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  The Wait List: Papoose’s “The Nacirema Dream”

  Posted by Burmy on 08/15/11 |
  Filed under Features, Papoose, The Wait List

  At least two other long-awaited albums it is believed will finally meet their release this year (hears shouts of "DETOX!") Calm down, people-I'm saving that for the BIG one. The other one is the debut album by The Underground Mixtape King himself, Papoose. See more...See more...

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  Albums That Deserve Another Chance: Bubba Sparxx “Deliverance”

  Posted by Burmy on 06/16/11 |
  Filed under Features, Albums That Deserve a Second Chance

  Long before the whole "party like a rockstar" and Euro-club trends impacted hip-hop and R&B, another seemingly impossible fusion happened between the inner-city centered genre and another seemingly incompatible one, from an area nobody would expect. This is the story of Bubba Sparxx "Deliverance". See more...See more...

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  Albums That Deserve Another Chance: Remy Ma “There’s Something About Remy”

  Posted by Burmy on 05/19/11 |
  Filed under Features, Albums That Deserve Another Chance, Remy Ma

  Of course despite the overwhelmingly positive reviews, this didn't get the mainstream attention it should have, explaining the low sales. However, at the Hype, we strive to be as neutral as possible, leading us to ask the question: Did it really deserve to be slept-on this much? Let's give it another chance! See more....See more...

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  Albums That Deserve Another Chance: Shawnna’s “Block Music”

  Posted by Burmy on 04/01/11 |
  Filed under Top Stories, Features, Albums That Deserve Another Chance, Shawnna

  The year was 2006 and the femcee game was in a flux, ready for one of its bigger turning points ever. It was moving away from its "sexified" phase and towards a new era where they were starting to get towards the fellas' level. Glad to see there was finally a place for her to stand out, Shawnna decided to put that same focus into her sophomore album "Block Music". See more... See more...

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  Albums That Deserve Another Chance: Mannie Fresh “The Mind of Mannie Fresh (Pt. 2)”

  Posted by Burmy on 03/04/11 |
  Filed under Albums That Deserve Another Chance

  Last time on "Albums That Deserve Another Chance," we went over the first part of Mannie Fresh's solo debut album, which proved he was truly the brains behind the signature classic Cash Money sound (as well as explaining that he truly masterminded the sound of his former group the Big Tymers). See more...See more...

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  Albums That Deserve Another Chance: Mannie Fresh “The Mind of Mannie Fresh (Pt. 1)”

  Posted by Burmy on 02/25/11 |
  Filed under Features, Albums That Deserve Another Chance

  for the longest time, Mannie resisted all the pressure to do his own solo set-pressure he finally gave into after the massive departure of most of Cash Money's former roster. So, near the end of 2004, we got "The Mind of Mannie Fresh," a 30-track ode to big-time shinin', pullin' the finest ladies, and all-around feel-good hip-hop. See more...See more...

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  Albums That Deserve Another Chance: Mike Jones “Who Is Mike Jones?”

  Posted by Burmy on 02/11/11 |
  Filed under Features, Albums That Deserve Another Chance, Mike Jones

  You know, my favorite album reviews are the ones where a hard case is made...I'm getting back into that vibe now, after my last review of the pre-"We the Best" Khaled's album. So I figured it's time I looked at another name from the Dirty South who's been the punchline of a whole bunch of hip-hop jokes. Who? Mike Jones! See more...See more...

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  Albums That Deserve Another Chance: DJ Khaled “Listenn….The Album”

  Posted by Burmy on 01/21/11 |
  Filed under Features, DJ Khaled, Albums That Deserve Another Chance

  When you think of "super-annoying guy who never does anything other than yell on tracks but somehow finds his way into getting the hottest names in rap on his album," we all know who the first guy that pops up in your heads is. (You in the back row...nope, it's not Lil' Jon. He actually produces). See more...See more...

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  Albums That Deserve Another Chance: Rhymefest’s “Blue Collar”

  Posted by Burmy on 01/14/11 |
  Filed under Top Stories, Features, Rhymefest, Albums That Deserve Another Chance

  It was his ghostwriting for Kanye's breakout single "Jesus Walks" that set him into motion...having gotten offers from both G.O.O.D. Music and Allido, Fest chose the latter, picking up distribution from J Records (where he notably rebuffed Busta Rhymes' critiques of how Mr. Davis handles his hip-hop acts). Setting a mission to bring back the true essence of hip-hop, we got his debut album "Blue Collar" in '06. See more...See more...

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  Albums That Deserve Another Chance: Ray Cash’s “Cash on Delivery”

  Posted by Burmy on 01/07/11 |
  Filed under Features, Albums That Deserve Another Chance

  This week, I decided to tweak the focus of this column to demonstrate major-label albums that, despite positive critical reviews and feedback, were mainly slept-on by the hip-hop community and thus resulted in low sales. And which album could sum that up better than Ray Cash's debut album, "Cash On Delivery." See more...See more...