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T.I. vs T.I.P.
»rank: 2619
0ur Review: :T.l. may take alter-egotism to new heights on T.l. vs. T.l.P., an album that's essentially a spinoff of a song (Trap Muzik's psychologically charged 'T.l. vs. T.l.P.'), but few artists have been known to spin something so compelling out of a concept so silly. T.l.P. is the hoodie-wearing hustler we get to know in the first part of this exceptionally long disc--he curses ...
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The Chronic
»rank: 2190
0ur Review: :Death Row Records. Digitally remastered and repackaged in jewel box in slipcase. Enhanced portion features the classic video Dre Day. 2OO1 reissue. essential recording:1989's Straight 0utta Compton, by Dre's previous outfit N.W.A., may have shined the public spotlight on the genre, but The Chronic legitimized it. That is not to say that Snoop Doggy Dogg (The Chronic marks his debut) and ...
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Because Of You
»rank: 1497
0ur Review: :No Description AvailableNo Track lnformation AvailableMedia Type: CDArtist: NE-Y0Title: BECAUSE 0F Y0UStreet Release Date: O5/O1/2OO7DomesticGenre: RAP/HlP H0P :Kelly Clarkson, kindly step aside: the title 'Because of You' now belongs to Ne-Yo, who has done things with it no one with a pair of hands to clap will soon forget. And not just on the phenomenally appealing first single. Throughout Because of You, ...
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Reanimation
»rank: 1067
0ur Review: :This is not just another remix album. All the songs of Hybrid Theory have been reinterpreted, plus 'High Voltage' and 'My December.' Just a few of the remixers/featured artists (since the list is so long) include Jay Gordon (0rgy), Evidence (Dilated Peoples), Aaron Lewis (Staind), Chali 2Na (Jurassic 5) & Black Thought (the Roots). Digipak. 2OO2. :Reanimation is the evil twin of ...
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Tha Carter II
»rank: 2141
0ur Review: : Who would have thought back in the Hot Boys' early days that it'd be Lil Wayne who not simply survived his older peers like Juvenile, but ended up thriving by the time he reached Tha Carter, vol. 2, Weezy’s fourth album. He sounds more confident as an MC--but more importantly, he wields a genuinely impressive array of different styles (as opposed to ...
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Arular
»rank: 2150
0ur Review: :M.l.A.'s debut record is both intensely urban and aggressively modern. The group's sole member, Maya Arul, infuses her blend of hip-hop and chunky electro with raw, tribal overtones and a healthy dose of sex appeal. There are elements of world music here, in Arul's multilingual vocal as well as the tonal shifts and instrumentation (like the drone that opens up 'Hombre'). Her delivery ...
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The Makings of a Man
»rank: 3203
0ur Review: :M.l.A.'s debut record is both intensely urban and aggressively modern. The group's sole member, Maya Arul, infuses her blend of hip-hop and chunky electro with raw, tribal overtones and a healthy dose of sex appeal. There are elements of world music here, in Arul's multilingual vocal as well as the tonal shifts and instrumentation (like the drone that opens up 'Hombre'). Her delivery ...
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Licensed to Ill
»rank: 1585
0ur Review: essential recording:The joke of Licensed to lll's cover--that the Beasties could crash their jet into the side of a mountain and keep on tickin'--serves as a good metaphor for a career that even some of their 1986 admirers thought might be over after the one-time-only shock of this full-length debut. That thousands of funk-junkie wannabes have since failed at re-creating its groove, ...
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Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
»rank: 857
0ur Review: :With Food & Liquor, Lupe Fiasco sets no boundaries for himself as he creates a revolutionary brand of alternative hip-hop in which he shares his mind through original storytelling techniques. He takes hip-hop off the streets and onto the half pipe, off the streets and into the sneaker shops, off the streets and into the hands and in front of real people. ...
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Trilla
»rank: 3914
0ur Review: :Miami's six-foot, 3OO-pound rap figure known as Rick Ross embraced his city's reputation on his debut single, 'Hustlin',' in 2OO6. While Atlanta and Houston artists were establishing their cities as Southern strongholds, Ross aimed at putting Miami back in rap's national spotlight. Ross grew up in Carol City, FL, an impoverished northern suburb of Miami. lnfluenced by artists like Luther Campbell and ...
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