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VERY UNDERRATED, CLASSIC ALBUM FROM XZIBIT, 16 Sep 2006

i first got in to xzibit when i bought at the speed of life, and i was really impressed by the honesty, lyricism, and production on it, which made it a classic, and this is right up there with that album, if not better, the beats on this album are brilliant, quite hardcore, certainly not for the commercial rap fan, but they really suit xzibits style, as i said before, xzibit is a really good lyricist, his flow is always on point,and his has a good if not rough voice, his subject matter is versatile too, he raps about politics, repping where he's from, but keeps it gangster at the same time, this album is xzibit without any sugar coating, like xzibit himself said 'what u see is what u get',… Read more

THE BIRTH OF A GENIUS, 4 Sep 2006

the slim shady LP, a look in to the dark, twisted world of eminem, this was his debut, he was broke angry, and ready to take on the world, and let me tell you this album is nothing short of brilliant, eminem proves himself as an incredible lyricist, with an amazing delivery great voice, he is brutally honest and raps about a range of subject matters, such as the struggles of being broke, hilarious storytelling songs, killing his girlfriend, vicous battle rap songs, dissing everyone from his mum to vanilla ice, in fact, the majority of the songs on this album are hilarious battle rap songs, which doesnt really matter because eminem comes up with punchlines, jokes, and multis galore, this… Read more

LIKE EVERYONE SAYS-NAS'S COMEBACK ALBUM, 27 Aug 2006

dont want to sound cliched here, but it is true, this is nas's best after illmatic, first off, the prodution on this album is very good, it is listenable without being too commercial, and matches the mood of the songs and nas's flow, the lyrics and wordplay on this are amazing, with nas showing off his mcing skills to the fullest, nas raps about a wide range of topics on this album, with songs such as one mic, rule, poison, every ghetto, rewind, and of course, that diss track which completely destroyed jay z, ether, this album came at a time when commercial rap was going downhill, and its good it came when it did, overall, this album is a modern classic, although jay z-the blueprint, i… Read more