Album Review: Rae Sremmurd – SremmLife
The production on Rae Sremmurd's Sremmlife is killer! Hooks for days.. Can the Mississippi based duo live up to the rest of the record? Mickey explains his view here.
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Album Review: Chief Keef – Nobody
Chief Keef remains sporadic when it comes to the finer points of his latest release Nobody. This sporadic quality works for and against him.
Album Review: Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint (Deluxe)
The Pinkprint is a laborious journey through Nicki Minaj’s inflated ass and ego. Another trash bag full of minutia to drop on mainstream pop and hip-hop.
Album Review: J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive
On 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole is the romantic crooner, the street rapper, the backpacker, the college kid, concerned citizen, and the sentimental boy.
New Jams: Jay Satellite – A Record
On the whole, I think A Record is a brave one: it's a major break from Jay Satellite's past work. He's stepped up his game and this album is demanding.
Album Review: Wiley – Snakes & Ladders
Wiley comes out of Snakes & Ladders looking good, the hooks are all great and the beats on the album are very entertaining,
Album Review: Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 2
In 2012, Brooklyn producer, emcee and former Definitive Jux boss El-P teamed up with Atlanta rapper Killer Mike...
Album Review: Flying Lotus – You’re Dead!
Flying Lotus' You're Dead! uses a vast knowledge of the past to envision the future, similar to imagining death from the perspective of life experience.
Turnt Up: Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug
I strongly suggest you get to know Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug's work. They're two of the more exciting MC’s alive right now.
Album Review: milo – a toothpaste suburb
a toothpaste suburb solidifies milo’s place on that list of indispensable emcees that populate rap’s teeming underground.