Tagged Hip-Hop Album Review

Homegrown Chicago emcee, Neak, is very vulnerable on his newest album, KWESBAAR.  So it would only make sense that the definition of the African word translated into English, simply means, vulnerable.  Th...

You want life-changing, well-written, compassionate and soulfully honest music.  Then look no further than Shady Records emcee, Boogie’s highly-anticipated debut album, Everything’s For Sale, which rec...

Chicago is a place with many talented emcees and Philmore Greene is just the latest to prove his worth with the recent release of his debut album, Chicago: A Third World City.  One of those classic boom-ba...

Ghostface Killah is easily the most consistent member of the Wu-Tang Clan when it comes to great solo albums and for his 13th solo album, The Lost Tapes, it’s no different.  As teaming up with producer, ...

Apollo Brown has delivered some very quite impressive collaborative albums with the likes of everybody from Guilty Simpson to Ras Kass, Planet Asia, Skyzoo and Locksmith over the years.  Some of the most rev...

Just when you think Detroit emcee Royce Da 5’9” couldn’t deliver anymore personal of an album than his last solo album, Layers, he delivers easily his most personal and introspective album to date wit...

Joey Purp certainly knows how to make a grand entrance.  The Chicago emcee kicks off his debut album, QUARTERTHING, by bursting right into the forefront as the man of the hour, with the crashing drums and ...

Eminem is back with a vengeance and gets the explosive revival he sought on his explosive new surprise album, Kamikaze.  A direct response to all of his critics of his most recent album before that, Reviva...

You need life changing music then look no further then Compton’s very own, Buddy. The latest in a long line of great rappers to come from the Hub City, the emcee and singer/songwriter proves on his debut ...

There have been many emcees that have come and gone since Chicago emcee, Vic Spencer, first burst onto the scene nearly a decade ago on fellow Chicago emcee, Naledge’s, solo mixtape masterpiece, The Chica...