Matt Jost

6.5

Phi-Life Cypher :: Millenium Metaphors

Matt JostOctober 2, 2012

In 2008 RapReviews writer Jay Soul was so thrilled by the Olympic Summer Games he used them to describe the historic event in hip-hop that was Dr. Dre's "The Ch... Read More...

Back to the LabReview

7.5

Masta Ace :: MA_DOOM: Son of Yvonne

Matt JostSeptember 25, 2012

Few rappers can look back on such a long and rich recording history as Masta Ace. Ever since he was part of the Juice Crew's defining moment of glory "The Symp... Read More...

LPReview

7

Joey Bada$$ :: 1999

Matt JostSeptember 25, 2012

In 1999 Sean Combs threatened to be here "Forever" while seeing to it that Christopher Wallace was "Born Again." Meanwhile Afeni Shakur resurrected her son not... Read More...

MixtapeReview

8.5

Oddisee :: People Hear What They See

Matt JostSeptember 18, 2012

Leading up to the release of "People Hear What They See," Oddisee proposed that he only now felt ready to make a rap record of his own because he finally had, ... Read More...

LPReview

7

Reef the Lost Cauze & Snowgoons :: Your Favorite MC

Matt JostSeptember 18, 2012

The high hopes I had for the 2011 M.O.P./Snowgoons collaboration "Sparta" weren't quite met. It felt as if Bill and Fame went for unspectacular backing tracks ... Read More...

LPReview

6.5

Blanco & Yukmouth :: Cookies ‘n Cream

Matt JostJuly 10, 2012

The more things change, the more they stay the same. In 1995 Yukmouth scored the biggest crossover weed anthem ever with his partner Numskull, "I Got 5 on It."... Read More...

EPReview