VH1’s 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs (by B-Easy)

It’s funny; when I was growing up, VH1 was the channel that was for the older people. You were to most likely find some music from Michael McDonald or Hall & Oates instead of Biggie or Snoop Dogg. But look at them now: Passing out awards for Hip-Hop Honors (And making BET look like shit), doing documentaries about NWA and Left Eye (And making Read more

T.I.|Paper Trail (by H20)

At the end of summer, when I was reviewing absolute shit albums like Yung Berg’s and V.I.C.’s, I was just looking forward the album that I had been waiting for since the beginning of the year: Paper Trail, which had been announced in February on StreetCred.com. I was still hungry for more after T.I. vs. T.I.P.; it wasn’t that it was a bad Read more

Boomin’ From The Stoop: Jay-Z’s Super Label Announced! (by H2O)

I think Jay can call American Gangster a success with all the buzz he has now: there have been so many rumors about him ever since he left Def Jam and signed that 150 Million dollar deal with Live Nation, called “Roc Nation”. For many Jay-Z fans, rumors are everywhere, and no matter how many times you hear them, Read more

Murs|Murs For President (by B-Easy)

After years grinding it out as a mainstay on the independent scene, Murs returns with his 7th album (Or 20th, depending on who you ask). What makes this album different from previous outings? This album, Murs For President, officially marks Murs first trek into a bigger arena since this is his first album on a major label (Warner Bros.). Read more

The Numbers Game: Ne-Yo Is #2 (by B-Easy)

Okay, I’ll admit it. When you all said Ne-Yo was gonna sell around 200,000 albums in the first week, I laughed. Then I actually listened to Year Of The Gentleman (After Thic got his grown man on and wrote a dope article about it) and I was like, “Yea, 200,000 is about right”. Even though Usher almost hit first week Gold earlier this year with Here I Stand, I actually think Ne-Yo has a WAY better chance at R&B album of the year honors (But what do I know, I listen to Hip-Hop 95% of the time) Read more

Turn Yo’ Headphoes Up: Jazmine Sullivan|Fearless (by Thic Flair)

Due to the response last week, R&B is back on the ‘Fro. At its very core, music is all about relationships. How the tempo relates to the sound, how the words relate to the music, how the tone of the voice relates to the chords, and how the artist makes it relate to the end user, you. It seems simple, but as long as the music industry has been around, this reality has been playing Groundhog Day with us all. Read more

Song of the Week: Scarface - “Mr. Scarface” (by King Jerm)

The year was 1991, and Scarface had just released his first solo album, Mr. Scarface is Back, and little did the world know, but one of the most influential rappers of all time had hit the scene in a major way. Back in the day when there was little to no airplay for a Southern artist, Scarface somehow got his raw street tales played on the radio. Read more

Three Reasons Why You Should Love Gucci Mane (By King Jerm)

Over the past year, I have been listening to Gucci hard on and off. Therefore, like the rest of you, I was pretty upset when Gucci was sent up the river ten days ago. He “allegedly” didn’t do his required amount of community service. I would say he did his fair share of community service by giving us all those mixtapes. Doesn’t that count for anything? Read more

Nelly|Brass Knuckles (by SBK)

Sorry for the delay on the Nelly album review, but it’s finally here. Before the festivities begin for my 21st b-day today, I’m gonna see what Nelly has to offer with his latest release. It’s been four years since Nelly’s last album release Sweatsuit, which received good reviews and put some nice numbers in terms of sales. A lot of people are wondering Read more

iPod Hustle: T.I. (by B-Easy)

You can say a lot of things about T.I., but one thing you can’t say it that he hasn’t shown growth. Love it or hate it, this isn’t the same guy who dropped I’m Serious and wore bifocals. Shit, this isn’t even the same guy who beefed with Lil’ Flip. Yeah, sometimes T.I.P. does peak out (Two words: machine guns), but you almost have Read more

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