Before you dismiss Clement Marfo as just another radio-friendly, crossover Hip-Pop artist, you need to check the credentials. One of the best live acts in the UK scene today – known for his energetic stage performances complimented by his band The Frontline – Marfo shows his critics that he can still ‘spit aggressively’ and more [...]
Eminem’s Relapse: Best Rap Album of 2009?
Despite competition from Common, Q-Tip and Mos Def, the Grammy award for Best Rap Album during the 2010 Grammy Awards was awarded to Eminem for his latest offering Relapse. Although it was extremely highly-anticipated and even the best-selling Hip Hop album of 2009, many felt that the release was a relative disappointment in terms of [...]
3TM Year In Review – Best Album of 2009: Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. 2
To say Raekwon’s sequel to his 1995 classic Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… was anything short of brilliant would be to do the release a major injustice. The album, which marked a return of sorts for Hip Hop of substance and Mafioso Rap, served as a reminder of both Raekwon’s creative perfectionism and undeniable presence [...]
REVIEW: Mike Streezy & The A-State All-Stars present… United We Stand Vol. 1
When you think of Hip Hop cultural hubs within the South, Little Rock rarely springs to mind, which put simply is a shame because there is currently a plethora of talent emerging from the state of Arkansas. Whilst the South has generally been synonymous with dance music, the A-State is producing material laced with authenticity [...]
Slickmouth ‘Travelling Star’ Mixtape Review
Try as you may, there is little point in trying to categorise Slickmouth as anything other than an artist. Period. Having pretty much lived a life in constant transition, he will only transgress any musical boundaries that you attempt to confine him too. His eclectic Travelling Star mixtape draws on a number of musical styles [...]
2pac: The 7 Day Theory
How an Album Sparked the Greatest Conspiracy Theory in Hip Hop On Friday 13th September 1996, one of the most influential rappers in Hip Hop history tragically passed away. At the height of his career and having just recorded his most powerful work yet, Tupac Shakur was just 25 years old when he met with [...]
How 50 Cent Self Destructed
Hip Hop albums are just not selling like they used to, as is evident by the somewhat disappointing first-week sales of 50 Cent’s latest offering Before I Self Destruct. Curtis ‘Interscope’ Jackson’s fourth studio album, which was projected to sell only 160,000, hardly exceeded expectations moving just 161,200 units according to Nielsen Soundscan. The figure [...]
Catskill: Kanye (Controversial New Track)
Hate it or Love it…there’s no ignoring this track by one of Hip Hop’s best kept secrets! Catskill is perhaps the most outrageous MC I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with and all (somewhat inappropriate) jokes aside, he’s a real wordsmith. The track itself is an extremely blunt critique of popular Hip Hop culture, [...]
DJ Mr. President’s 24 Hour Roc Raida Tribute
On September 19th 2009 Hip Hop lost a great, pioneering DJ and on October 3rd it gained another. DJ Mr. President is a veteran turntablist and has been perfecting his craft for years but upon hearing of Roc Raida’s passing, he decided to lead an absolutely groundbreaking tribute. Displaying a total disregard for his own [...]
Snoop Doggy Dogg ‘Lost Sessions Vol. 1′ Review
Perhaps it is the curse of Death Row, but it seems totally inconceivable that the so-called lost sessions have remained lost for so long. The latest WIDEawake Death Row offering’s insert promises a selection of ‘Snoop Dogg’s classic 90′s recordings’ and for the most part it must be said that the ‘new Death Row’ headed [...]
