Album Review: The Roots - How I Got Over

By Jon Garcia

The Roots may be the greatest rap group of all time. With their quantity of music they’ve made over the years, they make a strong case. How I Got Over, their 9th studio album, further cements The Roots’ place in hip-hop immortality. There’s a lot of things to cover here, so let us get started:

Lyrically, this record is everything you would expect a Roots album to be. There isn’t one wack verse on the entire album, only ones that pale in comparison to that of Black Thought. For instance on “Web 20/20”, both Truck North and Peedi Peedi lay down great lines. However, Black Thought seems

Album Review – Paul Wall: Heart Of A Champion

By Arasia

What’s good about declaring yourself the “People’s Champ” is that you only have to satisfy one group—your fans. So any commentary from a critic is a simple technicality. And Paul Wall is ignoring his critics and giving his fans what they want with Heart of a Champion.

Without question, there is something about Paul Wall that keeps his fans coming back. Rather it’s his undeniable grind, the simplicity in his rhymes, or his representation of the South, his presence is felt. He does service those that relate to him and I understand what he provides. And I don’t have any qualms about it but what I do have an issue with is that he doesn’t do it well.