Hip Hop, RnB & Dancehall Reviews

Latest Hip Hop, RnB & Dancehall Reviews

• 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

• United Colours of Beggattron Foreign Beggars

  
  A collaboration-heavy LP that’s gritty, playful and inventive.

  reviewed by Alistair Lawrence

• I Am Chipmunk Chipmunk

  
  With charm and variety on its side, this deserves to make a dent in the mainstream.

  reviewed by Louis Pattison

• Rokstarr Taio Cruz

  
  This collection sounds like tomorrow’s hits, today.

  reviewed by Mike Diver

• Dialogue Thavius Beck

  
  Jay-Z might have the profile but Beck has ideas to spare.

  reviewed by Greg Cochrane

• A Man's Thoughts Ginuwine

  
  Sixth album of slow jams from US RnB star.

  reviewed by Paul Lester