Here are snippets of my contributions to RapReviews.com for the month of February. Feel free to visit the site or subscribe to the newsfeed.

Here are snippets of my RapReviews write ups from the month of January (and one from December) and links to the articles in their entirety.
December:
James Jr. :: Intent 2 Distribute :: Spin Move Records
as reviewed by Emanuel Wallace
“According to the press kit, James Jr. was raised in a few locations that range from Tacoma to [...]

The headliner made his way to the stage, and as expected, the crowd greeted him with open arms. Obviously familiar with the material, the crowd recited nearly every word with Tha Ripper as he delivered an array of songs from his various mixtapes, including his recently released “The Cleveland Show”.

Mark the Prophetional is a Columbus, Ohio based artist who serves a higher power. His messages like “Love God”, “Love each other”, “Be just”, and “Love mercy” are some of the creeds he lives by. His Facebook fan page boasts over 800 fans and is growing more by the day. While many are drawn to his genuine nature and his sincerity, even more are taken by his character and integrity.

The entire planet seemed to be up in arms about an impending doom that so many had predicted would come. There were tons of films and television shows that raked in tons of earnings by playing the “world’s gonna end” card, but in the world of music, no one did it better than Busta Rhymes. Read the review of Extinction Level Event

The King Arts Complex’s Pythian Theater played host to a massive fund-raising effort to support victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. BLAKstar Media, R.E.A.C.H. LLC and an all-star cast of others pooled their resources to put together a benefit concert with hopes of bringing help to people that really need as much help as possible right about now.

Late Wednesday evening, the news of the passing of one of this generation’s most revered soul singers, Teddy Pendergrass was a shock to many people, including myself. Early reports were posted on social networks like Twitter and just like with the death of Michael Jackson last year, the news was at first abrupt and unbelievable.

Their biggest break didn’t come until they met with Russell Simmons and signed to his Def Jam West imprint. Uncle Rush felt that the same women that were purchasing music by the likes of N.W.A. and Ice Cube would also buy into the same type of rap from females if given the opportunity to do so. Read the review of Born Gangstaz

“The Year In Review” is a tradition over at RapReviews.com that they’ve upheld for a decade. Experimenting with a few different approaches, they finally found the most successful formula in 2004 – individual editorials from each of the site’s contributors, allowing them to choose their “best of the best” as they see fit.

For awhile, I was trying to figure out what I would do with this section of the site. Instead of showcasing all of the weekly reviews over on RapReviews [link], I’ll just highlight mine every couple weeks or so.