No need to double-check your calendars. Though we’ve received several solo albums from each of them, it really has been nine years since we’ve had a group effort from Sheek Louch, Styles P and Jadakiss, whether you like to call them D-Block or The LOX. The reasons for that are well documented, and as it [cont.]

Listening to Cage’s lyrics, many times he presents himself as someone most people wouldn’t like as a person. His first few albums presented him as a drug-addicted, ex-Bellevue patient obsessed with horror movies and misogyny. That all changed with the release of Hell’s Winter, the album where Cage “got better,” so-to-speak. Still an incredibly dark [cont.]

After more than a few group albums, the Little Brother crew seems to be moving in a direction of more solo joints.  9th Wonder already left the group and despite his semi-frequent production contributions since then, they’ve even acknowledged that they may be moving away from the continued group releases. Instead, they hope to emulate [cont.]

It seems kind of strange that someone could have multiple hip-hop studio albums without rapping or producing any of the songs, but such is the life of DJ Drama. The self-proclaimed “mixtape president” has taken some time off from dropping street records and putting in work with Aphilliates Music Group to create Gangsta Grillz: The [cont.]

If Phil Da Agony’s Think Green is a nod to the environment, then there’s at least one good thing about the album – its content is entirely recycled. Think Green gets off to such an awful start that it’s practically dead on arrival.  First comes a skit, then there’s an intro–your obligatory shout outs to [cont.]

Before we talk about relapsing let’s take a journey back to 1997. A little known freestyle emcee from Detroit is discovered after releasing an independent masterpiece called The Slim Shady EP.  To most, this emcee changed the game forever. Whether it was his intricate word play, his demented subject matter, or his all-around “I Just Don’t Give a [cont.]

Busta Rhymes is an artist who has stood the test of time.  He was there in 1991 with Leaders of the New School, and in that same year for his break out appearance on A Tribe Called Quest’s “Scenario”. He dropped his unmistakable classic The Coming in 1996 and so the story goes.  Busta has switched labels [cont.]

The artist who on his third album, asked to be Accepted Eclectic, really meant it, as he has constantly rewritten the script for what is to be expected with each release. His classic debut, All Balls Don’t Bounce, was a slept on magnum opus, followed by the ethereal concept album Book Of Human Language with [cont.]

And we’re back with another War Report update. Prohibition-Era-Meets-The-Taliban rappers known as Capone-N-Noreaga, are currently putting New York back on the map with their long awaited third studio release, Channel 10. A little older and a lot wiser, the two have a charismatic chemistry that can only be shared between brothers. CNN keeps it true [cont.]

Ten years after the release of Blackout!, Method Man and Redman are back with the sequel.  It’s a little hard to understand why they’ve taken this long, because aside from Method Man’s stint on HBO’s The Wire, neither of them has done anything worthwhile since.  They had a TV show, the cleverly titled Method Man [cont.]

The hottest thing in the streets right now, without a doubt, is Drake. The premiere signee to Lil’ Wayne’s Young Money imprint, the Toronto, Canada bred artist has been making a name for himself in the underground for the last few years. Most recently, since being taken under the wing of Wayne, Drake has received [cont.]

Since Public Enemy’s presence these days is a bit scarce, Mr. Lif is probably the most politically charged emcee currently releasing albums. While others have tried to fill the shoes of Chuck and Flav, Lif actually knows what he is talking about. Forget wild conspiracy theories about the Illuminati or who really is responsible for [cont.]

Music.Is.My.Savior or “MIMS”, for short, has been around a lot longer than you might think. His debut single, “I Did You Wrong”, did really well on college radio and ended up being on his first album, and was also one of the first projects serviced by the now infamous Digiwaxx.  So here we are 2 [cont.]

For the record, this head has been through Dallas and Austin, but never physically been to Houston. One would like to think that thanks to the UGK by way of Port Arthur, the Geto Boys, Z-Ro, Devin the Dude and Chamillionaire, one might feel at home there.  Sometimes artists find a way to perfectly represent their time and [cont.]

Camp Lo is one of those groups that hip-hop heads hold near and dear.  Though they have not reached the success or solidarity of their debut album Uptown Saturday Night since it dropped, they continue to have put out solid hip-hop music for over a decade. Camp Lo had “swag” before swag was cool and had [cont.]

Ever wander through a record store, and all of a sudden a mysterious “new release” from your favorite artist catches your eye? Then, upon closer examination, you realize it’s not a new release from said artist, but something along the lines of A Bluegrass Jazz Tribute to Redman, with the word “Redman” in huge letters. [cont.]

With industry-wide record sales in the toilet, Del moved away from his Hieroglyphics imprint last year, and teamed up with one of the hottest underground labels in the biz, Definitive Jux, for the release of The Eleventh Hour. This seemed like a backpacker’s wet dream on paper – just imagine – the beats of El-P, [cont.]

A few years ago, the phrase “Free Pimp C” was heard on numerous Southern rap songs and found on hundreds of bootleg t-shirts in the region, but today, it’s been altered to “R.I.P. Pimp C”, as the rapper was found dead in a hotel room, just under two years ago. Overdosing on a cough syrup [cont.]

What can you say about Flo Rida? The kid has number one singles on nearly everything he touches and doesn’t show any signs of slowing down.  To be honest this reviewer didn’t think we would hear from him again after Mail on Sunday. He has proven us all wrong by continuing to make hit records and [cont.]

Bob Dylan once said, “the times are a changing,’” and for the music business that couldn’t be more true.  With music becoming more accessible, it would only be natural for the expansion of different market bases.  With more people buying different kinds of music from different mediums, purchases will more than likely reflect the listener’s [cont.]