Album week: Lil Keed – Trapped On Cleveland 3 Out of all the Young Thug children, Lil Keed may have the biggest potential when it comes to stylistic development. The Cleveland Avenue native has one foot firmly set on his…
Album Review: Drakeo the Ruler – “Thank You For Using GTL”
The automated cellular voice hits you like a battering ram. The gruesome reality sits in your stomach like bad food poisoning. West coast rap will never feel the same thanks to illegitimate circumstances. Darrell Caldwell-aka Drakeo the Ruler-is stuck in…
Hip Hop Roundup: Chris Crack, Jiles, RMC Mike and more
Album of the Week: Chris Crack – Good Cops Don’t Exist Chicago MC Chris Crack never approaches an album with limited prose. His wisecracking sensibilities (“Post-Nut Clarity”) can quickly morph into piercing imagery (“White Lies Cost Black Lives”) on the…
The Hip Hop Roundup: Flo Mili, Shoreline Mafia, Thouxanbanfauni and more
Album of the week: Flo Mili – Ho, Why is You Here? Flo Milli is pictured on the cover of her debut album in a crouched stance with an authoritative facial expression. The posture she portrays is very similar to…
The Hip Hop Roundup: NoCap, DJ Lucas, Baby Smoove and more
Album of the Week: NoCap – Steel Human Kobe Crawford’s life officially changed after the release of his emotional 2019 eulogy “Ghetto Angels.” The Mobile, AL rapper quickly morphed into a local messiah who was touching old-school southern roots. He…
Album Review: The Streets Sound More Agnostic Than Ever on “None Of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive”
The title of The Streets new album aptly reads like a Mike Skinner quote in one of his songs—candid, thorough, and slightly sarcastic. You already know what kind of tone will be explored before pressing play on the Tame Impala-assisted…
The Hip Hop Roundup: Unotheactivist, BMF Gangsta, $ean Wire and more
Album of the week: Unotheactivist – 8 The enclave of Atlanta rap music was once again blessed over the past two weeks with a pair of projects from Sahbabii and Unotheactivist; two guys that unabashedly remove listeners from gravity-fueled terrain.…
