Nipsey Hussle - Mailbox Money
Mailbox Money is gangsta. It's just that good gangsta shit which isn't so much telling you about being a gangsta, but giving you wisdom from that life.
Fabolous - The Young OG Project
You'd be forgiven for having no idea who 'Loso in case you didn't know so' is.
PRhyme - PRhyme
Royce and Preem are doing what they love and this PRhyme album feels like it was something fresh and exciting for them to flex their muscle on.
A Better Tomorrow vs 36 Seasons. It's All Wu
To lose hope would be wrong, there's a better tomorrow ahead and for me, these two albums showed that there's still plenty of value in each Wu Tang member.
YG - Blame It On The Streets
I picked up 'Blame It On The Streets' after it being announced that it was the soundtrack to a short film by the same name created by YG. That in itself is pretty cool, here's a Tree Top Piru from Compton who has already taken the world by storm with his rhymes, as well as a few movie cameo's and now he's dropped a short film
SmokeyGotBeatz Answers Some Questions
Top Dawg Entertainment are West Coast hip hop right now and somehow the much anticipated return of Jay Rock (after Follow Me Home and enjoying his comrades get theirs) was laced with Aotearoa rawness. Beautiful.
The Wildcard’s 10 Favourite Albums of 2014
It’s almost the end of the year and y’all know what that means: Best of Lists.
A Week In Hip Hop
Last week we had a rather special live performance from J Cole on a late night talk show and this week's it's the turn of Kendrick Lamar.
A Week In Hip Hop
I'm going to take a slightly different point of attack this week, I've got an idea. Leadership in hip hop
J Cole - Forest Hills Drive
Mr Cole, he holds illustrious company at the top of the hip hop food chain.
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Chance the Rapper along with his bad The Social Experiment are releasing a new album
James Fauntleroy - The Warmest Winter Ever
As someone who unapologetically loves Christmas and the holiday season, from November to February you can bet I’m bumping festive music.
Shady XV - Eminem And Friends
Eminem's been back, front and centre of music fans minds for a while now.
A Week In Hip Hop
Righty ho, apparently it's Thanksgiving or something in the United States. Not sure what that is, but at least the US has given us plenty of awesome hip hop to be thankful for right!?
Big K.R.I.T - Cadillactica
Big K.R.I.T has been on the scene for a while now, churning out hip hop that rocks with bass and represents the South perfectly.
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Gotta kick of this week's hip hop love fest with a yarn about the Shady cypher.
Domo Genesis - Under The Influence 2
Domo Genesis, member of Odd Future and all round musical cool cat dropped Under The Influence 2 the other day.