Hip Hop Very Highly Recommended White has now established himself as a consistent powerful intelligently curated hip hop artist. Tens of millions of streams indicate I’m not the first to the party but I still think he’s on the cusp of either dropping off or dropping a legacy defining magnum opus. That remains to beContinue reading “ARMANI WHITE :: ROAD TO CASABLANCO”
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Conway the Machine – Won’t He Do It
Hip Hop ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Released: May 5 2023 Conway hasn’t missed a beat or taken an artistic misstep that I’m aware of. I like this and the whole Griselda Buffalo, New York thing. They’re the new Wu but this album leans more into Ye than RZA. The track Kanye pays homage to himContinue reading “Conway the Machine – Won’t He Do It”
A Disappointing Journey: Maps Falls Short of Billy Woods and Kenny Segal’s Previous Brilliance
https://billywoods.bandcamp.com/album/maps May 5, 2023 Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ (2/5 Stars) It is with a heavy heart that I write this review for Maps, the latest hip-hop collaboration between Billy Woods and Kenny Segal. As a fan Woods’ previous works, such as the phenomenal albums History Will Absolve Me https://billywoods.bandcamp.com/album/history-will-absolve-me and Hiding Places, I had high hopesContinue reading “A Disappointing Journey: Maps Falls Short of Billy Woods and Kenny Segal’s Previous Brilliance”
Abhi The Nomad & Kato On The Track Abhi Vs. Kato II: Gold Standard
https://on.soundcloud.com/7rzzF9D1wuRNtgBv8 Hip Hop ⭐️⭐️ Released February 24, 2023 It’s pretty amazing that hip hop can be this good and still compare so unfavorably to other recent hip hop releases. The song about tarot cards has stupid lyrics and the abortion (you fuck em we chuck em) skit makes me feel embarrassed for them. Still thereContinue reading “Abhi The Nomad & Kato On The Track Abhi Vs. Kato II: Gold Standard”
To See A Sunset by Kota the Friend & Statik Selektah
https://kotathefriendofficial.bandcamp.com/album/to-see-a-sunset-explicit Hip Hop ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ released March 24, 2023 “The world turned on you so it’s fuck the worldYou truly see the ugliness in people nowPeople that was wishin you well and now shittin on yo name and tellin you you should kill yourselfThe shit is dark, cause they proud about itAnd ifContinue reading “To See A Sunset by Kota the Friend & Statik Selektah”
SCARING THE HOES by JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown
https://jpegmafia.bandcamp.com/album/scaring-the-hoes Hip Hop Rating: World Treasure released March 24, 2023 I’m not stupid. There’s no way I have anything but praise for this revolutionary masterpiece made by two of the most talented men on the planet. It’s soulful hyperpop. It’s OutKasty Black Marjorie Taylor Greene Ngl I want to fuck her. Title track has aContinue reading “SCARING THE HOES by JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown”
Noir or Never by Che` Noir
https://chenoir.bandcamp.com/album/noir-or-never Hip Hop ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ released March 3, 2023 Noir or Never is a fully mature hip hip record with smooth and intelligent rhymes and an immaculate production. Che` Noir is the most masculine female rapper that I’ve come across. Compared to my old favorites, Gangsta Boo and La Chat, who are bothContinue reading “Noir or Never by Che` Noir”
From Me, To Me by Nelccia
Genre: Hip Hop Soul Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Nelccia is breaking into the hip hop soul or adult R&B scene whatever you want to call it. She has a silky deep sexy voice and her lyrics are nice and nasty. Female empowerment through good dick appreciation and the fellas better come prepared to satisfyContinue reading “From Me, To Me by Nelccia”
Blackland Radio 666 Pt. 2 by SpaceGhostPurrp
https://dismissyourself.bandcamp.com/album/blackland-radio-666-pt-2 Genre: Horror Core Rating: 🎃🎃🎃🎃 Released on Halloween 2022 SpaceGhostPurrp doubles down on his image as a creepy weirdo. The lyrics sound like they come from Jason Voorhees stuck in PornHub. He’s killing and fucking. Sonically SGP lays out some weird production. At first I was thinking this might be exaggerated for Halloween butContinue reading “Blackland Radio 666 Pt. 2 by SpaceGhostPurrp”
BURGUNDY SMOKE by Porter Ogden
