Mixtape

8.5

Saba :: ComfortZone

Zach GaseAugust 27, 2014

Since 2012, Chicago has been a breeding ground for young, up-and-coming hip hop talent. While most of the attention was focused on Chief Keef and the drill mus... Read More...

MixtapeReview

8.5

Vince Staples :: Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2

Patrick TaylorAugust 27, 2014

Public Enemy's Chuck D. once said that hip-hop was Black America's CNN. That may have been true 20 years ago, but it doesn't hold up as well today. For one thi... Read More...

MixtapeReview

7.5

FlamesYall :: RaglandTape

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 19, 2014

Lou Ragland isn't well enough known or regarded to have his own Wikipedia page, which may be the very reason that UK producer FlamesYall decided to create a "R... Read More...

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Yury :: The Placebo Effect

Patrick TaylorAugust 12, 2014

This is Pittsburgh rapper/producer Yury's fifth mixtape in two years. Not bad for a weed-hungry artist who also managed to graduate from university in the mean... Read More...

MixtapeReview

7

Slaughterhouse :: House Rules

Grant JonesJune 17, 2014

The metaphorical house of hip hop receives new tenants on such a frequent basis that inevitably, those who once graced the biggest room showcasing their skills... Read More...

MixtapeReview

5.5

50 Cent :: Animal Ambition

Grant JonesJune 10, 2014

Five years is a very long time in hip hop, and for somebody that can legitimately claim to be a household name, 50 Cent finds himself dangerously close to bein... Read More...

MixtapeReview

Reviews

Snoop Dogg :: Missionary

DMX :: Let Us Pray: Chapter X

Bobby Jimmy and the Critters :: Ugly Knuckle Butt

Saba :: ComfortZone

Vince Staples :: Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2

FlamesYall :: RaglandTape

Yury :: The Placebo Effect

Slaughterhouse :: House Rules

50 Cent :: Animal Ambition