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Kidz In The Hall: The In Crowd
Naledge jumps off ‘The In Crowd’ strong in “Black Out,” switching up the flow pace skillfully. Still, with recycled lines like “nice round mics like I was Scott Pippen,” it’s hard to give him props. Naledge’s best work comes on “The Pledge” alongside what emerge as the album’s best two verses by Duck Down stars [...]
Continue reading...J*DaVeY: The Beauty In Distortion / Land of The Lost
7. November 2008
The proliferation of the internet and Web 2.0 must have had a profound effect on J*Davey, in a good and a bad way. On the one hand, the Los Angeles duo’s name and brand of new wave and electronic funk/soul/pop has gained a significant online following due to the myriad messageboards, blogs, and social networking [...]
Continue reading...9th Wonder & Buckshot: The Formula
7. November 2008
“Formula” has become a buzz word for “underground backpackers;” it denotes cookie-cutter ideas, pushed by the mainstream, designed to hook listeners - the same old new stuff. Buckshot and super-producer 9th Wonders’ second joint album, ‘The Formula,’ is anything but recycled blueprints. It shines on an often dark hip hop landscape. We learn early that it’s [...]
Continue reading...The Roots: Rising Down
7. November 2008
No Hip hop group has been as prolific as The Roots. Over the last 15 years, the band has produced a musical catalog that rivals the greats in any category of music. Their ability to evolve has kept the crew not only relevant but in the forefront of modern day music. Following the release of [...]
Continue reading...Santogold: Santogold
6. November 2008
The superficial comparisons between Santi White aka Santogold and hipster darling MIA are just that — superficial. It is only when White uses an off-the-cuff or repetitive adlib on her self-titled debut that even a remote comparison can be drawn between the two. The fact is, when you peel back the layers on Santi White’s [...]
Continue reading...Murs: Murs for President
5. November 2008
Since the very beginning of Murs’ career, he has always had a different outlook on the game than his fellow peers from the west coast power-house collective, the Living Legends crew. Since 1995, Murs has been one of the hardest working rappers in the game. Officially, this is his 7th full-length album, which barely speaks [...]
Continue reading...Raphael Saadiq: The Way I See It
5. November 2008
It has been four years since the world last heard from Raphael Saadiq as an artist. He was busy on the production side of music, collaborating with artists like Alicia Keys, Teedra Moses and Joss Stone. The Way I See It, Saadiq’s third solo album, is similar to his first two in the [...]
Continue reading...Common: Finding Forever
27. November 2007
Although Common’s marriage to the game has birthed seven albums during a career more than twice as long, his latest offering does not in the least reflect an itch that might suggest that his lyrical commitment to H.E.R. is on the rocks. In fact, Common continues to utilize his vocal husk to penetrate a [...]
Continue reading...Little Brother: The Getback
26. November 2007
Perhaps the most persistent irony in Hip-Hop is that being dope does not always translate into fame and fortune. Conversely, being wack does not necessarily guarantee a four-digit income. But what is for certain is that respect will always enable soul wrenching poetry and unfettered creativity to ascend above the mediocre and formulaic [...]
Continue reading...Jill Scott: The Real Thing
5. October 2007
Jill Scott is undeniably one of the most popular constituents of the Neo-Soul movement. On her third studio album, there’s proof of her seven-year stint as a recording artist. The album cover is the first where her face is shown as it looks in the present (her first was the top of her head, the [...]
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7. November 2008
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