Focus Hip Hop

Music Writing with a Focus on Underground Gems

  • EP Review | Fatboi Sharif & Bigg Jus – Insomniac Missile Launcher

    This extended play was released on October 31st this year. Yesterday I published my review for Fatboi Sharif’s latest full length album with Steel Tipped Dove, Decay. I thought that album was amazing, so I was really excited when I saw that he was dropping this collaborative project with the legendary Bigg Jus of all…

  • Album Review | Fatboi Sharif & Steel Tipped Dove – Decay

    This album was released on July 21st this year. Fatboi Sharif is an artist I’ve been covering ever since he released his collaborative album with Roper Williams, Gandhi Loves Children. I really loved that record, and ever since then he’s been steadily putting out really dope, unique, creative projects. One thing I really appreciate about…

  • Album Review | S. Reidy & SunnyMac – SECRET ALBUM

    This album was released on June 16th this year. S. Reidy released one of the better albums I heard in 2022, so I was looking forward to seeing how he would follow it up. I personally wasn’t familiar with the artist who produced this album, SunnyMac, so I really didn’t know how this project would…

  • FHH Update 9-28-2023

    What’s up, y’all. So, obviously things have been hella slow on this blog for the past couple weeks. I honestly just have been so busy with school that I haven’t been listening to any new music lately. I mean, I listened to Magic 3 one time when it dropped, but I haven’t heard it enough…

  • Album Review | Stik Figa & The Expert – Ritual

    This album was released on June 16th this year. After hearing the album that The Expert made with Jermiside last year, he immediately became one of the most exciting producers out right now to me. The beats on that project were very intricate and dynamic. Stik Figa was featured on a highlight from that album…

  • Don’t Sleep | T H R O N E – Toxic Jungle

    Don’t sleep on this latest album from T H R O N E. It was released on June 13th this year. T H R O N E are an indigenous duo comprised of rapper Hayatheus and rapper/singer YVHIKV. I don’t know much about this group, but I first discovered them at the beginning of 2022…

  • Song Review | Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight (Long Version)

    What’s up, y’all. I’m gonna start doing something a little different. When I first started this blog I was a lot more willing to cover older, more classic material. However, as the blog matured I decided that it made more sense to write about contemporary artists and releases so that I could stay up to…

  • Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop (My 25 Favorite Rappers, 21-25)

    I decided to do something a little different today. I actually made a YouTube video. I recently posted a list of my 20 favorite rappers of all time to Twitter. I wanted to do something special for the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop, so at the last minute I recorded this video of me talking…

  • Album Review | Tomcantsleep & KILLVONGARD – The Sun Is Yellow

    This album was released on June 5th this year. I really wasn’t sure if I was gonna be covering this project for a few reasons. I checked out Tomcantsleep’s Songbird EP last year, and I didn’t love it, although it was solid. I also couldn’t help but notice that this album here is only 13…

  • Album Review | Sleep Sinatra & Televangel – Incorruptible Saints

    This album was released on June 20th this year. I’m just gonna come out and say it; I’m expecting this to be one of the best albums of the year. Sleep Sinatra is in my top 5 current MCs, and I’m a big fan of Televangel‘s production. In fact, I love Televangel’s production so much…

  • EP Review | SeKwence & Ruci – WHAT THE HELL GOIN’ ON 2

    This extended play was released on July 15th this year. It’s been kind of a while since I’ve covered a SeKwence project, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard one from him that I didn’t like. His Chameleon & Budget Cuts 3 albums are really good. I’m Better Than Everyone might be my favorite song…

  • Album Review | Nas – Magic 2

    This album was released on July 21st this year. After I heard King’s Disease 3, which was my second favorite album of last year, I decided that Nas is the greatest rapper of all time. As I said in my review of Anwar HighSign‘s latest project, I don’t think you have to have the best…