Hip Hop, RnB & Dancehall Reviews

Latest Hip Hop, RnB & Dancehall Reviews

• Unexpected Guests DOOM

  
  An easily-digested route into the rapper’s superhero world.

  reviewed by Adam Kennedy

• Rated R Rihanna

  
  She’s transformed into a revenge-hunting, firebrand diva – and it suits her.

  reviewed by Jude Rogers

• The Seventh Seal Rakim

  
  A worthy addition to The God MC’s legacy.

  reviewed by Adam Kennedy

• Echo Party Edan

  
  One for the breakdancers as well as appreciators of forward-thinking craft.

  reviewed by Adam Kennedy

• JLS JLS

  
  Little inherently wrong here – but shouldn’t we be demanding more?

  reviewed by Mike Diver

• Tricky Meets South Rakkas Crew Tricky

  
  An electrifying listen, invigorating the parts Tricky can’t usually reach.

  reviewed by Mike Diver

• Blakroc Blakroc

  
  A surprisingly compelling and welcome rejoining of the rap and rock worlds.

  reviewed by Nick Neyland

• Before I Self Destruct 50 Cent

  
  50 has said all this before, better, but that won’t put off his legion of fans.

  reviewed by Louis Pattison

• Never Say Never Brandy

  
  The epitome of a mixed bag.

  reviewed by Daryl Easlea

  • Trevor Nelson's Album of the Week

• Bite Harder: The Music De Wolfe Sampler Volume 2 Various Artists

  
  There’s a commendable level of crazy sonics sneaked into these brews.

  reviewed by Noel Gardner

• A Brand You Can Trust La Coka Nostra

  
  Debut album from rap troupe featuring three House of Pain members.

  reviewed by Adam Kennedy

• A Strange Arrangement Mayer Hawthorne

  
  Authentic 60s soul from an unexpected source – a cracking debut album.

  reviewed by Sam Hesketh

• Fish Outta Water Chali 2na

  
  He remains the finest catch of J5’s MC contingent.

  reviewed by Adam Kennedy

• Funky Divas En Vogue

  
  Funky Divas still sounds as much fun today as it did in 1992.

  reviewed by Daryl Easlea

  • Trevor Nelson's Album of the Week

• Shafiq En’a Freeka Shafiq Husayn

  
  One-third of futurist hip hop cartel Sa-Ra Creative Partners goes solo, brilliantly.

  reviewed by Stevie Chick

• My Groove, Your Move Lack Of Afro

  
  Their musical language is varied, but based on funk, jazz and soul.

  reviewed by Martin Longley

• CrownsDown Themselves

  
  Reverence for hip hop tradition meets experimental fearlessness.

  reviewed by Adam Kennedy

• Original Dan Flow Dan

  
  The sound of an MC struggling to keep up with the pace.

  reviewed by Adam Kennedy

• I Look To You Whitney Houston

  
  It’s good to have her back in the spotlight for the right reasons.

  reviewed by Lloyd Bradley

  • Radio 2 Album of the Week

• Eskimo Snow Why?

  
  Zesty indie with a lyrical sharpness impossible to fake.

  reviewed by Mike Diver