Nitty Scott, MC has been making major moves and buzz since she dropped her last project entitled , The Cassette Chronicles, which I loved! Last week, she finally dropped Doobies x Popsicle sticks mixtape to keep listeners in tune until we get The Boombox Diaries from her. Compared to her last project you can notice even more hunger. Last time around she basically gave us an introduction of who Nitty Scott, MC is, and now she spits even more fire than before. Yeah, I know MANY of you never heard of her until the BET Cypher and when she had...

“More than a style, it’s conceptual genius” was the legendary phrase that echoed through my mind while listening to the Compton emcee’s debut album release; the only words to describe a project that stands for more than just a symbol of accomplishment. The dichotomy of meaning between the Ronald Reagan “drug war”/ “crack epidemic” era and the generation of angst and apathy  it created is more than simply discussed in Section.80, it’s illustrated with crystal clear intention. Two projects away from his self-titled EP and his latest O.D. (OverlyDedicated) mixtape is a trip through the mind of a “product of...

At 12 am on June 28th, Dom Kennedy gave us another great piece of work coming From The Westside with Love, for the second time. I’m not sure about anyone else, but up until today I was still playing the first installment of From The Westside with Love like it just dropped. Though Dom hadn’t come across my radar until “Best After Bobby” in August 2009, It’s clear that he has grown so much since his first first release in March of 2008, “25th hour”. I did as any fan of a new artists music would and went back to...

Laws has definitely grown over the past few years, and Yesterday’s Future shows this in several ways. The entire project was produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E League and that alone right there makes it dope. The whole idea of creating a whole project in light of the legendary Paul McCartney’s music seemed kind of out there to me, but Laws definitely crafted this well and everything meshes together almost perfectly. I always say that artists sometime have trouble and ruin samples of other artists but this project exemplifies how this should be done! Also, there were not many features and solely just...

This is an AshleyOutrageous first!!! Why? This is our first review on a female project!  :D Since the first time I heard Nitty Scott MC…I was blown away! Nitty is DOPE. Here’s a little background on the femcee: she was born in Michigan, raised in Florida, and relocated to New York to pursue her career in music. The last track on the tape can give you more insight on Nitty Scott’s story.

You are now served a hot bowl of Gumbeaux. After a few leaks and visuals, Chase N Cashe has finally released his debut album. Yea, not only can he create some of your favorite beats, but he can spit some real shit. Chase has certainly been keeping his name out there gaining new listeners attention. The whole Surf Club team in general is on the move, big up to all of them. Now about this tape, we get a variety of tracks. “#Gumbeaux has songs for the Ladies. #Gumbeaux has songs for the Realest. #Gumbeaux has songs for the Motivated.”...

Cleveland’s own Chip tha Ripper dropped his latest project Gift Raps earlier this week. The tape was presented by Karmaloop and ILLROOTS. His last project, From Me, To You – The Prelude to Gift Raps, was released last year and left listeners like myself wanting more. A lot of people think of Chip as Kid Cudi’s friend that jumps on tracks here and there, but he’s way more than that. Chip has his own projects that are often overlooked but he’s not someone to sleep on. Gift Raps is a great example of his growth as an artist. He is...

Around this time last week, Stalley released his highly anticipated project “Lincoln Way Nights: Intelligent Trunk Music.” I’ve been following Stalley since back in ’08 when he dropped his first mixtpae entitled “Goin’ Ape” and I can honestly say I’ve been a fan since. In 2010, he released “MadStalley: The Autobiography” inspired by Madlib and his move from Ohio to Brooklyn. Although he currently resides in Brooklyn, throughout LWN he’s glad to let you know he hails from Ohio (Massillon to be exact) and that “ain’t nothin’ change but the address, fool.” All of the songs on this tape were...

Let’s start off by saying, the mixtape or should we say “Album” begins with a piano piece that is flowing with a melody that lets you know… your about to listen to an EPIC piece of work. It’s like the music that is chosen for previews in the movies, to get you ready, to build suspense, hence why they were calling it “A Motion Picture”. The intro fades right into a track entitled “Too Deep For The Intro” with an Erykah Badu sample. It just might be – too deep for the intro – literally. He kills it! Lets remind...

Skeme’s Pistols and Palm Trees was a very anticipated project. I knew once it was completed that it was going to be dope, but it was more than that. Ive been posting Skeme’s music since I began my site back in 2008. Ever since then I have only seen him progress more and more. From performing on showcases during SXSW, A3C, & CMJ, to having a mixtape hosted by DJ Ill Will, to being labeled as one of “Cali’s New Crops” by Madbury Club, & so on. Skeme is for sure someone to keep an eye on, especially after this...