Archive for Album

On July 13th, Curren$y released his third studio album and major label debut, Pilot Talk. All things considered, the album sold well, as it moved close to 11,000 copies in it's first week.  For reference, Bun B's 5 Mic album only pushed 40,000 units during its first week.

What keeps this body of work together and gives Pilot Talk a ridiculous amount of replay value is Ski Beatz's smooth production. Ski ("Dead Presidents II" & "Luchini") produced eleven of Pilot Talk's thirteen tracks and, therefore, is as invaluable to the album as the hot spitta himself.

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If you've been paying attention, you knew that Big Boi was capable of putting out this album. Although Andre 3000's half of Speakerboxxx/Love Below is more discussed due to the eccentric direction he took it, Speakerboxxx stands on its own as one of the better releases of 2003. When "Royal Flush" leaked over two years ago (it's really been that long), the hype machine started up for this release.

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On May 27th, Rick Ross released what was expected to be yet another free project in a long line of EPs and mixtapes to hit the scene in early 2010. Quickly, however, The Albert Anastasia EP's buzz exploded as street singles "MC Hammer" and "BMF (Blowing Money Fast)" took on lives of their own.

Minus "Super High," all of the EP's tracks were new and most of them featured big named artists. This provided the fans with a good deal of free content two months before Ross' album release date.

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HipHopAtLunch.com spoke to Big K.R.I.T. about his recent meeting with Bun B and a possible collaboration with the southern legend.  Also, K.R.I.T. walked us through his thought process behind select tracks off of the K.R.I.T. Wuz Here album.

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On February first, B.o.B. gave his fans the May 25th mixtape, commemorating what he thought to be the release date of his debut album, B.o.B. Presents The Adventures of Bobby Ray.

To the rapper's delight, however, the album release date was pushed forward due to the extremely successful lead single, "Nothin On You," featuring Bruno Mars. The song has since produced the Atlanta artist's first platinum plaque.

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I've had Kidz In The Hall's Land of Make Believe album in rotation since it dropped two weeks ago, and what I find most refreshing about the project is its ability to be played straight through; a trait that's becoming harder and harder to find with today's growing focus on hit singles over complete albums.

The sample free-production put forth by Double O, and personal lyrics let loose by Naledge, make every track interesting.

This marks the third album release from the Penn grads, who've been creating a type of "paid dues" feel around themselves, releasing a number of underappreciated raps since 2006. (More..)

This mixtape had me at the Lou Bond sample.  My love affair with the mysterious singer's "To The Establishment" stems from Outkast flipping a baseline for "Wailin',"one of my favorites off ATLiens.  Seven years later, when Brother Ali used the intro vocals and piano as the framework for his hauntingly beautiful "Picket Fence," I was sold.  Once I heard that familiar hum and piano cascade in "Alright", the second track off of Starlito's latest effort, Renaissance Gangster, I knew I was sticking in for the long haul.

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Delgis Mustafa, aka The ILLZ, recently jumped into the New York hip hop scene with an impressive debut LP, The Pursuit.

Describing his music as therapeutic, the 23 year-old writes about familiar emotions that listeners can… (MORE... )

Radric Davis is behind bars today while arguably the most important release of his career hits the streets.

The Alabama born, Atlanta raised, rapper who was deemed “sixth hottest emcee in the game” by MTV, violated his parole… (MORE... )

On October 20th, Fashawn will drop what is already being hailed as a classic album by respected hip hop individuals and critics alike.

Having built a steady buzz through mixtapes and freestyles since the age of 17,… (MORE... )