J-Zone's something of a legend at RapReviews.com. In the first ever "Year in Review" article on the website, his debut EP "A Bottle of Whup-Ass" finished #3. I... Read More...
T.I.'s 2001 debut "I'm Serious" had all the hallmarks of a runaway hit - a track by the Neptunes ("What's Yo Name?"), guest appearances by Too $hort and Jazze ... Read More...
"Selling-out:" It is perhaps the most controversial, most reviled tag that can be slapped on an artist--whether it applies to said artist or not. But let's fac... Read More...
"Touch the untouchable, break the unbreakableShake the unshakeable (it's Hovi baby)"
Hovi shoulda added 'classify the unclassifiable,' because these are my fir... Read More...
References to crime and the ominous 'time' convicted criminals face are abound in rap music. Most of them have been around long before hip-hop made its first ba... Read More...
Back in the day it was fairly simple to tell which side of the fence a rap group stood on. If the name was "Public Enemy" or "Poor Righteous Teachers," it was ... Read More...
