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Garthy (203 KP) rated What's the 411? by Mary J. Blige in Music
Sep 16, 2017
Mary became known as the Queen of Hip Hop and that's apparent with elements of it here. (1 more)
Collaboration with P Diddy, produced a gritty new sound, emotionally charged and born of Mary J's own experiences.
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Books Editor (673 KP) created a video about Beyond Respectability: The Intellectual Thought of Race Women in Books
Oct 11, 2017
James Koppert (2698 KP) rated Czarface by 7l & Esoteric / Inspectah Deck in Music
Dec 28, 2019 (Updated Dec 28, 2019)
The realness esoteric
Esoteric is the type of emcee that emcee's love. He plays with words and flows and is put hip hop. This is the longstanding collaboration with producer 7l and emcee Esoteric along with DJ producer Inspectah Deck and its dope
Rolling Stone's 138th greatest album of all time
Good hip hop album. Very similar in style and theme to NWA for obvious reasons. Having Snoop's distinctive voice on a number of tracks helps break the monotony that starts to creep in at times.
Ross (3282 KP) rated Fear of a Black Planet by Public Enemy in Music
May 22, 2020
Rolling Stone's 302nd greatest album of all time
Superb hip hop from Chuck D et al. Such strong socio-political statements that can't be ignored (though lets face it, they largely were for quite some time) layered on brilliant sampling and mixing.
Ross (3282 KP) rated Tha Carter III by Lil Wayne in Music
May 6, 2020
Rolling Stone's 437th greatest album of all time
A decent hip hop album. Some cringey lyrics about lollipops and so on, but overall pretty good beats and music as well as the rapping itself. "How the Beat Builds" was a particular highlight.