Tag: Southern Hip Hop

• July 5, 2014

  Mixtape Review-CMG presents Chapter One by Young Gotti & CMG

  Mixtape Review-CMG presents Chapter One by Young Gotti & CMG by Dan-O One of the sticky notes slapped on the surface of Southern Hip Hop is the stars that shine brightest rocket upward only to fall into obscurity once the prevailing tide changes or the hit gets old. It’s impossible to make this argument work…
• May 17, 2014

  Mixtape Review-Real Nigga Shit by Kolley

  Mixtape Review-Real Nigga Shit by Kolley While it’s easier to be a Southern rapper than it ever has been, it really depends on how Southern you are considered. UGK and Outkast are deeply embedded in the public mind as architects of the south. If you ask the same hip hop elitist who reps these groups…
• May 10, 2014

  Mixtape Review-Capolavoro by Fiend

  Mixtape Review-Capolavoro by Fiend by Dan-O If someone asked me why I love Fiends music so much I would be forced to flip the question. How could you not? If you hate Southern rap because you can’t forage through the heavy drawl of artists like Big KRIT you don’t need to worry about that. Do…
• February 12, 2014

  Song Review-What Happened by Maino featuring Jadakiss

  Song Review-What Happened by Maino featuring Jadakiss by Dan-O Songs like this just need to end. I would love to be talking about how much I enjoyed Maino’s new project K.O.B. but the last bonus track is a song that’s been made a thousand times by a thousand different artists. Every time it comes off…
• February 5, 2014

  Mixtape Review-Crown Royal 4 by Pastor Troy

  Mixtape Review-Crown Royal 4 by Pastor Troy by Dan-O Pastor Troy has always been my answer. When pasty New Englanders told me that Southern Rap was soft I would just ask if they’d ever heard him. They never had. Once you’ve heard Pastor Troy your perspective is changed. Crown Royal 4 is a sprawling example…
• January 22, 2014

  Song of The Year- Double Up and Rewind by 2 $ Fabo produced by King Dominus

  Song of The Year- Double Up and Rewind by 2 $ Fabo produced by King Dominus by Dan-O I don’t believe that any trend in music is without a valid foundation. That’s why things are so cyclical. As maligned and mocked as the crunk trend became the most popular and best mixtape of 2014 so…
• December 28, 2013

  Mixtape Review-Insomnia Addict by Starlito

  Mixtape Review-Insomnia Addict by Starlito by Dan-O When Stalito drops a project you don’t jam out or bump it you study it like a treasure map. He’s one of maybe five active rap artists who drops treasure maps you have to walk with to find the precious gems in his verses. Kevin Gates appears on…
• December 25, 2013

  Song Review- Paper, Rock, Scissors by Starlito & Don Trip produced by BarNone & Street Symphony

  Song Review- Paper, Rock, Scissors by Starlito & Don Trip produced by BarNone & Street Symphony by Dan-O This is my favorite opening song of 2013. All the folks (like us) who impatiently waited for the two punch line Jedi masters to come together again for a sequel to Step Brothers, breathed a deep sigh…
• December 7, 2013

  Mixtape Review-Its Tha World 2 by Young Jeezy

  Mixtape Review-Its Tha World 2 by Young Jeezy by Dan-O If Its Tha World 2 was a vehicle it wouldn’t be a minivan. The eight track smash mouth Young Jeezy and company mixtape would be a muscle car riding at top speed along a dirt road, leaving trails of dust on the competition. Young Jeezy…
• November 20, 2013

  The right way to use Catfish Billy: Black Fall EP edition

  The right way to use Catfish Billy: Black Fall EP edition by Dan-O Thankfully I can’t tell you what industry people think. I say that because as a consumer of music a lot of industry decisions don’t make sense. Take Yelawolf whose Shady Records debut caved in on itself going from fist pumping first half…