As gangsta rap goes, bleeding bleakness has never been a sense for prominence in an album. Rappers don’t glamorize the idea of being a gangster and living that life, but the mood is implemented by the sound of the instrumental.…
I Miss Ya, Nate Dogg: 10 Best Nate Dogg Features
Five years ago yesterday, the hip-hop world was shocked by the loss of a legend in revolutionizing the west coast G-Funk sound of the late 80s and through all of the 90s. The influence of the genre spread through the…
Review: Jay Rock is at the tip of the Peak on 90059
Jay Rock was the first rapper, off Top Dawg Entertainment, to branch out with his first release with a major label co-sign. Follow Me Home was like any typical gangster rap album that lacked an oomph. On 90059, Jay Rock created a…
Kendrick Lamar “I” Track Review
Kendrick has been regarded as this new image of west coast hip-hop that brings back the essence of mainstream lyricism, perfectly formed into a cohesive story. Good kid, M.a.a.d. City caught me by surprise since I didn’t expect much from…
Album Review: Abstract, Asshole, Ab-Soul, These Days…
Ab-Soul, the drugged out conscious of Top Dawg Entertainment, has been in absent for two years since his last release, Control System. He would appear on features here and there with a lot of lackluster verses; Acid Rap’s track Smoke…