Album Review: Saigon- The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2: Bread And Circuses

Album Review: Saigon- The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2: Bread And Circuses Artist- Saigon Year- 2012 Rating- 8/10 In 2011 New York rapper Saigon released the critically acclaimed album The Greatest Story Never Told. The album was well received and praised for it's conscious content all throughout sky rocketing Saigon to the ranks of the top current artists in Hip-Hop. A year later Saigon releases his sophomore album bringing the listener that same social awareness with the right mix of grittiness Saigon is known for. The entire album has original production with not a single sample anywhere on it which is extremely rare for rap in these time, it actually may be the only album to do so this year. As expected Just Blaze lends his talents holding a few producer credits,...

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Hip-Hop inspired short film

http://vimeo.com/45601500 Short film titled "The Waitress" based on the Atmosphere song of the same name from the album "When Life Gives You Lemons You Paint That **** Gold" Video was shot in Copenhagen, Denmark.  Hopefully we'll see more things like this in the futu...

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Album Review: Skyzoo- A Dream Deferred

Album Review: Skyzoo- A Dream Deferred Artist- Skyzoo Year- 2012 Rating: 8/10 Skyzoo has been one of the forerunners of quality music in underground hip-hop since his debut on the mixtape scene. Over the years he's been working diligently and picking up and over growing band of loyal followers along the way as a result of his hard work. His debut solo album “The Salvation” was released in 2009 and is highly regarded as a cult classic and one of the best albums in the decade. Skyzoo kept pressing forward with his music coming out with the The Great Debater project and the Penny Freestyle Series mixtape to build a buzz for his sophomore album “A Dream Deferred” which hopefully will meet the high standards set by his previous projects. The bulk of the album is produced by the...

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Album Review: MHz Legacy

Album Review: MHz- MHz Legacy Artist- MHZ Year- 2012 Rating 9/10 The MHz are a rap clique based in Columbus, Ohio. The group consists of Jakki Da Mota Mouth, Tage Future, RJD2 on the production, Copywrite, and the late Camu Tao. Despite being around for over a decade, dropping their debut single “World Premier” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJuRyuLocUk) in 1998 until now the group never released the debut album fans were craving. Now is as the best time to give the fans what they've been asking for with the group's front man Copywrite's popularity at an all-time high with the release of his acclaimed “God Save The King” album. It is sad that founder Camu Tao could not be alive to see the creation of the project, but the MHz keep his spirit alive through their music. The production...

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Album Review: Styles P- The World's Most Hardest MC

Album Review: Styles P- The World's Most Hardest MC Project Artist- Styles P Year: 2012 Rating: 6/10 If you know anything about Styles P you know that his music is some of the most gutter shit in rap. Always has been, always will be. Depicting the harsh life of the streets is what he does best and this is exactly what this album promises to bring you. Styles has been a veteran of the rap game for years debuting in 2002 with the classic “A Gangster And A Gentleman” album and arguably hasn't had a bad album in his catalog since. “The World's Most Hardest MC Project” claims to be a proper uncompromising representation of the gutter and it delivers. The album is short, 11 songs counting the intro and outro making the length to be about 30 minutes. The production is stellar all...

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Album Review: Diabolic- A Liar And A Thief

Album review: Diabolic A Liar And A Thief Artist- Diabolic Year :2009 Rating: 8/10 Diabolic was first heard on record with underground staple Immortal Technique and instantly gained recognition from the hidden track on the album. Diabolic made a name for himself in the battling community by locking horns with the likes of legend Iron Soloman. Diabolic even tried his hand at the mixtape circuit with the Foul Play project, but an album was the missing piece to the puzzle that eluded his fans. This changed in 2009 when Diabolic released the highly anticipated debut “A Liar And A Thief” With the exception of the song “Riot” the entire album is produced by Engineer. Despite the fact the bulk of the album is produced by the same person because of Engineer's diverse sounds none of...

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Album Review: 24/7 & Tony Mahoony- The Room Full Of Empty Bottles

The Room Full Of Empty Bottles LP (Album)Artist: 24/7 & Tony MahoonyYear: 2011Rating 7/10    The Room Full Of Empty Bottles is the debut album of veteran battle rapper 24/7 completely produced by Tony Mahoney. The production is smooth, making you just want to vibe out and have a few drinks while listening. 24/7's voice meshes perfectly with the tone of the album, it sounds dry as if he he had just had a few drinks before recording before it compliments the songs instead of detracting from them. In perfect contrast to 7's voice the sound quality and production is every bit as polished as you can find on an album. There is an ongoing myth that battle rappers can't make music, but 24/7 proves that the cliche doesn't apply to him in the slightest. He creates songs with clear...

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