full story |
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Kurupt: Against The Grain
2.0 out of 5.0 | Comments: 0
Fans of Death Row have been waiting on the album that would return the once-legendary label back to the hearts of Westcoast loyalists. Keeping inline with the failed track record of post Tupac releases, Against The Grain seems to have come too little, too ... full story |
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Little Brother: The Minstrel Show
4.0 out of 5.0 | Comments: 0
There's no denying the dismal similarity of today's mainstream Hip-Hop to the archaic minstrel show. Like the minstrel show, today's "Hip-Pop" contains some elements of black culture, but when distorted and exploited by corporate America, the overall effect ... full story |
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Paul Wall: The People's Champ
3.5 out of 5.0 | Comments: 0
Paul Wall is almost always seen flashing his custom-made platinum smile. With his debut album, The People's Champ, hip-hop fans now have a reason to beam, too.With his personable southern drawl intact, the affable lyricist takes hip-hop to a hypnotic state ... full story |
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Ray J: Raydiation
3.5 out of 5.0 | Comments: 1
Ray J gets his grown and sexy vibe on and shows why he's not just somebody's little brother in this long-overdue return to the game. Raydiation is a laidback collection of 15 songs showcasing Ray J's vocal skills and the mature singer he's become.Led by the ... full story |
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Dipset: More Than Music
3.5 out of 5.0 | Comments: 0
Throughout the history of rap music, a hip-hop super group will elect a leader (official or otherwise) to come out swinging on the mic, setting the stage for what's to come with the remainder of the click. And whether you love him or hate him (there's usually ... full story |
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Leela James: A Change Is Gonna Come
4.0 out of 5.0 | Comments: 0
As a pupil of classic soul, Leela James had to dig deep in the roots of soul and R&B for the deliverance of her nostalgic debut, A Change Is Gonna Come, named after Sam Cooke's hit. She incorporated elements of funk, hip-hop and blues to the findings of ... full story |
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Tragedy Khadafi: Thug Matrix
4.0 out of 5.0 | Comments: 0
Nowadays everyone claims to be the underdog of hip-hop, but for Tragedy Khadafi, that is a title he has worn for over 10 years. Since his humble beginnings as the Juice Crew's Intelligent Hoodlum, Tragedy has arguably been one of hip-hop's most underrated ... full story |
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O.C.: Starchild
4.0 out of 5.0 | Comments: 0
O.C.'s fourth album finds him going the really independent route, putting this one out through the tiny Grit Records label. And the result is more than enough to make fans forget Bon Appetit ever existed.Starchild evokes memories of underground hip-hop in ... full story |
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