east coast hip hop
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Nas and Preemo mostly rest on their laurels on Light-Years.
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Infinite is a rare posthumous album that is actually commendable and very solid on its own merits.
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Lonely at the Top, while definitely not bad, is just kind of an underwhelming project from Joey.
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One of New York hip hop's unalloyed masterpieces.
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NY rapper Action Bronson comes through with his glitziest album yet, loaded with classy piano instrumentals and over-the-top lyrics. It’s the mountains of filler after the first third of the LP that kills it, tho.
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Aside from the closing track, this new, free Ratking project feels like a whole lotta filler.
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Heems (ex-Das Racist) comes through with his first commercial project since going solo.
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New York’s Your Old Droog drops a clever, rock-themed rap EP that’s got my psyched for his next move.
