Albums

Reviews of hip-hop albums or mixtapes.

YOUNG SLO-BE - Southeast

According to some, Young Slo-Be had two major influences. One is Bris, the Sacramento rapper. The other is Drakeo The Ruler, the figurehead of Los Angeles' new rap. When noticing such similarities, though, no-one […]

YOUNG DOLPH - Paper Route Frank

It is logical that the PRE state of the art we started just after Young Dolph died, ends with Young Dolph. As a matter of fact, a posthumous album was released recently, by the end of 2022. And contrary to others, this […]

JAY FIZZLE - Donafizzo

Let's continue our review of the Paper Route Empire roster, we started earlier in the year. Let's carry on with Donafizzo, Jay Fizzle's latest album. That one is not a rookie. This cousin of Dolph released records for […]

KENDRICK LAMAR - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

DAMN. was only an interlude. After he delivered that (relatively) starker album, Kendrick Lamar went back to his old bad habits. His last release, indeed, looks like a big fat wedding cake. One thousand one hundred and […]

BIGWALKDOG - Trick City

Tutwiler is a small town. It's a village, almost, based upon American standards, with even less than 4,000 inhabitants. This is a family. As a matter of fact, the mayor is Da’Jour Walker's own aunt. Therefore, when the […]

JID - The Forever Story

Sometimes, JID is called the Kendrick Lamar of Atlanta. Some of his fans might be angered by this comparison. They might find it lazy. But it is not entirely unfounded. At time, the texture of his voice sounds like the […]

VINCE STAPLES - Ramona Park Broke My Heart

The positive press on his latest album shows it once again: nowadays, Vince Staples is an established rapper. Each time, his records are praised by both specialized and generalist medias. And there are good reasons for […]

TRAPLAND PAT - Trapnificent

Some say there are three ways to escape the ghetto: sport, crime, and rap music. Initially, Patterson Menard tried the first one, before losing himself in the second. He got a ticket to the Indiana university through his […]

BIG MOOCHIE GRAPE - East Haiti Baby

The show must go on. Young Dolph stopped being bulletproof. He is dead, now. But his little empire, Paper Route, still stands tall. The dolphin's heir apparent, Key Glock, took control, and other protégés like Kenny […]

PUSHA T - It's Almost Dry

We've waited for Pusha T's solo masterpiece for a long time. Despite the hopes we had about his albums from a decade ago, or for the Fear Of God and Wrath Of Caine mixtapes, something was always missing with these. Four […]

COOTIE - Welcome To The Trap

Rap music changes. New trends come and go. New scenes appear, year after year, in every region, and then a new wave crushes them. The music of Gucci Mane remains, though. It remains in Georgia, of course. And in […]

KODAK BLACK - Back For Everything

Few medias will tell you the truth. Not many will say that Back For Everything is one of the best albums released so far in 2022. Not because of their bad taste, or their lack of discernment. No. They just decided not to […]

YOUNG NUDY - DR. EV4L

With its cover art that looked like a photocopy, his disturbing music, and his psychopathic lyrics, Anyways… didn't look like what it was supposed to be: Young Nudy's first official album. His raps weren't welcoming, his […]

CHIEF KEEF - 4NEM

In the last few years, Chief Keef didn't stop being the prolific rapper we know. He collaborated with Zaytoven and he provided follow-ups to the Leek and GloFiles mixtapes. None of these, though, pretended to be an […]

BABY KEEM - The Melodic Blue

Hykeem Carter doesn't arrive out of nowhere. It was eventually disclosed that the rapper, born close to Los Angeles and raised in Las Vegas, is Kendrick Lamar's cousin. This is why he featured, while still unknown, on […]

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