Album Review- Pusha T- Fear of God II

Look I thought this was another mixtape so I didn't even look at the track list. This is the album version of the mix tape though and it shows that much of the street release was good enough to be turned into a studio album in your stores. There are minimal changes if you already have it, but it's only right to show Push some official love.

Push pulls out all of the stops, getting Diddy to bring

Album Review- Styles P- Master of Ceremonies

By now, Styles P is a member of Hip-hop history even though it would seem to be at odds with his street persona, he is a rapper. A throwback to a grittier era, this album is a straightforward example of NY hip-hop.

The album starts off with an ode to smoking "This is How i Fly" which features Avery Storm. It sounds like an early 00's album mid-tempo cut and that's exactly what it is. Nothing too

Pusha T

I was never a big Clipse fan when they first came out. Mostly I just saw the crack rap personas and thought "Why do i need them, the Lox is already out". Over time my feelings have changed on the issue. One reason is because Malice and Pusha are better rappers and song writers than Jada, Sheik, and Styles put together, bullshit titles that are self-given aside. The second is that they have moved

Unsigned Hype - Tayyib Ali Take 2

Now as I said before I am going to make an effort to spotlight up and coming artists as well as have real discussions about hip-hop issues. Now a few days ago I blogged about a new Philadelphia artist named Tayyib Ali. He has a single that's poppy and a second song that I felt was decent but I only really saw his polish as a potential mainstream artist though I wasn't quite sold on his skills

Swizz the best producer ever? Not by a long shot

I might get a new moniker as the guy who always goes against Kanye dumbass west. But honestly, this time, I have some grounds other than personal reasons to counter his latest assessment that Swizz Beats is the best hip-hop producer of all time. Not to take from Swizz who has had a sort of resurgence as of late as he has found a sort of space in which his tracks can survive with a modicum of

Album Review- The Clipse- Till The Casket Drops

The Clipse are one of the "underrated" groups in hip-hop. They have a dedicated and loyal following, all-star production, have been on songs with the likes of Justin timberlake yet still have not been able to become The VA version of Outkast. In some respects it is fitting, they aren't likely to ever be on MTV's top ten or make it more than a week on 106th and park because of the style of their

Now when Pharrell says it's out of hand...

You have got to admit things are out of hand. Just listen, we shall discuss afterward.Pharrell was making a host of great points in this clip here. It's crazy that someone who has become famous as much for his image as his "talent" . The entire game has gotten so caught up in marketing that things are insane. However, I think the times have changed again and are cycling away from image and into