Tag Archives: Review

(Album Review)-@tharealkir Legendary

The word “Legendary” is defined as being remarkable enough to be famous or very well known. That is exactly the case with rising Philly artist Kir and his latest musical offering by the same name. The East Coast native combines nineteen songs in total with guest features from Nasty Na, City Rominiecki, Deviose, Farees and a few others. The mixtape …

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(EP Review)-@RocAmerica Blame You

Get to know Brooklyn’s Roc America thru his latest release effort, “Blame You”. The emotionally driven EP project contains six tracks in total and showcases Roc’s songwriting capabilities. “Blame You” is based around bitter break-ups and tainted love but done so in a highly tasteful fashion. Production is almost entirely self-handled, besides “Eleven Eleven” and “Worthy”. The New Yorker’s sound …

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(EP Review)-Shawn Archer Swag and 808s (@iamshawnarcher)

While having established their lead artist Trel Mack among the masses now, SKE Records switches gears over to their next rising star, Shawn Archer. His recently released nine track “Swag & 808’s” album showcases his vibrant Philadelphia demeanor while including zero features outside of the SKE fam. We find CEO Q The Question on “The Conclusion” and the aforementioned Trel …

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(Album Review)-@citifrresh Spilled Pineapples

New Jersey’s pineappleCITI urges listeners to take caution after pressing play on her nine track album, “Spilled Pineapples”. The project carries features from Fourtee, Branden Jerrel and Dougie F and incorporates witty punchlines, braggadocios lyricism and melodically delivered vocals. We really enjoyed the body of work so GYBU decided to write up a review to speak about a few of …

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(Album Review)-@Sincurr UFO

Upcoming Brooklyn artist Sincurr has his sights set on establishing himself as a threat among the music community. In doing so, he officially premiered the release of his eleven track “U.F.O. (Unofficially F***ing Official)” album. Featuring additional vocal support from JeeJuh, “U.F.O.” was recorded exclusively in New York City at Become A Star Studios. GYBU recently interviewed Sincurr for our …

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(Album Review)-@sclass415 First Day Of School

Richland Records owner and emcee S-Class takes to the podium to announce the “First Day Of School” is now in session. He was exposed to a wide variety of music growing up in regions including New York, Minnesota and his current home of San Francisco, which shows in his musical approach. With a strong rooted foundation in old school Hip …

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(Album Review)-@MCCleverOne Wild Seed

7oddz atomic bomb spitter Clever One steps into solo mode for the fourteen track “Wild Seed” album. This follows up his freshman EP “Let’s Build” and his 2012 mixtape titled “Life’s A Blur”. The production is provided in house by Seven Oddities founder DreamTek and emcee/producer, Save One. If you happen to be new to the Chicago based label, they …

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(Album Review)-Sourmouth A Million Little Pieces (@sourmouth100)

Portland emcee Sourmouth proudly presents his sophomore LP, “A Million Little Pieces”, a personally reworked version of the James Frey book. Consisting of twenty-one tracks in total, the PDX rhyme psychopath blends a wide variety of genres to properly dictate his life story and struggles. Whether he’s putting a twist to the Robin Hood cartoon from Disney, delivering club hits …

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(Album Review)-Visual The Ambassador (@ISeeItAll)

V!SUAL is a very humbled individual but don’t let that fool you. The Logan Square resident has been putting in massive hours and man work over the years. Blood, sweat and tears have gone into both Community Service Records and the esteemed #HelloHipHop collection that consists of monthly music gatherings and networking events. To top it off, the active community …

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(Album Review)-Voss Insatiable (@whoismikevoss)

Philadelphia artist Voss (BET 106 & Park Freestyle Friday Hall of Famer) seeks to feed his unquenchable thirst for success, truth and music on his thirteen track album, “Insatiable”. Voss also contracts a long list of featured guests including Revolution, I Love You, Evan Rotunno, Ron Swerdon, Milton, Jake Palumbo, Mel Alston Jr., Harrowgrove, Azar, Kim Jong, Ill Mason and the …

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