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Ty Dolla $ign Solidifies His Reign On West Coast R&B With ‘$ign Language’ Mixtape
West Coast crooner Ty Dolla $ign follows up his well-received Beach House trilogy with a new project entitled $ign Language: a star-studded body of work featuring everyone from YG to Ed Sheeran. On the 11-track mixtape, Taylor Gang’s West Coast representative sticks to the formula that turned him into a bonafide star; Dolla $ign’s M.O. is craft...
G-Unit Shows Their Chemistry Hasn’t Changed On ‘The Beauty Of Independence’ EP
50 Cent is making sure his comeback is being felt in hip-hop. When he’s not occupying himself with his beef with Floyd Mayweather, Fif has made it his priority to reassemble G-Unit and help reignite the careers of Young Buck, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. At t...
Mick Jenkins Impresses With Sophomore Mixtape ‘The Water[s]’
More often than not, it's the simplest of necessities that are most essential to not only our individual well-being, but also our collective existence and prosperity as an entire population. Nevertheless, in a world that is entrenched with inevitable chaos and imperfection, it's those same fundamental necessities that frequently become neglected and ultimately taken for granted...
Travi$ Scott Is Ambitious And Experimental On ‘Days Before Rodeo’ Mixtape
There is no denying the impact that Houston’s screwed and chopped sound has had on hip-hop culture. During the late 1990s, multi-platinum selling rappers such as Mike Jones, Lil Flip, Paul Wall and Slim Thug flooded the rap game with their DJ Screw inspired country rap tunes. Howe...
Wiz Khalifa Sticks To The Same Formula On ‘Blacc Hollywood’
The word "evolution" is generally considered a good thing when it comes to a variety of things; animals, plants, and yes, music. When people speak of a certain artist evolving musically, this is usually said with positivity, leaving unsuspecting people under the assumption that evolving is always a good thing...
Statik Selektah Champions Golden Age Hip-Hop On ‘What Goes Around’
There’s no denying New York’s locus in hip-hop has found itself beneath a microscope in recent years. Hip-hop heads across the space remember the day the Internet folded when Kendrick Lamar spoke out on “Control,” and the subsequent influx of retorts from MCs who responded either on wax, socially or by some other medium, surged in. Nevertheless, New York...
DJ Mustard Delivers A String Of Hits On ’10 Summers’
Not even hip-hop historians are entirely in agreement when in fact the decline of Western Civilization fully came to fruition. After the rings of the Up In Smoke Tour evaporated, aside from a few solid releases from Game and Snoop Dogg, dark days descended fast...
The Underachievers’ Mixture of Style And Substance Soar On ‘Cellar Door: Terminus Ut Exordium’
There’s someone within your social network Shmoney Dancing right now as you’re reading this, much to some oldhead or social activist’s chagrin. A cursory glance at hip-hop and reveals its long-running history with violence. Positivity and consci...
Twista Struggles To Capture The Glory Of His Past Days On ‘The Dark Horse’
To much radioplay and success worldwide, Twista donned the deserved cool of a pimp graciously extending the perks of his fame to a love interest with 2004’s “Overnight Celebrity.” But in many people’s eyes, he could’ve just as easily been addressing himself in some sort of weird Shakespearean monologue in many people’s eyes. This is a little unfair. Before “S...
Dilated Peoples Solidify Their Comeback With ‘Directors Of Photography’
Unity is loosely defined as the state of being one. Dilated Peoples emerged on the scene over 20 years ago and delivered two classic albums, The Platform and Expansion Team, on Capitol/EMI Records. The West Coast collective is back after a eight year hiatus and hungrier than ever with their latest album Directors of Photography...
Joey Fatts Shows He’s Gangsta Rap’s Rising Star In ‘Chipper Jones Vol. 3′ EP
Joey Fatts has come a long way from being a gangbanger living out of his car. He grabbed hold of the underground scene last year with Chipper Jones Vol. 2, which hosted collaborations with Action Bronson, Danny Brown, Freddie Gibbs and more...
Gucci Mane Stays True To Form From Behind Bars With ‘The Oddfather’
Though he’ll be behind bars until 2016, at this point it should be crystal clear that nothing is going to stop Radric Davis — better known as Gucci Mane — from delivering quality street music to the masses. After already releasing a plethora of projects this year, Guwop dropped even more heat for his fans on July 28, the same date that the Brick Squad frontman made a Georgia courtroom appearance.