Articles Posted in the Snap Judgment Category
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Snap Judgement: Pusha T – Who I Am Ft. 2 Chainz & Big Sean
Pusha T + 2 Chainz + Thin Sean = Struggle bars and played out sampels. Ouch. Seems like Kanye was to busy playing Yeezus.
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Snap Judgment: J Cole featuring TLC – “Crooked Smile”
One listen to “Crooked Smile” and it’s clear that Cole will likely trump the sophomore slump.
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Snap Judgement: F.Virtue & J57 – Trill Cunningham EP
How many rap EPs named after 84-year old fashion photographers have you heard lately? Yet that is exactly what J57 and F.Virtue did with their latest offering, and though it references the titular inspiration in both spirit and attitude, it could’ve barely been further from A$AP Mob or Yeezy-like fashionistas.
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Snap Judgement: Talib Kweli – Rocket Ships Ft. Busta Rhymes (Prod. by RZA)
Talib’s Prisoner of Conscious is coming out May 7th, and leak season for his long-awaited album is in full swing. This one is of particular interest to anyone who’s in the market for some so-called…
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Snap Judgement: Jay-Z – Open Letter
Somebody needs to shit in this guy’s cereal bowl more often. Who knows, it might just coax another great record out of him.
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T.I. Drops Tracks With Both Big Boi And Andre 3000! …Separately
So how do these two fare against each other in the inevitable comparison?
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F***ing Problem: Again A Decent Song Is Rendered Unlistenable By 2 Chainz
First the good news: Drake may have the voice of a lactose-intolerant dolphin but he proves he can definitely spit a verse here and Kendrick predictably kills it. Even if they hadn’t planned on putting…
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Snap Judgment: “New Day” by 50 Cent featuring Dr. Dre and Alicia Keys
> Over the past five years, 50 Cent has become more of a suit than a rapper. Though he tried on Before I Self Destruct, he couldn’t recapture the magic of Get Rich or Die…
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Snap Judgment: 2 Chainz Ft. Kanye West – Birthday Song
“Mercy” has grabbed everyone’s ear this summer, so it seems only logical they’d try to replicate that success. Surprising absolutely no one, the beat sounds exactly like any big budget beat in 2012 does; it…
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Snap Judgment: Rick Ross – 3 Kings (Ft. Dr. Dre & Jay Z)
Hyperbole is no strange element to hip-hop and rappers have been bigging up themselves ever since Wonder Mike liked to say “hello.” When these three guys however jump on a track together, “3 Kings” is…
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SNAP JUDGMENT: Lupe Fiasco – Bitch Bad
Amidst the TROY fiasco (badum-tss), a somewhat encouraging point got lost in the shuffle; Lupe started to make sense again. And even though the joint might’ve packed in so much talking points few of them…
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SNAP JUDGEMENT: Azealia Banks – 1991 EP
Growing up in Europe in the early ’90s meant that you were bombarded with a ubiquitous sound: Eurodance. The formula went a little something like “take a good looking female singer, synths and keyboards, repetitive…
