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?

With Columbus’ Bar of Modern Art (BoMA) playing host, 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

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

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.

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”.

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.

“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.

Many hip-hop fans across the world were filled with excitement when Chef Raekwon’s oft-delayed sequel to the seminal 1995 debut album, “Only Built For Cuban Linx” finally became a reality. After its release, Rae continued to record as both a solo artist and as a member of the pioneering Wu-Tang Clan, but many loyalists had [...]