Album Review- Chiddy Bang- Breakfast

So I saw these guys on a video a while back and I had no idea who they were. They look like average new school skateboard rappers so I am not expecting too much as I post the album review of Breakfast by Chiddy Bang. Imagine my surprise after seeing them that they are from Philly, hell I had to wiki them because I wasn't even sure it was actually a duo as I listened to the album I can't tell them

Freshman 10 -2012

So every year XXL magazine comes out with it's top 10 freshmen to watch for the next year in hip-hop. The results are often a mixed bag, two years ago Nipsey Hussle was in the top 10 and has yet to see a major label release and his buzz has quieted some, Wale took a label move to finally blow up, and while Big Sean and Mac Miller both released albums last year from their class, the results are

Album Review- Childish Gambino- Camp

So there are a lot of new young hipster type artists coming out and many are in more of the Kanye West non-thug model and thats a good thing to have something new and different. Childish Gambino is the alter ego of actor Donald Glover who stars on NBC's Community as Troy. The image of Troy is one thats odd when you listen to the album because Camp is much more serious than his TV character. After

Album Review- Mac Miller- Blue Slide Park

So as the fourth quarter rolls along so do the album releases. The latest is from mac Miller the latest in a series of white rappers soon to be hitting the shelves and the most laid back of them. With the album, Mac is out to have more success than the similar Asher Roth who also just talks about partying and drinking and getting high.





The album starts with a mellow introduction called "

"Back-Packers" and "Hipsters" confuse me.

One thing i have never been able to understand about the latest backpack or hipster movement is the fashion. It seems that these guys who support the Kid Cudi's and Lupe Fiasco's of the world are constantly worried about the mental elevation and true realness when it comes to soul in hip-hop culture; yet at the same time, they revel in being ahead of the latest trends and exclusivity of their

Album Review- Slaughterhouse

Now I have been anticipating this album for months now. So have a lot of "internet"/underground lyricist lovers who have reached for every bit of Slaughter since the group was announced. For the most part, the album does what it's supposed to do, and the second listen through helped it's cause.To dive into it, I'm feeling the intro "Sound Off" where each of the members uses a format where they

Hip-hop and Style

Welcome to 2009, there's a lot going to happen in this year including the opinions expressed in this blog. For the next year we're going to be more controversial and adversarial when it comes to challenging the established opinions in music.So let me get right into it, Hip-hop and style. For years rappers have brought style to the forefront, whether it was track suits, shades, adidas, hammer