Why you should be critical too

I've been seen as too critical of a lot of artists, especially today because I think they're wack or squandering talent. One of the main reasons is that I have grown up on hip-hop and realize that to impress me it takes a lot because I have heard a lot of hip-hop. I mean all I was buying when I first started working was cd's and because the labels were putting so much money behind rap, there was

It used to be Hard to Rap

After looking at my album review of Take Care by Drake and the bit of firestorm that this new release is causing I had to come back and make this post. The controversy for me surrounds whether or not Drake is actually a great rapper and if this is a great rap album (it's not). See some people think Drake is great just because he doesn't talk about the streets. He does have skill don't get me

Has Hip-Hop Gotten too mellow?

So recently Jay-z commented on the fact that he thinks weed smoking has gotten to the point where it is affecting hip-hop music in general, making everything extra mellow and soft. A link to his comments is right here courtesy of Contactmusic.com (ironically). The first blush attitude would be to write him off but he isn't completely wrong is he?

Look there are a lot of reasons right now why a