Album Review- Maybach Music Group - Self Made Vol. 2

Rick Ross is one of the hottest artists in the game now and of course when you're on top you have to establish your own label and last year, Ross officially did that last year with Self- Made Volume 1. On it he officially introduced Meek Mill, added Wale into the fold and also featured Miami artist Pill as well. A new year and some slight changes have been made, Meek has an album coming up and

How do we really see women?

I'm starting to think a lot of guys either really don't respect women or don't care who they are at all. Look I understand that often times music is oversimplified but it's getting ridiculous to the point where every song that is meant for the radio that is designed to appeal to women is only about them as relation to money and how much you can give them or if they're worth a certain dollar

The MMG Press Conference

I can admit it, I'm hating these dudes right now because they have shit on lock and it's Ricky Rawse. Dude is huge, every song is the same and there is no substance to his music yet it is very catchy. Funny thing is I cannot believe this is the first time someone has done something like this to announce the albums coming up. I mean I see Ciroc on the back drop so you know Puff is involved but I

Album Review- Wale- Ambition

So finally, the long awaited sophomore album of DC's Wale is just about ready to drop and either solidify him as one of the brightest stars in the game or possibly drop him down to the title of also-ran. His first album was a great surprise that I gave an award to for album of the year. It was the best debut of any of the new crop of rappers that have come out in the past three years or so.

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

Album Review- Maybach Music Group- Self Made Vol. 1

So Rick Ross seems to be on his way to creating the next movement in the normal rotating wave of popularity in hip-hop. What this should mean is that Young Money- if you're not Nicki, Wayne, and maybe Drake, it's over before it begins. For the artists who have been signed up and will be distributed by Warner brothers, Pill, Meek Mills, and Wale, this could be their chance to shine or fade into

Local Beef...

So a week or so ago, I checked a link on twitter from Bossman where he goes at the biggest artist from the Maryland area, D.C.'s own Wale. I honestly didn't know what the whole thing was about until finally seeing this series of videos:








Now the gist of things is that Bossman feels that Wale getting Hollywood and not representing what he is supposed to and not being the face of the 'DMV'

As Is Hip Hop Awards- Album of the Year

I was very disappointed overall with the albums released this year in rap music. They didn't have a great amount of depth to them and too many people have the same concepts- "I get Money", "I ball", and "I'm a Boss", to be taken seriously. However, when it came down to picking the top 5, I did waffle a bit with the order a couple of times. Two of the top five actually came out at the end of 2009

Something new for me...

As I stated before I do want to promote new music on my blog whenever possible. So my man Japiro is going in for the next 20 something odd days up until his B-day on November 4th(yeah i figured that out). So I'm going to give you the link to his blog www.thepizzlereport.com and I want you to make sure you check back every day for what new verses he is dropping.


For the first two days he has

The Free My Favorite Rapper Campaign

What's up people? I'm back with another in depth discussion i'd like to have with you about something that bothers me. Why is it that rappers do something dumb, go to jail, and then everyone pops up with shirts asking the courts to free them? I guess I get it to a point with the uninformed, the ignorant, and the young but too many times I'm seeing people who seem like they have sense looking like

Jay on that BS again...

Now I have always been a Jay-z fan but honestly, dude has plenty of fuck up moments which show off the flaws in his character. Now, I'm not expecting him to be perfect by any means, it's ridiculous to think of that. However, there are things that he says or does that come across in his raps that show me signs of him that I don't like in what friends I do have. One, dude is arrogant about his

Breaking Down the B.E.T. Awards- Nominees part 4

Now on to one of my favorite categories, the best new artist category. Unlike past years, all of the artists nominated this year actually have put albums out in some form. The most surprising thing is the fact that Justin Bieber is nominated, you know the label is kicking out some cash for that.


Justin Bieber - I'm going with Bieber just because he is in the category and he seemes birthed in a

Album review- Wale- Attention Deficit

Here is to hoping the powers that be don't take down a freaking review. As usual I need to be honest about any bias before I start a review. I don't really like Wale. He strikes me as a real jerk and he is too early in his career to come across that way. Second, I have a problem with the DMV support, not because I don't like people from DC, but because I know there are a lot of people from

Newcomer of the Year

The Rookie of the year often has to overcome massive expectations as the hype from their debuts normally overwhelms them and underwhelms the public. This years nominees have had vast power pushing them all more than any class ever before. The stakes have never been higher for these new artists as they attempt to make waves in the game.Number 5Wale is the hope not only for D.C. , but the entire

So I had a post removed...

Due to the DMCA. You may or may not have noticed but my post about new songs I'm feeling was removed. I have a good idea that it was because of the song by young Chris featuring Wale. Im pretty sure it wasn't due to the Sticky Fingaz song, but I can't be sure actually. I'm sort of bummed about it because it's not like I was hosting the joints myself or had even uploaded them. I don't have any