Review

9.5

GangStarr :: Moment of Truth

Tom DoggettMay 1, 2005

After doing Back to the Lab reviews of Group Home and Jeru the Damaja, I am running out of superlatives to describe DJ Premier's magnificent work in the nineti... Read More...

Back to the LabReview

9

Zion I :: True & Livin’

Nin ChanApril 26, 2005

Year after year, record after record, Zion I continue to assert their position as one of the most underrated, consistently brilliant underground institutions in... Read More...

LPReview

6.5

Shorty O :: Death Notice

Aaron WeaverApril 26, 2005

Something has been bubbling in the rap world as of late and it's time someone addressed it. I call it the White Gangster Rapper Complex. It's a tricky issue an... Read More...

LPReview

8.5

The Chapter :: Us Vs. Them

Nin ChanApril 26, 2005

As the hip-hop community continues to stratify and divide itself into diametrically opposed camps- the underground and the mainstream, manufacturing banners an... Read More...

LPReview

4

The Dix :: The Art of Picking Up Women

Nin ChanApril 26, 2005

I truly, truly hope I'm not alone when I contend that Prince Paul is one of the best things to ever happen to rap music. From BDP to De La to Stetsasonic to th... Read More...

DVDLPReview

8.5

Various Artists :: The Very Best of Death Row

Tom DoggettApril 26, 2005

Death Row Records was once a dynasty on par with Def Jam. The west coast scene revolved around Suge Knight's business dealings in the early to mid nineties, be... Read More...

CompilationReview

Reviews

Dom Kennedy :: Class of 95

Jae Hussle x Manzu Beatz :: Hulk Tha Hustla

Chain of Command :: Rogue State

GangStarr :: Moment of Truth

Zion I :: True & Livin’

Shorty O :: Death Notice

The Chapter :: Us Vs. Them

The Dix :: The Art of Picking Up Women

Various Artists :: The Very Best of Death Row