Reviews – Page 9 – Mic Cheque

Review: Nas, ‘King’s Disease II’

Nas and Hit-Boy show that sequels can be better than the original, reinstating Nas as a cross-generational Midas.

Fredo’s second album in six months signals a fresh start, donning a skeletal shell of a man that’s still processing his traumas.

Harlem native, Dave East and Brooklyn-bred producer, Harry Fraud, come together to bring a new energy into the lost art of mafioso rap.

Logic returns with a half baked project that doesn’t do much except tarnish his acclaimed “final album”.

Isaiah Rashad’s return finds him reoccupying his lane of chilled out, lowkey hip hop.

Unknown T’s second mixtape lingers in cruise control, occupying the Homerton rapper’s usual Gotham settings.

Dave’s sophomore album refines his existing templates, solidifying the pull the South London rapper has on the entire nation.

Two underground legends connect to deliver a cinematic experience, taking the gritty and grimy sound to new lengths.

The UK wordsmith brings positive flavours on Ego Kills, showcasing his hitmaking abilities on his first project in four years.

The debut EP by the South London rapper exhibits natural artistic prowess, leaving no room to doubt her talent or trajectory.

Raheem DeVaughn and Apollo Brown link up to rekindle a fire in R&B that hasn’t been seen in over a decade.

The late rapper’s second studio album is another posthumous experiment, forged to unrecognisable heights.