My Five Favourite Hip-Hop Artists From the 90s
I just thought I’d share a nostalgic moment with you all. My favourite rappers from my childhood all feature below. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realised that, although I may [...]
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Cee-lo Back in the Pod
I have no idea how Cee-Lo managed to push out a mixtape without my knowledge and the proceed to keep it away from my ears for months but I’ve grabbed [...]
The RE:Union
It’s not a high school reunion or anything like that, it’s Talib Kweli and Hi Tek’s latest mixtape. The set includes the recently released tracks Back Again and Just Begun [...]
Wale Releases “Attention Deficit”
Wale has just dropped his first full-length album, Attention Deficit, and I’ll be copping it very soon and letting you all know about it. If it even skims close to [...]
Idle Warship
Y’all better recognise that this is the Year of the Blacksmith. At least that’s what Talib Kweli has been telling us for the last few years now. We are still [...]
Man On The Moon: The End of Day – Review
This is just going to be a quick review. To be honest, I’ve been jamming to these cuts since September and was supposed to post a review last month but [...]
How I Got Over – Video
I know you lot are fans of The Roots, it’s obvious! They are amazing!
The Blueprint 3 – Review
Contrary to popular belief, Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 is far from being a classic. The supposed follow up to 2001′s critically acclaimed The Blueprint & 2002′s Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse (though in truth the three albums have little, if anything, in common other than name) comes after a long wait. In September 2008, Swagga Like Us was released — a great single which we were led to believe would appear on both T.I.’s Paper Trail & The Blueprint 3 — followed by Jockin’ Jay-Z, Brooklyn (Go Hard) & History (the latter being a wonderful Kanye West produced track in homage to newly elected President Obama). The signs looked good for the forthcoming album… but this proved to be a false dawn.
Jay-Z’s Third Blueprint Gets Leaked…
… And the world feigns surprise. Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 follows in the footsteps of The Dynasty and Blueprint 2 by being a showcase of the abundant talent he can [...]
OMi (On My iPod) Returns… One Last Time
It’s been a really long time since I posted one of these. I think the last time was in December and back then I promised I’d do this regularly. I failed. I’m sorry. Please forgive me.
Now that we love each other again, I thought I’d let you know what albums have caught my attention this month.
