Patrick Taylor

7.5

Boldy James :: Grand Quarters

Patrick TaylorApril 9, 2013

Forget New York, forget Atlanta, forget Chicago, forget Los Angeles: Detroit is where it's at right now for hip-hop. The city generally makes headlines because ... Read More...

EPReview

6.5

Shlohmo :: Laid Out

Patrick TaylorApril 2, 2013

Henry Laufer, aka Shlohmo, has been making beats since he hit puberty and seriously making music since he was barely voting age. His style has evolved in the th... Read More...

LPReview

7.5

The Lions :: This Generation

Patrick TaylorApril 2, 2013

An attentive reader will notice that I complain about the production at some point in any review I do for a contemporary reggae album. Simply put, somewhere in... Read More...

LPReview

7

Heliocentrics :: 13 Degrees of Reality

Patrick TaylorMarch 26, 2013

Heliocentrics are a project of Malcom Catto, a drummer who has worked with DJ Shadow, Mr. Chop, J. Rocc, and Madlib. The band combines funk, world music, and a... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

4.5

Pitbull :: Global Warming

Patrick TaylorMarch 19, 2013

"I do it for the paper, I'm a businessman." Say what you want to say about Pitbull, at least he's honest. On his seventh album in nine years, the man born Arma... Read More...

LPReview

6.5

Pusha T :: Wrath of Caine

Patrick TaylorMarch 12, 2013

By now Pusha T's story is familiar with RapReviews readers. As one half of rap group the Clipse, he released three albums and several mixtapes of cold-as-ice c... Read More...

MixtapeReview