Review: AZ, ‘Doe or Die II’
Brooklyn legend AZ finally delivers the highly anticipated sequel to his classic debut, twenty-five years after its release, displaying his immense growth as an emcee since then.
Author: Alex C.
Hip-hop historian and overall fan of the culture.
Review: Westside Gunn, ‘Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Sincerely Adolf’
Buffalo’s finest trendsetter returns with the final installment to a legendary mixtape series.
Review: Boldy James & The Alchemist, ‘Bo Jackson’
The underground’s most ambitious duo returns with another cutting-edge project.
Review: Dave East, Harry Fraud, ‘HOFFA’
Harlem native, Dave East and Brooklyn-bred producer, Harry Fraud, come together to bring a new energy into the lost art of mafioso rap.
Review: Ransom & Big Ghost Ltd, ‘Heavy is the Head’
Two underground legends connect to deliver a cinematic experience, taking the gritty and grimy sound to new lengths.
Review: Raheem DeVaughn & Apollo Brown, ‘Lovesick’
Raheem DeVaughn and Apollo Brown link up to rekindle a fire in R&B that hasn’t been seen in over a decade.
Review: Styles P, ‘Ghosting’
The Yonkers legend returns with another full length project, adding on to twenty years of catalog composed of gritty rhymes and introspective lessons.
Review: Skyzoo, ‘All the Brilliant Things’
The Brooklyn legend provides another insightful piece of work relating to the preservation of hip-hop culture & gentrification of its roots.
Review: Your Old Droog, ‘TIME’
The underground’s most ambitious artist comes through with another thoughtful masterpiece.
Review: Lloyd Banks, ‘The Course of the Inevitable’
Lloyd Banks returns from his decade long hiatus to deliver a bar-heavy project which perfectly displays the duality of a street rapper’s life.
Review: YG & Mozzy, ‘Kommunity Service’
From the Bay to LA, the two California heavyweights collide to bring forth a long overdue collaboration project that perfectly embodies West Coast gangsta rap.
Review: Mach-Hommy, ‘Pray for Haiti’
After half a decade of tension and beef, rappers Mach-Hommy and Westside Gunn link up for the first time after their cold war to present a classic to the culture.
