Entries for the ‘Reviews’ Category

[Album Review] YP - “Classified”

It may be safe to say that if you want the finer things in life it takes HUSTLE, in other words “Hard Work”. This is evident through the debut album “Classified” from the Chicago native YP. After building a strong buzz on the Internet, thanks to major publicity from FSD. The newcomer was able to [...]

[New Mixtape] B. Rossi - The Grocery List Part 1

There is a lot of Mixtapes to look out for right now, one in particular to look out for is The Grocery List Part 1 from B. Rossi. You got a glimpse of the Georgia native in the studio with Lloyd a couple months back recording “Gimme a Try”.
Here’s my two cents on it. This [...]

[Hit or Quit] Laws - Lucky

Now I’ve been meaning to make a post on someone that I feel you need to MOST DEFINITELTY CHECK OUT if you didn’t already. He goes by the name of Laws.
The Brazilian born, New York raised emcee is definitely diverse. Now residing in Florida, Laws is an up-incoming rapper, but has a foundation that has been [...]

[Review] K’Naan Show at Sub-T (Feb 8th, 2009)

The one day of the week that I am usually “off” on is Sunday, but this past Sunday my man Z invited me to see K’Naan live at Sub-T here in Chicago. I’ve only vaguely heard of K’Naan and his music so I figured I’d check it out.
Long story short, this dude ROCKED the venue! I [...]

[News] 2009 Grammy Awards

NO ONE ON THE CORNER HAD SWAG LIKE MOI….Yes the word “Swag” is very played out, but these 4 guys without a doubt wheres the word.
T.I., Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and Kanye West performed the hit single “Swagger Like Us” at the Grammys. M.I.A.  began the performance with her hit single “Paper Planes”.This performance proves that Hip-Hop [...]

[Hit or Quit] Gillitine “Win or Lose”

Check this out,
Gillitine is an emcee from Boston, MA. Check out his song “Win or Lose” and let me know what you think. I like it, it really has an east coast sound! I knew as soon as I heard it that Gilly was from the east coast (before I even asked for his info..lol). [...]

[Hit or Quit] ILL Nature - Come On

            
I’m happy to say HHLS is getting a lot of new material for you to check out. So today I have a new single from an up-incoming group ILL Nature. ILL Nature’s first single “Come On” is featured on their debut album.
I kind of think of MF Doom, because this group is only represented [...]

[Hit or Quit] Paul Scientific of Chicago…

Hey y’all!
We’re doing something a little new here, we’re trying to give y’all a chance to hear some underground/local hip hop artists and let us know what you think of their music. So be sure to comment our new Hit or Quit blogs…
What’s better than a song about love for hip-hop…or a song about your [...]

“My Fav 5 Albums Of 08″

OUT WITH THE OLD, AND IN WITH THE NEW. Happy New Year’s from HHLS, 09 is definitely a great year to look out for, like a new president, Graduation, New Music (Hip-Hop Lives! Stupid). So its the first official day of a new year, and before I say goodbye to 08…..(Tear).  I’ll give you a [...]

Awww man….wait, I mean woman…

With hip hop being a male dominated music genre, sometimes the talent of female emcees can be somewhat slept on. I mean, the women in the hip hop game deserve some props too!..atleast some of them…haha.
Female emcees from hip hop past…such as Roxanne Shante, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, and Ladybug Mecca (the only female [...]