Track Listing: Last Outlaw, The; It's the Pastor; Shut the Club Down; I Thought About It; Make 'Em Scream; That Chevy Thang...; Crank Up; When I Was F*cked Up; Turn It Up!!!; I'm Ready; Stilettos; Keep Shakin Baby; R.I.P. Kenny ...

Hip-hop debuts don't come much more "highly anticipated" than Kendrick Lamar's. A series of killer mixtapes displayed his talent for thought-provoking street lyrics delivered with an attention-grabbing flow, and then there was his membership in the Black Hippy crew with ...

A super chill, surprisingly reflective record, Life's Quest is an almost conceptual effort by rapper 8Ball, concentrating and concerned with the ups and down experienced in everyone and anyone's life, although still interrupted here and there by some straight-up baller ...

This is an enhanced audio CD chich contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files including the video for "Tha Doggfather." This is an enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Principally recorded at Digital Shack Studios, ...

Long hailed as the savior of contemporary West Coast hip-hop, The Game throws an ironic curveball at these expectations with L.A.X. Despite the specific locale of the title, this is a record that actually feels geographically homeless. Production wise, the ...

There are some can't-miss tracks from DMX ("Bug Out," "Some X Shit"), Jay-Z ("Jigga My Nigga"), and Jadakiss from the Lox ("Kiss of Death"). RYDE OR DIE VOL. 1 is what a compilation album should be. In addition, there's the ...

This second album by Miami (by way of Haiti) rapper Rick Ross is one of the most hotly anticipated sophomore releases of the year. This collection is a more than respectable follow-up to his monster debut. The album--produced by J-Rock, ...

Parental Advisory Personnel includes: Scarface, Yukmouth, Lo Life, K.B., Man Child.

Contains an untitled hidden track following "Come And Get Some". Feat. Eightball & Mjg Personnel: Crime Boss, South Circle, Eightball, MJG (rap vocals).

The presence of Eminem as executive producer, co-writer, and designated white guy, guarantees a considerable amount of attention for hip-hop group D12. Fortunately for Eminem fans, their hero's talents are not squandered on DEVIL'S NIGHT. D12 is presumably a reference ...

Along with OutKast's Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994) and Goodie Mob's Soul Food (1995), Eightball & MJG's debut, Comin' Out Hard, is one of the most influential rap albums to come out of the South. It wasn't as widely heard as those others ...

Track Listing: Cake And Ice Cream V.III; Bay's Biggest Hypocrite [Too Short Diss], The; Class Of '84 [Too Short Diss]; What Mess Talkin' About; Thro My Kup Up; Tickets; Dago To The Bay [Remix]; Ape Shit; Ready 2 Ride [Remix]; ...

Don't be confused by the name; DJ Quik isn't offering up a paint-by-numbers in-the-mix recording, or any fancy turntable manipulation. Instead, this multi-talented artist is busy defining a new genre for himself on RHYTHM-AL-ISM. A vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, DJ ...

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's second album of 2006 and its sophomore outing as a trio (with Flesh-N-Bone in jail and Bizzy Bone absent), STRENGTH AND LOYALTY is a much more high-profile affair than its predecessor, TRUE STORIES. On this record, the hip-hop ...

Despite Ice Cube's having translated his success into a cuddly family film empire, the N.W.A. veteran doesn't need to provide any gangsta disclaimers on RAW FOOTAGE. While the track "It Takes A Nation" may take the route of brandishing his ...

Additional personnel includes: Danny Boy, Aaron Hall, KC, Jo-Jo, Val Young, Tyrone Wrice (vocals); E.D.I., Young Noble, The Outlawz (rap vocals). Makaveli is the artist otherwise known as 2Pac, and this album arrives in stores two months after 2Pac was murdered ...

Lumbering up the charts by mixing simple hooks with plenty of gun talk, Chief Keef's career rolled out like he was Soulja Boy enrolled as a No Limit soldier. That's an interesting combination, and his signature hit, "I Don't Like," ...

Entitled THUG, the first disc in this double CD collection put together in coordination with the rapper's mother Afeni Shakur focuses on 2Pac's gangsta side--bringing together Pac's best-known Death Row joints and Makavelli recordings. THUG also contains 2Pac's debut single, ...

The sophomore album from Ice Cube, THE PREDATOR, picks up where his debut, AMERIKKKA'S MOST WANTED, leaves off. Ice Cube uses his killer rap delivery to full effect on funky cuts like "Now I Gotta Wet' Cha" and "We Had ...

Track Listing: Intro; Untouchable; No Warning; Southside; Sunshine; Money Makes the World Go Round; For Real; Ya Money or Ya Life; Mary Jane; Smile; Smartz; Faith; Game Over; Outro;

THE FOURTH INSTALLMENT OF THE NORTHERN EXPOZURE COMPILATIONS, RELEASED IN 2004 CONTINUING TO SELL AND SPREAD FURTHER, ANOTHER CLASSIC FOR THIS GENRE OF STREET REALITY MUSIC

Juvenile rose from the New Orleans projects' "bounce" dance scene and turned into one of Cash Money Records' most popular artists on the strength of his 1998 album 400 DEGREEZ and its wildly popular hit single "Back That Azz Up." ...

Putting Memphis on the map, Three 6 Mafia's WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS might change the perception of Southern hip-hop forever. Though hip-hop continues to gain in popularity throughout the South, the group feels that Memphis hasn't gotten its due. With mic ...

Twista's Adrenaline Rush is an uneven debut, fluctuating between gritty hip-hop and party-ready rap. He has enough charisma and skill to make many of the pedestrian beats engaging, but it's only when he has a genuine song, like the first ...

Initial pressings contained a bonus disc of remixes and screwed versions of 7 songs. Houston, TX freestyle rapper Lil' Flip started his own independent label to release his debut album, which quickly became an underground success story. In due course, the ...