hip hop Archive
08 Apr 2009
Album Review: Redman — Red Gone Wild
Guest Review by Annelise Kopp This is such a quintessential gangsta rap that it veers close to self-parody. Redman’s new album, Red Gone Wild, is fairly bland. This 23 track […]
07 Apr 2009
Album Review: Readnex Poetry Squad – Social Issue
Guest review by Annelise Kopp Social Issue is a collage piecing together different sounds, issues, words, and allusions. The album is very in touch with history, and has an educated […]
12 Mar 2009
Album Review: DJ Envy & Red Cafe — The Co-op
On first listen, my attention was grabbed by a track (or “skit,” as it’s called on the disc) in which a character named DJ Death Murder Homicide rattles off every […]
07 Mar 2009
Album Review: B.G. — The Heart of Tha Streetz Vol 2 – I Am What I Am
In 2006, intentional mangling of words (anything-izzle) and “creative” spelling are the hiphop equivalent of a rocker bellowing “Hello, Cleveland!” Fans of more-of-the same are in for a treat with […]
23 Nov 2008
Real HipHop Network: The Revolution Will Be Televised
In today’s highly-segmented media marketplace, it’s fair and reasonable to ask if there is room for another cable channel. It often seems like every special interest has its own dedicated […]