There have been some pretty long layoffs between second and third albums in hip-hop, but the gap between "Eve-olution" and "Lip Lock" is nearly record setting.... Read More...
Never judge an album by its cover is an adage as old as the devil himself. You could be excused for thinking "Shame the Devil" is a heavy metal record, or one ... Read More...
Seven G.E.M.S. are Tragic Allies and Tragedy Khadafi. I was unaware of Tragic Allies' existence until I understood "The Purpose of Confidence", a slick throwbac... Read More...
Italian hip-hop has always always been a little special. One peculiarity are its historically close ties to the centri sociali ('social centers'), self-governed... Read More...
It's time for Tree City to branch out again. The latest album to land on fertile soil and take root is the self-titled "Drapetomania," a word with a disturbing... Read More...
Chicago rapper Tremaine "Tree" Johnson grew up in the notorious (and now demolished) Cabrini-Green projects in Chicago. After dabbling in the crack game as a t... Read More...