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/JASnMeq6BqvTp8oU7 Genre: Hip Hop Rating: 🎤 🎤 🎧 🎧 Released in 2022 minimalist relative to hip hop easy post spliff sunday morning production with beats designed more to not cause alarm than to excite this was released on the forever cool sic records but im not sure if its still in their catalog or whatContinue reading “BURGUNDY SMOKE by Porter Ogden”
DAMAGE (CHOPPED NOT SLOPPED)Shady2crazy, DJ Slim K & The Chopstars
Genre: Hip Hop Rating: 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤 5/5 Highest Rating This came out in June 2022 and from the numbers on YouTube and Spotify it hasn’t caught traction yet but it will. This is a top three hip hop release this year and probably the best of the three. The other two being Future’s I Never LikedContinue reading “DAMAGE (CHOPPED NOT SLOPPED)Shady2crazy, DJ Slim K & The Chopstars”
Paradise by BINQ
Genre: Hip Hop Rating: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I couldn’t find this on bandcamp but it is on Spotify and YouTube. It’s sounds and feels like it’s hypnogogic or hyperpop disguised as something simpler. The beats and production is really interesting with lots of smooth changes and nice sounds. The cadence on the rapping is unapologetically white.Continue reading “Paradise by BINQ”
The Tragedy of Hip Hip part five
I’m not going to be able to do the investigative journalism to get anywhere with this one. All I have are thoughts. And the sorrow still remains. On August 27, 1987, the summer after I graduated from high school, the great DJ Scott La Rock was murdered. This was the first high profile hip hopContinue reading “The Tragedy of Hip Hip part five”
The Tragedy of Hip Hop part 4
About two years before Eazy-E’s 5′ 3″ corpse was buried wearing his Compton hat in Rose Hills Memorial Park the landscape of hip hop was changed yet again. Finally, we can get the fuck out of Los Angeles, all the way to Staten Island. RZA has to be in the conversation as one of theContinue reading “The Tragedy of Hip Hop part 4”
The Tragedy of Hip Hop part three
I was trying to set this up to segue into Ol’ Dirty Bastard but I went down a Los Angeles rabbit hole instead so we’re going to keep going back in time from Drakeo the Ruler to Rodney King to Eazy-E. https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/sexual-and-reproductive-health/hiv-aids/causes/risk-of-exposure.html “No meta-analysis estimates currently exist for insertive anal sex (inserting the penis intoContinue reading “The Tragedy of Hip Hop part three”
The Tragedy of Hip Hop part two
Rodney King’s beat down happened on March 3, 1991, almost two years before Drakeo the Ruler’s birth. King was driving home with a couple of buddies after knocking back a few beers and watching basketball at another friend’s house. One thing you have to understand about Los Angeles is that a lot of it happensContinue reading “The Tragedy of Hip Hop part two”
The Tragedy of Hip Hop Part One
I’ve been thinking that I need to try to write this. To just let the words in my mind come out as they are on the subject without over thinking the sensitive nature of the subject and without trying too hard to seem clever or to prove I’m a competent writer. Why is hip hopContinue reading “The Tragedy of Hip Hop Part One”
A BOY NAMED HEXD by 999 HEARTAKE SABILEYE
https://999heartakesabileye.bandcamp.com/album/a-boy-named-hexd Genre: Experimental Hip Hop Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp January 1, 2022 Layers upon layers of absolute genius. The Slint homage album cover which was originally a nod to Mao. The song titles. The nod to the Refused nodding to Ornette. But oh my god the hooks! This thing is full of brilliant fiveContinue reading “A BOY NAMED HEXD by 999 HEARTAKE SABILEYE”
SICK! by Earl Sweatshirt
Genre: Hip Hop Rating: Unrated Review – World Treasure I know that critics want to take things in stride and not be hyperbolic and to avoid deification but with some artists you have to put that aside. Generally, I’m not just going to come out and say it until it passes the test of timeContinue reading “SICK! by Earl Sweatshirt”
Splendor & Misery by clipping
https://clppng.bandcamp.com/album/splendor-misery Genre: Experimental Hip Hip Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp September 9, 2016 Fortunately for me this band has been on my radar from near the get. I’ve always been aware that their music is pioneering futuristic brilliance but this morning my appreciation for this record jumped into another dimension. I don’t understand it orContinue reading “Splendor & Misery by clipping”
Warmth Highest 