Review

7.5

Syd :: Always Never Home

Steve 'Flash' JuonSeptember 26, 2017

This isn't the typical fare that I write about on RapReviews, but then again there's nothing typical about Sydney Bennett. She's the older sister of Odd Future ... Read More...

EPReview

7

Jidenna :: The Chief

Steve 'Flash' JuonSeptember 26, 2017

The distinction between hip-hop and R&B was much clearer when I was young. In fact it was so clear that I enjoyed it when "golden era" emcees made fun of si... Read More...

LPReview

10

Oddisee :: The Iceberg

Grant JonesSeptember 19, 2017

I've thought long and hard about why Oddisee named his latest record "The Iceberg". There's very much a colder sound to this than his last LP, 2015's "The Good ... Read More...

LPReview

7.5

Wyclef Jean :: Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee

Steve 'Flash' JuonSeptember 19, 2017

There was a time when Nel Ust Wyclef Jean was among the greatest hip-hop artists. Dating back to his time as a member of The Fugees I felt that the Haitian born... Read More...

LPReview

8

Koss :: Born to Live

Steve 'Flash' JuonSeptember 12, 2017

The quickest way to explain "Born to Live" is that this is a compilation. Let's get a little more in depth than that though. Belgium producer Deejay Koss has be... Read More...

LPReview

7.5

Hoodie Allen :: The Hype

Steve 'Flash' JuonSeptember 12, 2017

Steven Adam Markowitz b/k/a Hoodie Allen is one of those artists that just lingered on the periphery of my perception without ever really coming into focus. Tec... Read More...

LPReview

Reviews

Blueface :: Free Blueface

Independent as F*** : Underground Hip Hop from 1995-2005

Quadeca :: Scrapyard

Syd :: Always Never Home

Jidenna :: The Chief

Oddisee :: The Iceberg

Wyclef Jean :: Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee

Koss :: Born to Live

Hoodie Allen :: The Hype