The EP Dedication by Kalin and Myles is definitely enjoyable. The duo, Kalin White and Myles Parrish from the San Francisco Bay Area, is doing extremely well in the R&B, pop and hip-hop worlds. Their songs are very upbeat and energetic. The group’s...

7/10 Los Angeles-based rapper ScHoolboy Q finally released the long-awaited album Oxymoron on February 25, 2014. ScHoolboy Q, a member of hip-hop group Black Hippy with Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, and Jay Rock, released the album with the intention of...

This week’s album is Stories From the Brass Section (2014) by Houston-based rapper Anti-Lilly and Portland, ME-based producer Phoniks. The album is their first project together. It can be downloaded off phoniksbeats.com (http://antilillyandphoniks.bandcamp.com/album/stories-from-the-brass-section)...

This week’s album is The King of Crunk & BME Recordings present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy (2004) by Lil Scrappy & Trillville. 4/10 Lil Scrappy & Trillville released their two-part self-titled album on February 24, 2004. The album...

Rating: 5/10 Detroit-based rapper Eminem has returned to hip-hop with his eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2. The album is essentially a reflection on his long, illustrious career, and it is the sequel to his masterpiece, the first Marshall...

“The Clearance Aisle” is a column where a different album found in the $1.00 and up section of the local record store will be reviewed each Wednesday. The aim of the column is to bring albums that are quite literally unheard of to the light. Essentially,...

"The Clearance Aisle" is a column where a different album found in the $1.00 and up section of the local record store will be reviewed each Wednesday. The aim of the column is to bring albums that are quite literally unheard of to the light. Essentially,...

7/10 Detroit-based rapper Danny Brown releases his third solo album, Old. The album is Brown’s second major label release with Fool’s Gold Records, two years after his critically acclaimed release, XXX (2011). The album became available for streaming...

Rating: 6/10. Pusha T, Virginia-based hip-hop artist and member of rap-duo Clipse (with Malice) makes his full-length solo debut with My Name is My Name. Features on the album include Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Ab-Liva, The-Dream, Jeezy, Kevin Cossom,...

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