Def Jam Records

7.5

Redman :: Redman Presents… Reggie

Steve 'Flash' JuonDecember 14, 2010

It's time for the return of Funk Doctor Spock - the marijuana smoking, fat booty slapping, New Jersey card carrying comic relief of hip-hop. When things get to... Read More...

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9

Kanye West :: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Jay SoulNovember 16, 2010

EDITOR'S NOTE: We do NOT in any way agree with or endorse any of the views of Ye, formerly known as Kanye Omari West, and we urge all of our readers to refute ... Read More...

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6

Jay-Z :: The Hits Collection – Volume One

Jay SoulNovember 9, 2010

Just over a year ago, when I was doing a retrospective of Nas in the 2000's, I wrote the following when comparing the respective legacies of Jones and Jay-Z: "A... Read More...

CompilationReview

5.5

Kanye West :: 808’s & Heartbreak

Jay SoulNovember 25, 2008

EDITOR'S NOTE: We do NOT in any way agree with or endorse any of the views of Ye, formerly known as Kanye Omari West, and we urge all of our readers to refute ... Read More...

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8

L.L. Cool J :: Exit 13

Jay SoulSeptember 9, 2008

Divorce rates are down to their lowest level for many years in the UK - unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case in Def Jam. After pumping all their cas... Read More...

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8.5

Young Jeezy :: The Recession

Arthur GailesSeptember 2, 2008

I didn't like Young Jeezy in 2005. At the surface, he embodied everything I thought was wrong with mainstream rap. All the references to being a hustler, not a... Read More...

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Reviews

RIP Saafir (Reggie Gibson)

Roc Marciano :: Marciology

Yung Tory :: Still Here

Redman :: Redman Presents… Reggie

Kanye West :: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Jay-Z :: The Hits Collection – Volume One

Kanye West :: 808’s & Heartbreak

L.L. Cool J :: Exit 13

Young Jeezy :: The Recession