In the Bay Area, you had Digital Underground, Hammer, Too Short, Rappin’ 4 Tay and Spice-1 holding down the fort. While all of these artists have their own style respectively, not too many of them had a voice as distinct as the emcee whose given name is Earl Stevens. Read the review of The Mail Man

This past Thursday, NBA superstar LeBron James finally answered the question that media had been asking for years on end. For the longest, James said that his decision would largely be based on the best opportunity to win multiple championships, but what about hip-hop?

Northeastern Ohio sports fans added “The Decision” to the other letdowns in Cleveland sports history. The Drive. The Fumble. The Shot. The Move. All mark a time when Cleveland seemed to be on the cusp of achievement, only to have it all slip away in a painful-yet-familiar twist of fate.

Nerds the world over have always waited in long lines and camped out to get their hands on the latest products such as the Xbox 360, the iPhone and the recently released iPad. Who says that self proclaimed Fat Boys (like myself) and foodies won’t do the same for the latest in culinary delights?

Jay Electronica made his way into the city, and just like the waters that once flooded the streets of his native New Orleans, he wanted to make sure that everyone in attendance felt his flow. Opening acts for the night included Kim Joyce, Wali “Mr. Nice Guy” Crowder, J. Osceola, L.e, Debonair and The 3rd

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”.

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

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.