Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2006 Hustler’s P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) Jim Jones ★ 29 Hip-Hop “We Fly High” is an iconic 2000s hip-hop song, but the strength of a single can’t always save an entire album, and on 2006’s Hustler’s P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment), Jim Jones falls into many of theContinue reading “Hustler’s P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) – Jim Jones”
Category Archives: Throwback Albums
Supermodel – Foster The People
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2014 Supermodel Foster The People ★★★½ 71 Rock Indie Pop Supermodel might not have the hits that Foster the People’s seminal 2011 debut Torches had, but I think it’s actually a deeper, more rounded record overall that shows maturity beyond the bright, childish, hyper catchy, electronic indie pop theContinue reading “Supermodel – Foster The People”
Kingdom Come – Jay-Z
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2006 Kingdom Come Jay-Z ★★½ 51 Hip-Hop After a three-year “retirement,” Jay Z returned in 2006 with Kingdom Come, a record that sounds exactly of its time in both good and bad ways. The production across Kingdom Come relies heavily on catchy, cleaned up samples of live instruments likeContinue reading “Kingdom Come – Jay-Z”
Hip-Hop Is Dead – Nas
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2006 Hip Hop Is Dead Nas ★★ 47 Hip-Hop Man, I held Hip-Hop Is Dead in pretty high regard in my mind for years because I really dug it when I was back in high school listening to it for the first time. But revisiting it now in fullContinue reading “Hip-Hop Is Dead – Nas”
The Mouse and the Mask – Danger Doom
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2005 The Mouse & The Mask Danger Doom ★★★½ 76 Hip-Hop An entire album themed around Adult Swim shows that was promoted heavily by Cartoon Network and that includes features and sketches by fictitious characters has no business working in any artistic way beyond it being a mildly-humorous gimmickContinue reading “The Mouse and the Mask – Danger Doom”
Finally Rich – Chief Keef
2012 Finally Rich Chief Keef ★★ 47 Hip-Hop Drill There’s so much more intensity and hype with Chief Keef’s music compared to almost everything else coming out in the early 2010. The Chief Keef/Young Chop artist/producer duo is really only rivaled by Waka Flocka/Lex Luger in terms of energy, and Waka’s aggressive, Southern, crunk influencesContinue reading “Finally Rich – Chief Keef”
Old – Danny Brown
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2013 Old Danny Brown ★★½ 54 Hip-Hop Old is both a step forward (Side A) and a step back (Side B) for Danny Brown. Compared to XXX, the production’s more electronic, dynamic and gripping, even though Danny continues to tackle (or maybe exploit is a better word) dark themesContinue reading “Old – Danny Brown”
XXX – Danny Brown
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2011 XXX Danny Brown ★★½ 55 Hip-Hop A lot about Danny Brown stands out. He doesn’t hold back any punches lyrically, hitting you with vulgar sexual innuendos, detailed recaps of excessive drug use and intentionally cringey/inappropriate pop culture references. His nasally, hyper delivery is easily recognisable and hard toContinue reading “XXX – Danny Brown”
Camp – Childish Gambino
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2011 Camp Childish Gambino ★★½ 51 Hip-Hop Childish Gambino’s debut studio album Camp is a bit of a mixed bag. The sitcom writer and actor turned rapper puts his creativity and personality on display, hints at a wide range of different influences and utilizes different vocal styles, while showingContinue reading “Camp – Childish Gambino”
Cole World: The Sideline Story – J. Cole
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2011 Cole World: The Sideline Story J. Cole ★★½ 57 Hip-Hop On Cole World: The Sideline Story, J. Cole shows a base level of consistency and competence in all areas of his art: his lyrics, his production and his ability to craft an overall narrative across an entire work,Continue reading “Cole World: The Sideline Story – J. Cole”
Fresh Out The Deli 