Focus Hip Hop

Music Writing with a Focus on Underground Gems

  • Rating Ceschi’s Discography

    I gotta say, I’m pretty damn impressed by how much Ceschi’s music has improved. I think he’s always had an interesting & unique style, but the music didn’t start REALLY impressing me until 2015. I liked projects before that, but 2015 is when he really started blowing me away. I can’t wait to see what…

  • Album Review | Ceschi – Sad, Fat Luck

    This album was released on April 4th this year. I’m really looking forward to this project. Honestly, I’m expecting it to be one of the best albums of the year. For those of you who don’t know, Ceschi is the head of the Fake Four Inc. label. He’s a pretty interesting rapper. His music is…

  • EP Review | Moodie Black – M B I I I . V M I C H O A

    This EP came out on March 29th this year. I actually had no idea that this project dropped until a couple days ago. I almost missed it. I guess this is pretty much a sequel to M B I I I, which was their last project. Oh yeah. That should’ve been obvious. It’s MB3.5. I’m…

  • Rating Ill Bill’s Discography

    As I said in my review of Cannibal Hulk, I’m a really big fan of Ill Bill. There’s not a single album here that I don’t like. I haven’t heard every single project that he’s ever done. I haven’t heard any mixtapes that he’s done. I also never checked out that Black Metal album presented…

  • Album Review | Ill Bill & Stu Bangas – Cannibal Hulk

    This album was released on March 29th this year. Well, I uh… I THINK it’s an album. I also kinda feel like it should be considered an EP though. It’s less than twenty five minutes long, and three of the tracks are less than 20 seconds. I guess it doesn’t really matter though. Anyway, I’m…

  • Album Review | Dope KNife – Things Got Worse

    Originally written on March 3rd, 2019 This album is set to be released on May 17th this year. The first time I’d ever heard of Dope KNife was when he was mentioned in a video by Dead End Hip Hop where they were talking about their favorite albums of 2017. I didn’t actually end up…

  • EP Review | Angry Blackmen – Talkshit!

    This EP was released on March 15th this year. I was introduced to the Angry Blackmen by Padlock Jones. Apparently they hit him up on Twitter asking him to check them out, and they surprisingly weren’t trash. I’ve heard some of their shit, but I wouldn’t really say I’m that familiar with their work. I’m…

  • Don’t Sleep | Tree – We Grown Now.

    Don’t sleep on this latest album from Tree. It was released on March 22nd this year. I would’ve written a normal review for this album, but unfortunately I don’t have the production credits. I almost didn’t even listen to this just because I didn’t know who produced it. If any of y’all have the credits,…

  • EP Review | Phonte – Pacific Time

    This EP was released on March 29th this year. Phonte is definitely the best rapper from North Carolina in my opinion. Unfortunately, I’ve never actually written about him on this website. I really should try to big him up more, especially since he’s from my hometown of Durham. I actually think the two solo rap…

  • EP Review | They Hate Change – Clearwater

    This EP was released for free on March 22nd this year. I’m going into this project completely blind. I’ve never heard any of They Hate Change’s music, and I barely know anything about them. The only thing I know is that they’re an experimental rap duo signed to Deathbomb Arc, which is pretty much the…

  • EP Review | LORD BYRON – ALL

    This EP was released on March 26th this year. This is the third and final extended play that LORD BYRON released in March. Again, I was completely unfamiliar with LORD BYRON before checking out these EPs, and I’m really glad I gave him a shot. I’m expecting this project to be just as good as…

  • EP Review | LORD BYRON – Behold, It’s Us

    This EP was released on March 16th this year. This is the second of three EPs LORD BYRON dropped in March. I was completely unfamiliar with who he was before checking out the first one, and I surprisingly ended up really enjoying it, so I’m looking forward to this one. Just like with the previous…