Review

7.5

Kate Tempest :: Everybody Down

Patrick TaylorNovember 4, 2014

While all rap music could be considered poetry based on its form, not all rap music is poetry in the Merriam Webster definition of "writing that formulates a c... Read More...

LPReview

5.5

Frayser Boy :: Not No Moe

Steve 'Flash' JuonNovember 4, 2014

How many rappers can you name that have won an Academy Award (a/k/a Oscar) off the top of your head? It's a short list so it won't take you long if you know the... Read More...

LPReview

9

Diamond District :: March on Washington

Steve 'Flash' JuonNovember 4, 2014

"We be the best three, yes we - check please!" It took five years to release a follow-up "In the Ruff," but it's fair to say Diamond District is worth the wait... Read More...

LPReview

4

Cracker Jon :: You Can Take the Cracker Out of Croydon

Grant JonesNovember 4, 2014

Cracker Jon is the latest in a line of MCs that inexplicably takes pride in being scummy, scruffy and an overall waster. Just as Dirty Dike and Smellington Pif... Read More...

LPReview

7.5

Chemo :: Squirrelz With Gunz

Grant JonesNovember 4, 2014

2007 was a great time for UK hip hop as there was something for everybody. Champions of the genre such as Sway and Foreign Beggars still garnered attention fro... Read More...

Back to the LabCompilationReview

8

Vince Staples :: Hell Can Wait

Clara WangOctober 31, 2014

They say that you are a product of your environment. "Hell Can Wait" embodies this; Vince Staples' debut EP evokes a kid coming into his own, with the difficul... Read More...

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Reviews

Yung Lean :: Jonatan

Gunna :: DS4EVER

Anotha Level :: On Anotha Level

Kate Tempest :: Everybody Down

Frayser Boy :: Not No Moe

Diamond District :: March on Washington

Cracker Jon :: You Can Take the Cracker Out of Croydon

Chemo :: Squirrelz With Gunz

Vince Staples :: Hell Can Wait