BiscuitNGravy

This icool little concept album/mixtape, with lyrics based around the main character, Ace, from the movie Paid in Full, is criminally underrated

For both the DJ and the rapper, this album sees two prolific artists meeting in their peak years of production. Le$ has released about 30 mixtapes/albums while Cookin Soul has released about 40. For these guys, hip hop is, in fact, a lifestyle. This album feels like one of their more cohesive offerings - there's not a single track on here ... read more

I’ve followed Bizzy Bone’s career, from the success with BTNH and through his difficult to watch transition into a solo artist. His solo career has been so marred, from his debut being shortened due to difficulties with getting samples cleared, to the years of poor beat selection and bad production, and through all his shifts in focus and style over 20+ releases.

As a fan, I learned quickly that pretty much every Bizzy Bone release would be about 50% trash for some reason or ... read more

This album is just mid to me. Back when cable was big and people watched primetime, when crime shows like Law & Order, The Good Wife, or The Closer would depict a rapper, they’d have music , and it was always something that a hip-hop fan would recognize as a mimicked version of what rap sounds like at that time period, but an average viewer would think it wass in-line and representative of the genre. When I listen to this mixtape, I can’t shake it’s resemblance to those ... read more

If you're going to play an acoustic set, there are few places more appropriate to do so than Mecca of Americana music, the Ryman Auditorium. Being able to release an acoustic album with Ryman name on it adds some legitimacy to Band of Horses' attempt to shift from indie rock to a more indie folk / alt country sound, and it makes for an intriguing listen.

There is a lot about this album that is done very well. This might actually be one of the best sounding live rock albums, in ... read more