You rappers kill me with your self-inflicted mixtape release dates that you can’t meet. We got deadlines at RR and you know what we meet ’em. 5 pm, we crown Best Album of ’09. 5:30, Worst Single. See it’s not so hard. Ha. Heads Up: The calm faceless guy

The sometimes rap purist inside me pretty much ignored the Kid Cudi CD after a few first listens. It’s so emo, you have to almost be in the mood for it. Then I started to peep the praise from some fellow critical colleagues that I respect and they were right. Man On The Moon should be sellin’ enough to keep Drake up at night. But even though it isn’t is no reflection on how good it is. Yeah like the […]

That’s right I co-sign Radric’s CD despite the outcries but I can’t stand behind this one. Hopefully, 2010 will bring us less record label-endorsed, cookie-cutter collabos like this one. Everytime I play the State album, I skip by this one. Plain and simple, it feels and sounds pretentious. Big established R&B star with rising rap act equals surefire smash. Right? Nope. Oil and water. Polow Da Don’s track is okay but I can’t take serious lines like “Gucci on Elimidate” […]

Elite, Elite, Elite the floor’s yours: Download here. Tracklist below.

Rapper, actor, screenwriter, producer, (you still with me?) Ice Cube takes a trip down memory lane with PP2GTV and analyzes some of his past work. Cube also talks about the pros and cons of being independent and gives advice to upcoming artists in the game. Take notes from a true OG. Spotted: eskay

Head over to DeAndre’s L.A. pad for his latest video. Drool over the Rosa Acosta and Tammy Torres cameos and be amused by the Khaled cell phone watch promo at the end. I guess this shoot was where the engagement rumors started from. Spotted: YK2

The Clipse are one of the most fawned groups in hip-hop—and for good reason. Last month, Malice and Pusha showcased their wit on their third helping, Til The Casket Drops. Once again, The Thorntons recreated magic with The Neptunes on tracks like “Door Man”, “Counseling”, and “Popular Demand”. For good measure, DJ Khalil dug in his bag of tricks and made “Kinda Like A Big Deal” just that. Good job guys, keep thuggin’ til the casket dips. Before: RR’s 09 […]

According to Karen Civil, Pill has found a home at Asylum Records. Ok den! Most recently, the Atlanta rapper dropped his mixtape 4075: The Refill. If you haven’t done so, Download here.

Number five should’ve been number one to me. This past spring, the New Boyz jerked *snickers* their way on to the scene with the diddly “You’re A Jerk”. More irritating than catchy was the track’s repetitive sample. Ah crap, now it’s stuck in my head. Even more disparaging are the duo’s shitty rhymes—or lack thereof. “I’m so cocky with it/ Got my iced out clubs like Rocky hit it”. Young nigga please. Loosen them jeans and tighten your act. Before: […]

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