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Sturk “The Lord’s Prayer” Ft Blake Tyler

How you mention felacio in a song titled “The Lord’s Prayer“??? Fam whoever this is on the first verse… rap might not be for you my boy, the individual that recorded the hook? Never mind… everything about this song to me isn’t good to put it mildly, the ad libs over the opening hook? Who’s…

Album Review: Logic “The Incredible True Story” by Blade Brown

Artist: Logic Album: “The Incredible True Story” Review: Its no secret that Logic is one of my favorite MCs. The 25 year old Maryland native is easily one of the best lyricist in the game. He’s so good, he sparked a heated debated amongst Lupe Fiasco and DJ Peter Rosenberg, with Lupe feeling that Logic…

Album Review: Machine Gun Kelly, “General Admission” by Blade Brown

Artist: Machine Gun Kelly Album: “General Admission” Review: Its been three years since the debut album of Cleveland’s Machine Gun Kelly. While that album had no general direction, it was a decent project with a few bangers on it. Given a bit more freedom this time around, MGK returns from hiatus with a surprisingly well…

Album Review: “The Documentary 2” by Blade Brown

“The Documentary 2” Artist: The Game Album: “The Documentary 2“ Review: Its been ten years since The Game dropped his classic debut album, “The Documentary“. Since then, The Game has released multiple albums and mixtapes, and has solidified his place as one of the best rappers to ever come out of the west coast. To…

Album Review: Rick Ross “Black Dollar” by Blade Brown

Artist: Rick Ross Album: Black Dollar Review: Hot off the heels of a small jail stint and an embarrassing loss for Meek Mill at the hands of Drake, MMG boss Rick Ross returns to the scene with a new project, Black Dollar. The album opens with “Foreclosures”, and it opens with a bang. Ross goes…

Album Review: Jay Rock “90059” by Blade Brown

Artist: Jay Rock Album: 90059 Review: Since the release of Jay Rock’s last album “Follow Me Home“, the entire TDE roster has released a project. Now, after the solid releases from Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul earlier this year, Jay Rock finally puts out his sophomore album: 90059. The album has a more straight forward approach…

Album Review: “Beauty Behind The Madness” by Blade Brown

Artist: The Weeknd Album: “Beauty Behind The Madness“ Review: Despite not really doing any press in the US, The Weeknd is still one of the biggest r&b acts around. Following the huge success of his hit singles “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” and “The Hills”, Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd releases his sophomore album:…

Album Review: Dr Dre. “Compton” by Blade Brown

Artist: Dr. Dre Album: “Compton: A Soundtrack By Dr. Dre“ Review: It took a long time. Fifteen & a half years actually, but Dr. Dre has finally delivered his final album. Although for years we’ve heard that “Detox” would be his final album, it has also grown to be an urban legend in the music…

Album Review: Meek Mill “Dreams Worth More Than Money” by Blade Brown

Artist: Meek Mill Album: “Dreams Worth More Than Money” Review: The wait is over! After several setbacks and delays, the long-awaited sophomore album from MMG artist Meek Mill is finally here. Initially set to arrive in September of 2014, the album was delayed after Meek was sentenced to 3-6 months in jail for probation violation….

Review: A$AP ROCKY “A.L.L.A.”(At.Long.Last.A$AP) by Blade Brown

Artist: A$AP Rocky Album: “A.L.L.A.”(At.Long.Last.A$AP) Review: After a two year absence, A$AP Rocky returns to the scene with his new album “A.L.L.A.”(At.Long.Last.A$AP). The album is the follow up to the critically acclaimed “Long.Live.ASAP“. A$AP Rocky is a unique MC. While mostly praised by critics, he gets criticized the most from fans who feels that the…

Album Review: Ludacris “Ludaversal” by Blade Brown

Artist: Ludacris Album: “Ludaversal” Review: Its been a little over 5 years to the date since Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges released his last album, “Battle Of The Sexes“. While the album was successful, it never felt quite like a Ludacris album. Probably because it was originally planned as a joint album with his then DTP artist…

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Album Review: Lupe Fiasco “Tetsuo & Youth” by Blade Brown

Artist: Lupe Fiasco Album: “Tetsuo & Youth” Almost three full years after his last album, Lupe Fiasco delivers the goods on his fifth, and presumably last studio album “Tetsuo & Youth”. With a much more aggressive tone than his previous efforts, Lupe seems hell bent on cementing his place as one of the best lyricists of…