Album Reviews

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  Album Reviews In Bad Places: Asher Roth’s “RetroHash” On a Drive To The Airport

  Posted by Lucas G. on 04/22/14 |
  Filed under Opinion, Streams, Asher Roth, Album Reviews, Album Reviews in Bad Places

  I wasn't glad at having to drive to the airport and flirting with the start of rush hour, but I'm a good soul. Besides, It seemed like a perfect opportunity or a long over due Album Reviews in Bad Places. See more...

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  In Which I Honestly Try to Like Future’s “Honest” Album (Stream)

  Posted by Lucas G. on 04/15/14 |
  Filed under Opinion, Streams, Album Reviews, Future

  Sure, as a blogger, I don't have to put on pants until 6 PM and don't have to commute, but every so often my boss makes me listen to something that, quite frankly, I'd rather not. Such is the case today.See more...

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  Live Blogging YG’s My Krazy Life (Album Review, Kinda)

  Posted by Lucas G. on 03/20/14 |
  Filed under Opinion, Streams, Album Reviews, YG, Live Blog

  has been exactly two weeks since that faithful day when Nathan made me listen to Migos and live blog it. Just when I have finally stopped woken up in night terrors and rocking Versace pajamas, I get another live blog assignment.See more...

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  Album Reviews In Bad Places: Schoolboy Q’s “Oxymoron” At The Auto Shop

  Posted by Lucas G. on 02/24/14 |
  Filed under Top Stories, Album Reviews, Album Reviews in Bad Places, Oxymoron, SchoolBoy Q

  Though it leaked last Thursday, I managed to hold off on listening to Oxymoron, so that I could do another installment of Album Reviews In Bad Places; that my friends is dedication.See more...

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  Forgotten Classics: Kool Keith, Godfather Don & Rhythm X “The Cenobites LP”

  Posted by Max Weinstein on 02/11/14 |
  Filed under Rap Nerdery, Album Reviews, Forgotten Classics

  Every Tuesday, we’ll take a look at one of these "Forgotten Classics" albums to help put on those that didn’t know and jog the memory of those that do. What better way to start than the quirky, out of control project between Kool Keith, Godfather Don and Rhythm X, "The Cenobites LP".See more...

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  Album Reviews In Bad Places: Isaiah Rashad’s “Cilvia” at the Dentist

  Posted by Lucas G. on 01/28/14 |
  Filed under Top Stories, Opinion, Album Reviews, TDE, Album Reviews in Bad Places, Isaiah Rashad

  So today, I had to wake up early, put on real pants before 2 PM (#bloglife), take the metro (which included waiting for 15 minutes in the freezing cold) to the dentist so I could overpay to get my teeth poked at while some Dental Hygienist tries to talk to me.See more...

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  5 Years Later, In Defense of Kanye’s “808s & Heartbreak” Album

  Posted by Lucas G. on 11/25/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, Kanye West, Album Reviews, In Defense

  This past weekend was the anniversary of not one but two Kanye albums, 808s & Heartbreak and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Both albums were extremely successful, well-produced, and engaging, but only one gets the credit. See more...

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  Big Ghostfase’s Full Album Review of Drake’s “Nothing Was The Same”

  Posted by Lucas G. on 09/25/13 |
  Filed under Humor, Opinion, Drake, Album Reviews

  When it comes to reviews of pretty much anything, but especially music, I try to steer clear—unless they are Nathan’s mother ship reviews of course —but when ever a big album comes out, I always make a point to check out Ghostface’s review. See more...

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  Will Drake’s “Nothing Was the Same” Make Toronto a Hip-Hop Capital?

  Posted by Joven Haye (@JovieChase) on 09/24/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, Drake, Album Reviews

  Does surpassing the sophomore jinx put Drizzy in a position to make T. Dot the new hub for hip hop, on par with the Atlantas and L.A.s of the world?See more...

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  Trinidad James’ “10 PC Mild” Mixtape: A Hip-Hop Science Experiment

  Posted by Lucas G. on 08/13/13 |
  Filed under Downloads, Mixtapes, Album Reviews, Trinidad James

  With the release of Trinidad’s new mixtape 10 PC Mild, I decided to set up a hip-hop science experiment, putting all preconceived hypotheses aside and really giving him a closer look and fair shot at winning my ear. See more...

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  Hip-Hop’s Mid-Life Crisis (aka the “Magna Carta Holy Grail” Album Review)

  Posted by Nathan S. on 07/10/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, Jay-Z, Album Reviews

  I know my internet standards I should have dropped my "Magna Carta Holy Grail" review four minutes after Funk Flex' radio rips, but instead I decided to take my time and drop it the same day the album officially dropped.See more...

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  Overlooked: Deniro Farrar’s “Patriarch II” (Review & Stream)

  Posted by Dharmic X on 06/27/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, Album Reviews, Overlooked, Deniro Farrar

  Farrar is an emcee from Charlotte, North Carolina whose style and aesthetic is most comparable to Freddie Gibbs. His raspy, gruff voice and deliberate flow is reminiscent of Gangsta Gibbs, as is his brand of reality street rap.See more...

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