GANGSTA BOO & LA CHAT - Witch According to a tacit hip-hop rule, it is impossible for two female rappers to coexist. For that reason, some had opposed La Chat to Gangsta Boo. However, none has ever stepped on the other's toes. While the latter was a […]
DEJ LOAF - Sell Sole Released in 2012 and titled Just Do It, Deja Trimble's first mixtape was loyal to the well-established backpacker tradition in Detroit. The young woman, who by then had a unisex style, was on the introspective side of […]
SAUCE TWINZ - In Sauce We Trust The Houston rap scene is one of the most established in the US, no question. Since the 80's, it delivered a wide bunch of great rappers, and over time it developed its own identity. In the 2010's, this long journey […]
KODAK BLACK - Heart of the Projects Projects are, in the US, the equivalent to the French "HLM". They are large real estate schemes, launched by the public authorities, and aimed at the poorest. And quite often, they end up being no-go areas, […]
ILOVEMAKONNEN - I Love Makonnen People who lived the early days of hip-hop music, in the late 70's and early 80's, hadn't realized immediately that this was a brand new kind of music. To them, the new sounds they heard sounded more like a declination […]
FUTURE - Monster Those who still have doubts about why modern mixtapes are so great, or who wonder about why rappers give for free what, at the end of the day, are real albums, should consider Future's career. Twice, he's been the herald […]
RICH GANG - The Tour, Part 1 A rap business veteran from New-Orleans, rejuvenated through his collaboration with two rising stars of the new decade, on a joint mixtape: this story actually, looks familiar. In 2013, it happened already with the Louie […]
KEVIN GATES - By Any Means By Any Means was released in early 2014. It is the third mixtape in twelve months for Kevin Gates, and it is once again an outstanding one. The Baton Rouge rapper persists with the style that made The Luca Brasi Story […]
VINCE STAPLES - Shyne Coldchain Vol 2 The latest mixtape from Vince Staples is not what you would expect from an Odd Future affiliate. While the Californian collective is infamous for its nihilism, provocations, and jackass attitude, the Long Beach rapper […]
