House, R&B, Soul & Rap > House House, R&B, Soul & Rap > 10 GBP to 15 GBP

Advantages: good value for money
Disadvantages: a couple of dodgy tracks

I was given this as a present and I was really impressed! On face value I thought it would be the usually compilation CD with a few good tunes and then a lot of fillers especially on the third disc but I was quite happily proved wrong! There are a few tracks which I wasn't familiar with but even they have turned out to be good tunes. The CD does feature a lot of the chart classics that everyone remembers (Ultra Nate, Robyn S, Ce Ce Penistone, Uban ...
...since 1994 (Jinny, Mory Kante). Its a good mix of really popular chart hits and not so commercially successful club classics. There are also a few tracks which are not the usual mixes which helps to keep it quite fresh. I thought it was excellent value and would recommend it. You always get some dodgy tracks on compilation cd's but this one manages to keep them at a minimum. ... Read review

Advantages: True Classics
Disadvantages: Doesn't cater for the hard house or acid house fans

...CD, just like the 1st Cream Classics CD. All the track hear are great with some really standing out like Space Cowboys by Jamiroquai which really shows that they have put the 'real' funk in this CD which leans towards the funky side. Also Go by Moby is a great tune. There are some really classics to be sighted in this CD. It trully defines itself and the mixing is excellent in order to create a smoothing effect throughout the 3 discs. This CD shows ... Read review

Advantages: a fantastic nostalgic musical trip
Disadvantages: none

...the nostalgic trips on the Back To Love series, and i love the fact that the first CD gives us some good old classic house/electronica and the second moves into more groove/soul stuff. Some tracks on these albums get lost in memory and sound, but when heard again definitely ignites the senses and memories...and Back To Love 03.03 is no different. I'd be bold enough to say i think BTL 03.03 could be their best to date, having bought more recent volumes ...
...and its also why i'm writing this! Starting CD1 off is Frankie Knuckles "The Whistle Song" and you just cant go wrong with any stuff he does, i think its brilliant Lisa Stansfield has been dug out the ages with her "People Hold On" track and a royal salute has to be sent out to HK for ye olde classic, Subliminal Cuts "Le Voie Du Soleil" - who doesnt go wild for the piano loop in that song?! CD2 is just full of 3 great genres - old skool, funk and ... Read review

Advantages: All the dance tracks are of the highest quality
Disadvantages: Lyrics aren't the best

...1. Intro 2. Beat'n Down Yo Block I felt that there were similarities between this track and others which artists from the region have come out with. The closest track to it for me is Jibbs' "King Kong", as these both refer to the booming sound which their cars make as they enter a neighbourhood. I felt that it was a good way to introduce the album as Unk tells you that the LP should be played so the whole street can hear it. **Four Stars** 3. ...
...heard from Unk, way back in 2006, and as I had just got into the Snap form of rap after hearing a little Soulja Boy and Dem Franchize Boyz, this played up to exactly what I wanted to here; a big dance track from Atlanta. it seems as though if you make a dance rap track in any of the big southern cities of the US, and accomplany it with an actual dance; , you are bound to do well. This is the case with this track as it blew up the clubs in the Dirty ... Read review

Advantages: Amazing!
Disadvantages: ...

I love the Ying Yang twins and this album is yet another success. The songs are a mixture of hip hop and gangster rap. Thier very distinctive voices make them different to other artists of the same genre. 'Dangerous' was the first song released from this album and my all time favourite, It features the vocal talent of Wyclef Jean. The subject of their songs are mainly strippers and women therefore there is some bad launguage although i believe you ... Read review