Action Bronson: Mr. Wonderful April 2, 2015The man is like the Chris Farley of rap. On second thought he’s more like the John Belushi of...
De La Soul: Stakes Is High January 25, 2015Ah, De La’s much maligned fourth album. For some reason, people and writers have said that De La...
De La Soul: 3 Feet High and Rising January 25, 2015I wore out the cassette version of this album and actually “borrowed” the CD from some son-of-a-Danish-shipping-magnate in...
Cee-Lo: Cee-Lo Green… Is the Soul Machine January 17, 2015Cee-Lo is certainly a talented guy. He can rap and sing and whatnot, and certainly possesses one of...
Big Daddy Kane: Taste of Chocolate January 11, 2015What can I say? The man loves to spell. He also loves to take his shirt off and...
Arrested Development: 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life of. . . January 8, 2015Oh the fun we had with this one back in college. The shit made me want to wear...
Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels 2 November 11, 2014I have a love/hate relationship with modern rap. Mostly hate. With the whole mixtape thing, it feels like...
Chance the Rapper: Acid Rap April 29, 2013Maybe it’s just me, but it seems the fun has gone out of hip-hop. It’s not to say...
Frank Ocean: Channel Orange September 28, 2012Listen, people, this ain’t my genre. Not even close. In fact, R&B in my mind is still “rap...
Aesop Rock: Skelethon August 17, 2012It has to be weird being the hipster hip hop guy. I mean every rap artist wants street...
Kool A.D.: 51 August 13, 2012This one from the more Cuban half of Das Racist is another in a long line of mix...
Death Grips: The Money Store May 13, 2012When I heard LA Reid had signed Death Grips to Epic, I was understandably confused. It would be...
Gorillaz: Plastic Beach February 16, 2012I know the two are about as similar as salt and pepper, but I can’t help but think...
Tyler, the Creator: Goblin December 15, 2011This album would literally make Hipster Father-in-Law’s head explode. And, yes, I know when people say “literally” they...
Danny Brown: XXX October 16, 2011This guy is nutz with a z. He starts off sounding like a hybrid between The Pharcyde and...
Roc Marciano & Gangrene: Greneberg August 24, 2011This album starts quick out of the gate with the really nice throwback, horn inflected “Momma Told Me.”...
Shabazz Palaces: Black Up July 23, 2011Hip-hop is a tough slog sometimes. It’s about reinventing yourself or dying. Just ask 50 Cent or Coolio....
Hail Mary Mallon: Are You Gonna Eat That? July 7, 2011Aesop Rock is one of the more divisive rappers around. His delivery is dense, his meaning even denser....