The Streets Say: 3.5 out of 5
Daily Mathematics (9.2 out of 10)
Summary: “I feel like I was high for most of this album. And like they claimed, the third time’s the charm. Clipse dropped a certified third classic piece with this one. There’s no question that rap fiends everywhere will find a way, through copping, [...]
Even though Shawn Carter’s Blueprint 3 was one of the more widely anticipated forth quarter releases, D.C.’s own Wale had a buzz of his own around the October release of his debut album, Attention Deficit. Wale had generated some of the biggest hype of any new artist after releasing two well received mixtapes The Mixtape [...]
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Robbie over at Unkut spins a hilarious tale about his overzealous drinking at a recent M.O.P. show. While I strongly suggest you read the entire account, here are a few choice highlights:
“Around this time, Lil’ Fame, Billy Danze and Laze-E-Laze arrived from the hotel with a couple of dames and wandered back stage, [...]
Ever since 50 Cent declared his next target would be one Shawn Carter, fans have been clamoring for the rap beef of the century. Bloggers have speculated that given 50’s ruthless nature in battle mode; its easy to see how Curtis would be one of the most formidable opponents Hov has ever faced.
But since 50 [...]
Even though the list was announced a while ago, the hard copy of XXL’s latest issue, featuring the top 100 hip-hop blog sites, hit the racks this week. Its a pretty good list – much more authentic than the widely dismissed VIBE list from a number of months earlier – and there are a lot [...]
Note: Here we will use the ancient japanese poetry structure to review the latest mixtape joints to hit the street. Knowledge and insight for your consideration – in a tasty little 5-7-5 format.
Freestyle tape defined
Lupe jumps on well-known beats
Let’s move on, shall we?
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Now before all the purists get bent out of shape, I’ll be clear and direct. I love Primo. He is hip-hop. But in reading the review of Rakim Allah’s new album over at Nappy Afro and not seeing Primo’s name in the production credits, it made me wonder: why aren’t we seeing (well, hearing) [...]
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