Rap Reviews

After listening to Cancer 4 Cure, I want to take El-P to my favorite bar and buy him a pint.

If you're planning to buy B.o.B.'s 'Strange Clouds', budget extra change for a box of Kleenex.

Delo delivers a dose of reality rap on Hood Politics 3.

Is Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded a modern masterpiece? You betcha.

Undun. Reviewed. Backwards. Or something.

Yelawolf goes from the backwoods of Alabama to rap stardom.

Childish Gambino's 'Camp' tackles cultural alienation with a killer combination of whip-smart wit and stark honesty.

A 50-word review of Drake's Take Care.

Ambition is the stuff of twinkle tones and cozy hooks.

Freddie Gibbs vaults darkly above the pillars of the streets on Cold Day in Hell.

Phonte muses comically about the plight of Generation X on his first solo LP, Charity Starts at Home.

J. Cole defies expectations on Cole World: The Sideline Story.

It's raining stark reality on Evidence's second go-round, Cats & Dogs.

Jay-Z and Kanye West Watch the Throne review.

Rick Ross presents the most exquisite showcase hip-hop has witnessed in years.

Shabazz Palaces' Black Up is a wildly rewarding experiment in surrealism.

A review of Tyler the Creator's Goblin.

Pharoahe Monch continues his brilliant solo run with W.A.R. (We Are Renegades).

Kyle Rapps pays tribute to boom bap on Re-Edutainment.

Wiz Khalifa smokes heroic amounts of marijuana on Rolling Papers.

Review of Lupe Fiasco's Lasers.

Just Blaze and Saigon make the perfect pair on Greatest Story Never Told.

Talib Kweli serves up a new dose of conscious rap on Gutter Rainbows.

Lil B The Based God defies expectations on 'I'm Gay (I'm Happy).

DeLorean - 'Hood Politics 3'