Instrumental

7.5

Pete Rock :: Petestrumentals 2

Patrick TaylorAugust 18, 2015

J Dilla's 2006 album "Donuts" is the instrumental hip-hop album that I compare all instrumental hip-hop albums against. What Dilla nailed with "Donuts" was usin... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

7.5

Alien Army :: The Difference

Matt JostAugust 11, 2015

Shout-outs are the 113th element of hip-hop. No seriously, I've always perceived artists shouting out their peers and colleagues as not just a form of respect b... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

7.5

Nosaj Thing :: Fated

Patrick TaylorJune 16, 2015

When Nosaj Thing's debut album "Drift" came out in 2009, Jason Chung's mix of ambient music, electronica, and hip-hop put him squarely in the underground. A fun... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

8.5

Small Professor :: Mixed Jawns III

Steve 'Flash' JuonMay 12, 2015

Hopefully long-time readers of RR are familiar with Small Professor by now, a hip-hop maestro whose name is clearly inspired by hislarge and in charge... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

7.5

AUXX :: Harmonics Contrast

Patrick TaylorApril 28, 2015

Weeks like this were made for albums like AUXX's "Harmonics Contrast." There's violence and protests in Baltimore in response to yet another unarmed black youth... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

8

L’indécis :: Céleste

Steve 'Flash' JuonApril 21, 2015

We've never had a "France Hip-Hop Month" at RapReviews. I suppose that's because none of us here speak fluent French, although it may also be because most of ou... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

Reviews

Brother Ali :: Satisfied Soul

Fat Joe :: The World Changed On Me

The Alchemist :: The Alchemist Sandwich

Pete Rock :: Petestrumentals 2

Alien Army :: The Difference

Nosaj Thing :: Fated

Small Professor :: Mixed Jawns III

AUXX :: Harmonics Contrast

L’indécis :: Céleste