My Top 20 favorite Rap albums Ever

So I know that lists always generate discussion, and while I'm not about to put down a concrete definition behind this one, it is what I feel are 20 hot rap albums and I would love to see some top 5's or 10's from you the readers and we can talk about this, so without too much let's jump right in.

20. The War Report- Capone-n-Noreaga

The War Report is a hood grimey NY trenches classic banger

Romanticising the Hip-Hop

As a person who is now entering his 30's and having been listening avidly to rap for the past 20 years I can say that at times, I too tend to hold on to the past a bit more than I should. Many of the artists I grew up on I hold in a slightly higher regard than artists who are similar to them today just because they were of my generation. Some with good reason, others, I look at and wish they had

Album Review-Capone n Noreaga- the War Report 2

What's with rappers and doing sequels to albums? These aren't movies dog. Anyway, if there is any group who seems set up more to disappoint you by doing a sequel to their initial success, it's CNN. Although when you think about it, the follow-up to the original war report, The Reunion was a banger as well.


Attempting to bring back some NY flavor from the mid-90's, CNN start the album with "Pain

A Real Show.

So I'm watching a video of Capone n Noreaga performing from their second cd, "The Reunion" and it is taken from live footage. I realize I can't find where the dudes even are amongst the crowd of people on the damn stage. I love some CNN but that right there annoyed me.Now they aren't the only people who fall victim to this sort of performance issue. It is incredibly annoying to not know where the

It's Alive!!!

The biggest phrase of the past few years has been Hip-Hop is dead. Let me tell you, it ain't. It may not live in the mainstream as much as it should, but it's still around and today it popped up in a big way for me. I might try to find a way to post some music so you can hear it, but I don't like having my posts removed when I share something.First Ima say CNN, that's Capone-n-Noreaga must be