Def Jam Records

4.5

Jay-Z & R. Kelly :: The Best of Both Worlds

Steve 'Flash' JuonMarch 29, 2002

"Let's just start frontin on 'em right away." - Jay-Z And with that rather ironic phrase, Jay-Z launches both the album and the title track for the album "The ... Read More...

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10

Redman :: Whut? Thee Album

Ryan SprattMarch 10, 2002

In 1992, Eric B. & Rakim were basically gone, same with EPMD. That meant it was time for a new era in hip-hop... the FUNK era. Although this was most defin... Read More...

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9

Redman :: Dare Iz a Darkside

Steve 'Flash' JuonMarch 5, 2002

It should be little secret by now that the staff of RapReviews.com is enamored with the snotty-nosed notty-headed lyrical terror of Newark, NJ. Looking over th... Read More...

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10

Beastie Boys :: Licensed to Ill

Jayson YoungFebruary 5, 2002

They're originators. Hell, these days they're even music icons. They're the Beastie Boys. And whether people want to acknowledge it or not, their debut album i... Read More...

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8.5

Slick Rick :: The Art of Storytelling

Mr. SFebruary 5, 2002

Slick Rick's place in hip hop legend was already secure before this album was ever released. The Great Adventures of Slick Rick remains to this day one of the ... Read More...

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8

L.L. Cool J :: Radio

Steve 'Flash' JuonJanuary 5, 2002

Most of the times I go 'Back to the Lab' I'm adding reviews of classic albums I discovered either early in the 90's in high school or later on when I was in col... Read More...

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Reviews

Kendrick Lamar :: GNX

Chino XL :: Darkness and Other Colors

BossMan Dlow :: Dlow Curry

Jay-Z & R. Kelly :: The Best of Both Worlds

Redman :: Whut? Thee Album

Redman :: Dare Iz a Darkside

Beastie Boys :: Licensed to Ill

Slick Rick :: The Art of Storytelling

L.L. Cool J :: Radio