Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury

Anticipation. If this albums comes down to anything, it’s gotta be anticipation. First, the Virginia duo ride an album of Neptunes beats to double platinum success. Flippin some of the best coke rap in years over some truly avant-garde production, Clipse are the most unlikely group to taste success in 2003. Next up is three [...]

Game - The Doctor’s Advocate

After hearing the first six tracks of this album I was ready to turn this website into gamehiphop.com and start up a new fan club. Well, maybe not, but the album opens with some fire. In particular, Will.I.Am’s Compton is a hard-edged, bouncy track that allows Game to do what he does best; reinforce the [...]

Killer Mike - I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind

People say hip hop isn’t the same these days, it lost the edge that was once the cornerstone of the genre. There’s still political rappers, but I’ll be damned if I’m gonna waste my time listening to Immortal Technique (sorry I just can’t get with his holier than thou attitude). On the flip side tho, [...]

Lloyd Banks - Rotten Apple

G-Unit / Interscope
What happened here? Seriously. I was a big fan of Banks; the mixtapes were standard listening for a good 6-8 month period of my life all those years ago. The Hunger For More wasn’t fantastic but I still liked it. There were some exceptionally good tracks on there.
Now it’s time for the sophomore [...]

Ludacris - Release Therapy

DTP / Def Jam
“I’m bout to carry Def Jam on my back.” Someone call Nostradamus and tell him he’s got some competition. Def Jam has one of the best rosters in hip hop (spare maybe Aftermath), but can they get it together? Hell naw. Can anyone write a number one song? Can anyone outsell Janet [...]

Jase - The Jase Connection Volume One

Australian hip hop heads require no introduction when we’re talkin about Jase, the man has been holding the city down for years and his quality is only getting better. Jase Connection Volume One is audible proof of the Melbourne producer’s awesome talents and should also serve to win him some new fans around the country.

I’m gonna have to kick this review off by praising track fourteen. I’m sorry to skip so far ahead but I just can’t hold it in. The Jase / Phrase / Daniel Merriweather collaboration is equal parts musical, soulful and genuinely grimy Australian hip hop …