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?

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

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.

the cassettes on my desk were Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s “Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version”, Jodeci’s “Forever My Lady”, a mixtape of Redman songs and the debut album from the Seattle-based rapper who would go on to become hip-hop’s most revered booty-ologist, Sir Mix-A-Lot. Read the review of Swass

Eazy-E’s death left many wondering about the future of the group, but just a short four months later, BTNH would release what many (including this reviewer) consider to be their magnum opus, “E. 1999 Eternal”. Read the review of E. 1999 Eternal

You see, this time around, Spice was taking no prisoners and leaving no witnesses after unloading the clip. With fourteen in the clip and one in the chamber, it should be a foregone conclusion that he is indeed the fuckin’ murderer. Read the review of 187 He Wrote

“DJ Quik is in the muthafuckin’ house!”, was the proclamation made by a young rapper-slash-producer known to the government as David Blake. The proverbial house that Quik entered was one that was more or less built by acts such as Above The Law, Ice-T, and of course, NWA. Read the review of Quik Is The Name

Two years after dropping out of high school and releasing his critically acclaimed debut album, “Radio”, LL Cool J returned with 1987′s “Bigger And Deffer”.Many critics feel that this album pales in comparison to its predecessor, but it was still commercially successful thanks to albums singles. Read the review of Bigger And Deffer

Hip hop has long been a worldwide phenomenon, and Ghanian born emcee, Kobi Onyame is out to create some waves with the first single off his upcoming album, “Green Green Grasses”. Read the review of “He Said, She Said”