Artist name: Ghostface Killah Album name: The Big Doe Rehab Label: Def Jam Gender: Hip-Hop Release date: December 4, 2007 ZMErating: 7/10 Website: http://www.myspace.com/ghostface In little more than a year [tag]Ghostface Killah[/tag] has propelled himself to be seen as the most flashy and popular member of the [tag]Wu Tang Clan[/tag]. From putting out an album almost every year – just recently he put out two in one year – to having his own segment on…
Artist name: Spice Girls Album name: Greatest Hits Label: Island Def Jam Gender: Hip-Hop/Mafioso Rap Release date: November 6, 2007 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: http://www.jayzonline.com In 1996 [tag]Jay-Z[/tag] came out with a gem called Reasonable Doubt. Tales of hustling, drugs, and money were on the surface of this classic album. Looking deeper you hear tales of infidelity, and sever paranoia. Since then enthusiast have begged Jay-Z to go back to his original way of thinking. Because…
The legendary underground duo [tag]Smif-n-Wessun[/tag] have put out their highly anticipated album, Smif-n-Wessun: The Album, and have been moving like work horses to promote it. Receiving positive reviews and being called “a breath of fresh air in hip-hop” they sure have a lot to boast about. Debuting over 10 years ago and steadily putting out new material whether that be with their group the Boot Camp Click, the regular appearances on mixtapes, or the albums…
Artist name: Smif-n-Wesson Album name: The Album Label: Duck Down Gender: Hip-Hop Release date: October 23, 2007 ZMErating: 7/10 Website: http://www.myspace.com/smifnwessun Smif N Wessun have been pretty active these few years. After fighting to get their original name back, putting out an album in 2005, and putting out two Boot Camp Click albums, Tek and Steele have been keeping themselves relevant in the hip-hop community for some time now. Two months after their group Boot…
Artist name: 5o Cent Album name: Curtis Label: Aftermath Records/Interscope Gender: Hip-Hop Release date: September 11, 2007 ZMErating: 5/10 Website: http://www.50cent.com/ [tag]50 Cent[/tag] has had an incredible rap career. With two out of two albums with his name on them going 10 or more times platinum, and pretty much anything dealing with him being blessed with success (aside from any recent G-unit artist’s album), its no wonder the record selling giant comes into the game…
Artist name: Kanye West Album name: Graduation Label: GOOD Music/Island Def Jam Gender: Hip-Hop Release date: September 11, 2007 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: http://www.kanyewest.com/ [tag]Kanye West[/tag] has been through an amazing journey through his career. Debuting on a classic album (The Blueprint), putting on an amazing show with The College Dropout, and not falling for that sophomore slump that so many succumb to with Late Registration, Kanye has constantly stayed on top when put on center…
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