Nappy Roots|The Humdinger (by SBK)

Not being a huge fan of the group Nappy Roots, I haven’t really been to big on them since their debut album Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz released in 2002, which featured the hit singles “Awnaw” and “Po’ Folks”. This is their third studio album since their 2003 release Wooden Leather Read more

Skillz|The Million Dollar Backpack (by Thic Flair)

Somehow, one of the more talented lyricists had been reduced to one hit a year, the “Rap Up”. It’s not all bad, a lot of folks learned who he was by the yearly recap…sadly, a lot of former fans lost love for him over them as well. This offering enlists the help of some HUGE names including Kwamé, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Common, Talib, Black Thought, and Freeway. Let’s see what’s in this backpack. Read more

C-Murder|Screamin’ 4 Vengeance (by King Jerm)

Rewind the clock back ten years and you have C-Murder sitting atop the Hip-Hop world with a platinum solo album, a double platinum album with his brothers in the group TRU. Millions of dollars at his disposal and had the whole world screaming “NO LIMIT SOLDIERS!” Fast forward to real time and what do we have, C-Murder has served a couple of years for an alleged murder Read more

Tech N9ne|Killer (by B-Easy)

Kansas City’s own Tech N9ne may not have major radio airplay or frequent 106 & Park, but he has been on his grind for almost 20 years. After releasing 9 solo albums, Tech N9ne is ready to let loose his 10th (And maybe his final) album: Killer. After being independent for so long, this latest album will supposedly put him over the one million mark in sales during Tech’s whole career (Which is a great feat for an indie artist). Read more

Immortal Technique|The 3rd World (by Thic Flair)

He’s probably the most decorated unheard of rapper in the history of Hip-Hop. He also is very angry. Immortal Technique IS the mad rapper. He’s not mad from hate, but mad about the state of all things political. Tech makes his moves on the underground scene with songs and topics that are usually too socially risky for radio. With the title of The 3rd World, I wonder if this is more of the same. Read more

Little Brother|And Justus For All [Official] (by B-Easy)

Before we began, let’s be clear about it; I already reviewed this album last year. Yep, Little Brother released this Mick Boogie powered mixtape last year and I gave it 3 Stars (Back before we stopped reviewing mixtapes). Matter of fact, go ahead and check out the original review first. Go ahead, I’ll wait…okay you back? Good. Read more

Jean Grae|Jeanius (by Thic Flair)

It’s been about 4 years since one of the illest females you’ve never heard had her album stolen and leaked to the net. Jeanius is finally getting the official treatment. This version is said to have been done all over from scratch…that is all the music done with live instrumentation/no samples and some fresh songs as well. How does it stand up? Let’s find out. Read more

The Cool Kids|The Bake Sale (by B-Easy)

Obviously inspired by the 80’s Hip-Hop era, The Cool Kids have built up a buzz via word of mouth and the internet. Since their formation in 2005, the duo of Antoine “Mikey Rocks” Reed and Evan “Chuck Inglish” Ingersoll (Who handles all the production on The Bake Sale) have appeared in a Rhapsody/Tivo commercial, had their song Read more

Kidz In The Hall|The In Crowd (by SBK)

There’s Common, Kanye, Lupe, and now you can add the Kidz In The Hall to that list of real artists in the industry representing Chi-City. When I got the call to handle the review of Kidz In The Hall’s second album The In Crowd I was very excited for multiple reasons. Read more

9th Wonder & Buckshot|The Formula (by The Second Coming)

When Buckshot and 9th Wonder dropped The Chemistry in mid-2005, it brought together two parts of the eastern coast that at the time were in two very different worlds of music. Their collaboration album was praised, and it proved that hardcore content could find its place in the heart of a soul sample. Three years later, Buckshot and 9th carry over their chemistry in hopes that The Formula will be perfect this time. Just like on The Chemistry, 9th Wonder holds down full production credits, a tough task to encapsulate. Will The Formula pop off or just titillate a fizzle? Let’s find out. Read more

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