I don’t think I’m reaching in saying that this could signify the demise of the LP. I’m going to be honest and say that I’ve paid for very little music in the past several years, so it’s rare that I listen to a project I received entirely for free and feel like somebody’s getting shorted. [...]
I’ve spent most of this year thus far waiting on this mixtape. I’m not alone. Pusha T clearly put on his Andre Young starter kit marketing the release of the long-awaited Fear Of God mixtape. The anticipation may have both helped and hurt the reception of it, though. Some have been so outspoken about how [...]
“The rhythm is the bass and the bass is the treboooooooh….” The hip-hop community is burying yet another legend in the game with the passing of Nate Dogg, best known and loved for his ability to smooth out a track with his unforgettable hooks and laid-back, gangsta-ass era. Nate was one singer you wouldn’t want [...]
This isn’t gonna sound positive or progressive at all, but straight up, I’d murder 37 new rappers in cold blood just to bring back Christopher Wallace (not to mention Big Pun, ODB, Big L, Pac and Pimp C). It turns my stomach to think that in 1997, we lost the Notorious B.I.G.after only two albums. [...]