HipHopDX Album Reviews
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Future - Pluto
Album Reviewsposted 28 days ago
At times tasteful and other times tasteless, "Pluto" demonstrates a bravado that knows no shame.
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Jon Connor - The People's Rapper LP (Mixtape Review)
Album Reviewsposted 28 days ago
The musical accompaniment is all derived from Eminem's catalog, so the weight lies heavily on the shoulders of Connor's lyricism.
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Moka Only and Ayatollah - Bridges
Album Reviewsposted 2 months ago
"Bridges" is an integrity-laced one-time listen. And integrity is always enough to maintain longevity.
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N.O.R.E. - Crack On Steroids (Mixtape Review)
Album Reviewsposted 2 months ago
"Crack On Steroids" finds N.O.R.E. faced with the dual challenge of maintaining his core while seeking a place within today's frontier.
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Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious) - Logical Progression
Album Reviewsposted 2 months ago
Overall, "The Next Logical Progression" is a very tight package, clocking in at under 40 minutes.
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DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles - The Kolexxxion
Album Reviewsposted 2 months ago
On his latest offering, "KoleXXXion," Bump unabashedly goes to war, with ferocious rhymes serving as his weapon of choice.
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Game - California Republic (Mixtape Review)
Album Reviewsposted 2 months ago
The lack of vitriol in Game's raps leave "California Republic" as a curious release.
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Obie Trice - Bottoms Up
Album Reviewsposted 2 months ago
Anyone that's followed Obie Trice's career knows that the Well-Known Asshole is one of Hip Hop's most underrated artists of the past decade.
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Georgia Anne Muldrow & madlib - Seeds
Album Reviewsposted 2 months ago
The project is a heartfelt manifesto for improving humanity reminiscent of antiquated ideologies from the '70s.
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Stalley - Savage Journey To the American Dream (Mixtape Review)
Album Reviewsposted 2 months ago
Stalley is still making the transition from a rapper who has concepts on paper to a polished artist that can execute said concepts with skilled precision.
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Mayday! - Take Me To Your Leader
Album Reviewsposted 2 months ago
"TMTYL" was designed with more in mind than just crafting an entertaining collection of songs.
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Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Album Reviewsposted 2 months ago
Even more so than with most albums, how listeners feel about "Roman Reloaded" will be heavily influenced by what context they place Nicki Minaj in as an artist.
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De La Soul's Plug 1 & Plug 2 Present - First Serve
Album Reviewsposted 2 months ago
It's clear that the storytelling element essential to any concept project is present on "First Serve," but the music is damn good, too.
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Teyana Taylor - The Misunderstanding of Teyana Taylor (Mixtape Review)
Album Reviewsposted 2 months ago
Teyana Taylor is definitely talented on some level, but it's a little early in her career to release an album of standards.
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Diggy Simmons - Unexpected Arrival
Album Reviewsposted 2 months ago
To Diggy's credit, "Unexpected Arrival" plays to his adolescent strengths without hindering his opportunity to build upon his brand as an adult.
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Mac Miller - Macadelic (Mixtape Review)
Album Reviewsposted 2 months ago
"Macadelic" is a view into the progress of a young artist trying to maneuver through the nightmares and blessings of a dream.
