Royalty, Dream Chasers and mix tapes

So I'm not into giving total album break downs to mix tapes but I have to figure out some way to incorporate them because they are so important in hip-hop these days. Pretty much everyone is putting out music every six months at this point. While there are inherent problems with that, this isn't about that aspect of it, this is about the music. So let's start with the artist who has impressed me

Album Review- Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music

Killer Mike is one of those slept on artists who manages to have street sensibility with somewhat conscious lyrics. He has struggled to go beyond the underground however, but his most recent affiliation with T.I.'s Grand Hustle imprint looks to improve upon his success. He dropped an album last year and 2012 brings us a new EP from the man who once changed his name to Mike Bigga in an attempt to

Album Review- Waka Flocka Flame- Triple F Life: Friends, Family, and Fans

So I'm not a fan of Waka Flocka, cause he can't rap and just exacerbates every thing wrong in hip-hop, talking about killing with no remorse, getting people amped up and not having any lyrics. He is all about getting people rowdy and there is a market for this type of noise. So I'm giving this a try because at least he can admit he isn't nice and sort of knows his place in the game.

The first

Album Review- The Cool Kids- When Fish Ride Bicycles

I'm a fan of the sound the Cool Kids have, but I must admit most of their songs aren't about anything. Unlike most rappers today though they have an identifying sound that you can rock to. Their outlandish style is a throwback to the days of Redman and the Def Squad.

The album starts off in the normal Cool Kid fashion with some serious throwback bass beats made for the old school whips with big

Album Review- Bun B- Trill O.G.

I wasn't even going to waste time with this because when I saw it I didn't realize that it was a new album. Then, I saw that the Source gave this album 5 mics and I was taken aback. I've heard plenty of Bun B music and he has done nothing to make me think that he would be able to craft a 5 mic classic. That's ridiculously high praise and if you check my last post I do have some theories behind