HipHopDX Album Reviews

  • M-Phazes - Phazed Out

    M-Phazes - Phazed Out

    Album Reviewsposted 6 hours ago

    This latest artistic venture should bring M-Phazes further into the limelight as a beatmaker deserving attention and acclaim.

  • Ski Beatz - 24 Hour Karate School Presents: Twilight

    Ski Beatz - 24 Hour Karate School Presents: Twilight

    Album Reviewsposted 2 days ago

    The album has some flaws, but "Twilight" offers another look at what Karate School collaborators can create.

  • Pill - The Epidemic (Mixtape Review)

    Pill - The Epidemic (Mixtape Review)

    Album Reviewsposted 5 days ago

    "The Epidemic" joins Pill's series of mixtapes that illustrate his tried and true formula of delivering a strong dose of reality for the streets.

  • Danny! aka Danny Swain - Payback

    Danny! aka Danny Swain - Payback

    Album Reviewsposted 7 days ago

    HipHopDX has retracted the text to this review.

  • Curren$y - Muscle Car Chronicles

    Curren$y - Muscle Car Chronicles

    Album Reviewsposted 9 days ago

    In his forthcoming seventh studio album "Muscle Car Chronicles," Spitta doesn't reinvent the wheel, but he repackages his wares in a tight, fresh set.

  • Gucci Mane - Trap Back (Mixtape Review)

    Gucci Mane - Trap Back (Mixtape Review)

    Album Reviewsposted 12 days ago

    While one-time foe Young Jeezy elevated his trap rap to stadium status, Gucci's music stays hovering unsatisfactorily between the street and star levels.

  • Homeboy Sandman - Subject:Matter

    Homeboy Sandman - Subject:Matter

    Album Reviewsposted 14 days ago

    Giving himself a framework of talking about the untouched, Homeboy Sandman achieves his goal with an effortless-seeming ability.

  • K'Naan - More Beautiful Than Silence EP

    K'Naan - More Beautiful Than Silence EP

    Album Reviewsposted 16 days ago

    Each track sounds completely different from the last, and although the record could be a pop smash, his message is never diluted in the melody.

  • Young Buck - Live Loyal Die Rich (Mixtape Review)

    Young Buck - Live Loyal Die Rich (Mixtape Review)

    Album Reviewsposted 19 days ago

    While "Live Loyal Die Rich" has some issues as a whole, Young Buck still seems to be in fighting shape and anxious to make a comeback in earnest.

  • Gangrene (Alchemist & Oh No) - Vodka & Ayahuaska

    Gangrene (Alchemist & Oh No) - Vodka & Ayahuaska

    Album Reviewsposted 21 days ago

    "Vodka & Ayahuasca" is that gutter shit. Rejoice.

  • Saigon - Warning Shots 3: One Foot In The Grave (Mixtape Review)

    Saigon - Warning Shots 3: One Foot In The Grave (Mixtape Review)

    Album Reviewsposted 23 days ago

    "Warning Shots 3: One Foot In The Grave" is a clear upgrade from its predecessor, displaying Saigon's ability to feed the streets without the preservatives.

  • T.Shirt - The Fuck

    T.Shirt - The Fuck

    Album Reviewsposted 25 days ago

    Despite its circumstances, "The Fuck" sounds far from amateur, an album that unleashes his many voices without letting them overstay their welcome.

  • Wiley - Evolve Or Be Extinct

    Wiley - Evolve Or Be Extinct

    Album Reviewsposted 26 days ago

    While much of the album leans on a frenetic pace, there are moments of sincerity and clarity.

  • KRS-One - The BDP Album

    KRS-One - The BDP Album

    Album Reviewsposted 28 days ago

    Although "The BDP Album" might not be KRS-One's catchiest album in years, it's a worthy work to wave the flag of the trailblazing South Bronx clique.

  • ScHoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions

    ScHoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions

    Album Reviewsposted 30 days ago

    There's no shortage of the requisite Hip Hop fare - drugs, crime, hustling - on "Habits & Contradictions," and Q does a fine job of espousing it as his own.

  • Sha Stimuli - The Calling

    Sha Stimuli - The Calling

    Album Reviewsposted 2 months ago

    Make no mistake, "The Calling" is a ringing endorsement of Sha Stimuli's skills as an emcee. The problem is, he didn't need any more of those.