Patrick Taylor

8.5

Peaches :: The Teaches of Peaches

Patrick TaylorFebruary 12, 2008

One of hip hop's selling points is that it has retained the sense of danger that rock n' roll lost years ago. Hip hop is music to scare your parents, loud, ang... Read More...

Back to the LabReview

8

Percee P :: Perseverance: The Madlib Remix

Patrick TaylorFebruary 5, 2008

I tend to see all remix albums as suspect, a ploy by labels to sell you the same set of songs twice. "Perseverance: The Madlib Remix" is even more suspect, bec... Read More...

Remixes/Mash-Ups

7

Sceptic and Dseeva :: Hip Hop Psykosis

Patrick TaylorJanuary 29, 2008

"Hip Hop Psykosis" is the debut album by Sceptic and Dseeva, part of Sydney, Australia's KWITS crew. The album is totally Do-It-Yourself: Dseeva handles all the... Read More...

LPReview

8.5

Crew54 :: Aggressive Soul

Patrick TaylorJanuary 22, 2008

There is a skit in the middle of "Aggressive Soul" called "Nothing On A Track." Over a generic synth beat, the Vocoder-filtered rappers repeat "I can make a mi... Read More...

LPReview

8.5

Lil Wayne :: The Leak (Tha Carter III Official Mixtape)

Patrick TaylorJanuary 22, 2008

I'll be honest - this CD confuses me. It's in a slim jewel case with no information about who released it. The cover has a picture of Lil' Wayne with "The Cart... Read More...

MixtapeReview

6

Lumidee :: Queen of Spanish Harlem

Patrick TaylorJanuary 15, 2008

Lumidee has the dubious honor of being huge in Europe. Her 2003 single "Never Leave You (Uh-Oh)" was a massive hit in places like Germany and Bulgaria, and her ... Read More...

MixtapeReview