Grant Jones

8.5

Pitch 92 :: Intervals

Grant JonesNovember 2, 2021

A common complaint often aimed at UK Hip Hop is its reliance and outright mimicry of 90s New York rap. That dusty boom-bap aesthetic that came to define much o... Read More...

LPReview

4.5

Drake :: Certified Lover Boy

Grant JonesOctober 19, 2021

When you write for a website like RapReviews that prides itself on separating the wheat from the chaff, the dope from the trash, and just admitting when someth... Read More...

LPReview

8.5

Dead Monarchs & Tragedy Khadafi :: Tabula Rasa

Grant JonesOctober 12, 2021

Tragedy Khadafi's career is thirty-five years deep, yet if you asked me what my favorite Tragedy album is, I'd have to get back to you. A couple of albums as I... Read More...

LPReview

7.5

Kurupt FM :: The Greatest Hits (Part 1)

Grant JonesOctober 5, 2021

The UK has had an interesting relationship with comedy and rap. There have been stunts like Scottish duo Silibil N' Brains posing as Americans who ended up get... Read More...

LPReview

7

Meeco :: We Out Here

Grant JonesSeptember 28, 2021

Once in a while a producer comes along that sounds professional. What I mean by that is the music sounds and feels properly engineered and warm on the ears. Me... Read More...

LPReview

7.5

Nicki Minaj :: Beam Me Up Scotty

Grant JonesSeptember 21, 2021

Nicki Minaj re-released her 2009 mixtape “Beam Me Up Scotty” this year with three new songs, a smart piece of marketing to keep her in the eyes and ears of fan... Read More...

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