Reviews

Last week saw the release of It’s Better This Way, a surprise datpiff.com release from Big K.R.I.T. hosted by DJ Drama. It’s pretty common for a sneak tape or record to drop these days, but when it’s someone...

My life was and still is far from perfect, trying’ to dissect myself as a wordsmith; to better understand why and where the hurt is, so you know you ain’t alone through my verses. – A-B-E One persistent...

Scarface is a master procrastinator. It’s been said that he holds off until the final hour to get a verse recorded for an album’s final cut. That nervous pressure might shake the average MC, but not Face. The...

“Lord have mercy, have mercy, I know I ain’t living right and know I’m not perfect; But, I gotta eat, so what I’m doing it’s worth it.” – Jay Rock Jay Rock, much like his TDE comrade Kendrick...

Categorizing Travis Scott as an entity larger than a rapper who’s “hot right now” shouldn’t be a stretch. As a producer for GOOD Music, a ghostwriter (many claim he’s written for Yeezy), a musician (who plays the piano),...

It should come as no surprise that Dr. Dre scrapped Detox. He’s a mad scientist of epic proportions, tinkering, toying, and tweaking every last sound of a recording. As a fan, it’s easy to find frustration in his...

Your Old Droog represents a very active undercurrent of indie Hip-Hop artists who absorbed the best of what the 90s was offering: originality, concept, creative sampling, storytelling; and produced one the most compelling EPs of 2014: the self-referencing...

Meek Mill spent the last few years finding his way, one angry rant at a time. From his days as a battle rapper, to his humble beginnings as Rick Ross’ MMG underdog, Meek’s always been a fighter with...