Album of the Year 2011 - As is Hip hop Awards

This year I was thoroughly disappointed by the hip-hop material that was released by major labels. The albums were few and far between and those that were released didn't live up to my lofty expectations most of the time, however this isn't my most disappointing, its my top 5 of the year.

5. Watch the Throne - Jay-z and Kanye





Watch the Throne was rumored for a while and I was hopeful that

As is Hip Hop Awards 2011- Lyricist of the Year

This year is more of the same, in general the same guys seem to crop up and fill up the list from one year to the next, this year the majority of the six finalists/candidates were on the list last year.

6. Wale- Two years ago I gave Wale my album of the year for his debut "Attention Deficit". Since then he has looked for a new advantage to help since he is on the hip-hop black hole which is

Top 55 of All Time? - Part 4

Part 4 of my series and countdown of the top 55 (56) rappers in my all time list. The last edition ended with Big Boi of the illustrious group Outkast at number 37 so let's continue.

36. Ja Rule - He is definately not the best lyricist to ever enter the game but he was the top artist from 2001 until 2003 or so until a beef with 50 Cent derailed what was a successful career. His debut album was

Album Review- The Game- The R.E.D. Album

The Game is one of the more polarizing figures in rap music. Everyone pretty much knows that he has skills but the way he name-drops is annoying to many people. He has also had his share of controversies and contrived beefs with everyone from 50 Cent and his own label to Jay-z. While his last album, L.A.X., didn't fare well, he is back to reclaim the title as the best from the West on the

Album Review- Travis Barker- Give the Drummer Some

So Travis Barker is well known as the rock and roll drummer for Blink 182 but he also has some serious love for hip-hop and ties to the community. In fact he might be the rock and roll equivalent of Bishop Magic Don Juan in some respects. Unlike Don Juan however, Barker does actually have a purpose and skills. So he is releasing a hip-hop feature laden album with a huge variety of artists, sort

So let's talk another stupid list

BET dropped its list of the top 10 rappers of the 21st century (like we don't know that it's only been 10 years). Once again we have a bunch of people who are kissing ass and not being critical enough of their peers. Taking away Jay-z for no apparent reason other than to not have be named number 1 at something else. Fine I can take that but when i looked at the rankings I noticed that it is

What part of the Game is this?

OK more with Kat Stacks really quick. Well not so much about this broad but about how she is treated...kind of. Look I have no sympathy for this whore because she has such low self-esteem and self worth that she thinks having sex with all of these dudes and talking about it is cool and worth it to get some 'fame' or something. We'll see in 10 years when she's in rehab or on the streets trying to

Honorable Mention

In my last post I talked about the top 5 albums of the last decade. I know there are going to be people who feel like my list wasn't the best it could be. I decided against doing a top 10 for one reason, it's wack. Sometimes to really see the cream rise you have to eliminate things and if you look at the list, those albums really had a significant impact. In the interest of extending this and