TAG: rap

Nov01

brandUn DeShay – All Day DeShay: AM (Review)

brandUn DeShay

All Day DeShay: AM

Released by N/A


What do Pokémon, Life Alert (yeah, the necklace that saves the lives of the elderly) and hip-hop all have in common? Being weird. Well, unless you count brandUn DeShay, of course. Somehow, the Chicago MC and beatsmith manages to throw all of them together along with video games, pain, love and even the dreaded "s" word* to create great music. All Day DeShay:AM is personal at times and playful at others. No matter which it is at the time it is being listened to, it is enjoyable and worth ...

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Oct14

Chaz Van Queen Feat. Kool A.D. of Das Racist – “Do You Like It?” (Video & MP3)

Chaz Van Queen plus Das Racist’s Kool A.D. plus a NYC playground on one of the last days of the summer equals one chill-ass afternoon, if we do say so ourselves.

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Oct06

Danny Brown – XXX (Review)

Danny Brown

XXX

Released by Fool's Gold


"Colder than them grits they fed slaves" are the first words heard on Danny Brown's newest full-length release XXX. Obviously, Danny knows his way around a microphone. Upon listening to his latest offering in its entirety though, one realizes there's a lot more in that line than just a simile that stomps on other rappers' similes. Hell, if anybody was nearing their 30th birthday and still struggling to be known in the music business, they would be cold too. Yes, Danny Brown is indeed 30 years old (as denoted ...

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Aug24

Paul White – Rapping With Paul White (Review)

Paul White

Rapping With Paul White

Released by One-Handed Music


Part hip-hop, part electrofunk and part space-jazz, UK producer Paul White’s new record Rapping With Paul White, is a genre-bending mixture of geographically diverse sounds. Featuring Detroit’s heavy-hitter Guilty Simpson of Stones Throw and Random Axe fame on the single “Trust” as well as the Motor City rapper Danny Brown on “One of Life’s Pleasures”, Paul White cooks up some delectable selections for our audible consumption—from straightforward hip-hop bangers, to more methodical and introspective instrumental tracks. In addition to the already mentioned stellar collaborations, there are some intelligently composed tracks ...

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Aug10

Kanye West and Jay-Z – Watch The Throne (Review)

Kanye West & Jay-Z

Watch The Throne

Released by Def Jam



These days, expectations for albums such as Watch The Throne are hard to conjure. It is far too easy to know what is wanted...

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