Review

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Planet Asia :: Velour Portraits EP

Grant JonesMay 23, 2017

In 2017, Planet Asia is a legendary emcee. Two decades deep, countless mixtapes, EPs and LPs haven't dampened the LA native's desire to deliver great music. If ... Read More...

EPReview

8.5

Logic :: Everybody

Sy ShacklefordMay 23, 2017

Sir Robert Bryson Hall II (b/k/a "Logic") is an admitted movie buff. It's an activity that has seeped its way into his raps and influenced how he conceives of t... Read More...

LPReview

8.5

Brother Ali :: All the Beauty in This Whole Life

Sy ShacklefordMay 23, 2017

Just the other day, some friends and I were listening to some of the most recently released hip-hop albums. Among them was Brother Ali's sixth studio album, "Al... Read More...

LPReview

2.5

Bottom Posse :: 2 Saggin’ Straight From Hell

Matt JostMay 23, 2017

For all its prevalence in the music itself, it still wasn't easy for rap to get the n word on the front page. Raekwon's "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Niggaz" was abb... Read More...

Back to the LabLPReview

7.5

Christopher Michael Jensen :: A New Age

Gevan Brooke-HarteMay 16, 2017

Continuing a career in rap at thirty years of age takes courage. Even when other genres have no expiry date for artists, rappers are still retiring as early as ... Read More...

LPReview

7.5

Gift of Gab: Rejoice! Rappers are Rapping Again

Steve 'Flash' JuonMay 16, 2017

If you the reader were to create a list of the best emcees of the last 20 years and not put Timothy Parker b/k/a Gift of Gab on it, I would automatically find y... Read More...

LPReview

Reviews

Lords of the Underground x The Snowgoons :: So Legendary

Heems x Lapgan :: LAFANDAR

RJ Payne :: Leatherface 4

Planet Asia :: Velour Portraits EP

Logic :: Everybody

Brother Ali :: All the Beauty in This Whole Life

Bottom Posse :: 2 Saggin’ Straight From Hell

Christopher Michael Jensen :: A New Age

Gift of Gab: Rejoice! Rappers are Rapping Again