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'Fear Of God II: Let Us Pray' Album Review

1/29/2012
Gabriele Dow
Artist: 
Pusha T

“Critically acclaimed” is a phrase that has grown to become almost synonymous with Pusha T’s name. His work with the Clipse includes a classic Hip-Hop album, Hell Hath No Fury, and two other well-respected albums. As a solo artist, signed to Kanye’s G.O.O.D. Music label, Pusha released the lauded Fear of God mixtape.

On his new EP, Fear of God II: Let Us Pray, Pusha T adheres to his standard of excellence, building off of five songs from the mixtape and adding seven new ones.

Drake and Nicki Minaj back at it

10/20/2011
Chelsea Lewis
Artist: 
Drake

Rapper Drake is back in a big way. His new single, “Make Me Proud,” has dropped and already reached number one on the iTunes chart. Anytime Drake steps into the recording studio with Nicki Minaj a hit seems likely to follow, and “Make Me Proud” is no exception.

“Make Me Proud” is the lead-off single of Drake’s new album Take Care on Young Money records. This single sets the tone of Take Care, proving that Drake will not be leaving the charts anytime soon. Drake’s lyrical ability has improved and his pacing is faster and hard-hitting.

Beefy's 'Play with Me'

9/1/2011
Stephanie Trottier
Nerdcore rap is growing

Beefy, a nerdcore rapper, paints the perfect picture of a young male nerd confused by social standards and the mind of a woman. Beefy’s style is nerdcore rap, which has taken off in the last few years for the minority of the young who listen to rap, but can’t relate to Young Weezy’s real “O.G.” references. Backed by rock and pop as background music, Beefy spits lyrics that largely contain references to all things nerd: comic books, video games, action figures, etc.

'Booty Wurk (One Cheek at a Time)' single: Review

7/17/2011
Victoria Meng
Artist: 
T-Pain (feat. Joey Galaxy)
'B-Cuz Poar literacy iz KEWL' - Linkara, comic book reviewer

Uh…T-Pain, why did you randomly misspell the word “work”? This is an honest question. How is “wurk” supposed to be that much better a word than “work”? How do you think that’s going to make you sell more albums?

Everything about T-Pain’s newest single, “Booty Wurk (One Cheek at a Time)” just reeks of trying too hard. From the misspellings down to the chanting of “right cheek, left cheek,” it tries so hard to be shocking and offensive, it’s actually neither.

'Did It On 'Em' music video

6/26/2011
Victoria Meng
Artist: 
Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj’s music video of her single “Did It On ‘Em” does not really feel like a music video at all. It is mostly made of clips of one of Nicki’s concerts, alternating with shots of her on magazine covers, lounging in between shows, and interacting with both fans and other famous celebrities. All in all, it feels like something that should be shot for a documentary, rather than a music video.

'Gucci Gucci' Review: Single

6/14/2011
Victoria Meng
Artist: 
Kreayshawn

Why do so many rappers have to brag about their money and “bling” on their debut single? If they’ve just released a song for the first time, they obviously don’t have an established career yet, so unless they’re heirs or heiresses and have a giant trust fund, their bragging comes across as obviously false and stupid.

“Gucci Gucci” is the debut single of American rapper Kreayshawn, an artist whose marketing team is so incompetent they couldn’t give her a catchy or even pronounceable stage name.

'Go 'N' Get It' Single: Review

6/14/2011
Victoria Meng
Artist: 
Ace Hood

Ace Hood is an American rapper who is not that successful. His highest-charting single, “Hustle Hard,” debuted at only #87 on the Billboard Hot 100, and it is ridiculously easy to see why. Ace Hood sounds, dresses, and looks exactly like your average rapper trying to make it big; there is nothing definitive or interesting about him.

"Copy, Paste" Single

6/8/2011
Victoria Meng
Artist: 
Diggy

There could not be a song released this week filled with more BS. “Copy, Paste” is by an artist who calls himself “Diggy,” and it’s about how other people are always supposedly trying to copy his “style”.

'How to Love': Single Review

6/6/2011
Victoria Meng
Artist: 
Lil' Wayne
Where Lil' Wayne tries to act nice.

It’s strange to see Lil’ Wayne acting sweet.

One of the reasons the 2010 YouTube remake of “We Are the World” sounded like crap was because it featured rappers like Lil’ Wayne who are too used to shallow, visceral content to sound sincere about a song that’s about world love, peace, and Haiti. In “How to Love,” though, Lil’ Wayne sings about his relationship to one woman rather than to the world; because the subject is simpler, he actually seems in his element.

Haven't You Heard

2/7/2011
Chantal Cook
Artist: 
LBC Crew

The LBC crew is back! The long overdue Haven’t You Heard is out on Feb. 8 and is being pushed out by Death Row Records.

A quick reminder for those who may have forgot, LBC was put together in 1995. So don’t be surprised when listening to the first few tracks and think this sound like something from the 90’s. Lil C-Style, Techniec, and Bad Azz's unique flow and lyrics can compete with the ones of today.

Reviewer Rating: 
4.00Stars
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