House, R&B, Soul & Rap > Death Row House, R&B, Soul & Rap > 5 GBP to 10 GBP

Advantages: Good, funky music, markable production
Disadvantages: awful lyrics, glorifying rape

...13. Chronic Break 14. Doggy Dogg World 15. U Betta Ask Somebody 16. G'z & Hustlas 17. U Betta Recognise 18. Pump Pump This album was a joint effort between producer Dr. Dre, and rapper Snoop Dogg. Dr. Dre is considered by many with justification as the greatest grandmaster music producer of Hip-Hop, basing his influences and samples on the Funk music of bands like Parliament, George Clinton, Funkadelic, and Zapp & Roger Troutman, and blending them ...
...with head nodding beats to create a smooth musical texture for the vocalist to sink his teeth into and spit with a commanding delivery. Snoop Dogg had appeared on Dr. Dre's own album "The Chronic" and gained a high profile for his portrayal of a ruthless, trigger happy gangster killer with a disturbingly cool and disaffected sing-song delivery. When Dr. Dre and him pulld together to make this back in 1993- Snoop's first solo album, Hip Hop fans were ... Read review

Advantages: No weak tracks
Disadvantages: Nothing specific

Released in 1993, "Doggystyle" is the debut album from the West Coast rapper known then as Snoop Doggy Dogg. It alongside Dr. Dre's "The Chronic", managed to get then then-upcoming West Coast sub-genre of G-Funk into the public eye. This style, pioneered by Dr. Dre was a type of production which could only really adapt to the gangsta style of West Coast rappers as it used funky rhythm with hard beats. This was Snoop's most successful album, getting ...
...influential rap albums in terrms of the development of Hip Hop. This is likely due to the fact that the rap game had recently settled out on the West Coast and gangsta rap was introduced, bringing Ice-T, Coolio and NWA to the forefront of rap at the time, and with this and The Chronic", a further stage of development came out as this G-Funk sound came into play. Since it's his debut album, I feel I should give a little information on him. He is a ... Read review

Advantages: Real Hip Hop!!!
Disadvantages: CDs brake

Ive actually bought this album about three times over the years. "An absolute must have for all hip hop fans!" Yes, we all know who Dr. Dre is, but how many of you can say youve listened to this album. If you havent your nothing but a fake. This is the definition of gangsta rap. DRE in his prime! You may have heard one or two tracks from this album already but it is definetly one you must have in your collection Unforgetable cd, literally, ... Read review

Advantages: A couple of good dance tunes
Disadvantages: Repetitive lines

"51/50 Ratchet" is the debut album from the Louisiana rapper Hurricane Chris. When this dropped, 2007, the musician was only eighteen years old, and to fit in with what is expected of young rappers, espcially ones from the Dirty South, he has come out with some 'ringtone rap' with his hit single "A Bay Bay and "The Hand Clap" which followed on from it. 1. "Getting Money" (feat. Nicole Wray) This track get the album off to a shaky start as it isn't ...
...have to say tha I expect it though because he basially summarises his life stroy to the lsitenr in order to make up a little introduction for you before getitng itno his music. This little contextual information can be overlooked though as it doesn't bring out anything out of the ordinary. **Two Stars** 2. "A Bay Bay" This is the big single from the album and as his debut, it manged to catapult him into fame at the start of 2007. From there the ... Read review

Advantages: street music!
Disadvantages: too much street music!

Having been a big fan of fifty cent when he first burst on to the scene, and also a big fan of G Unit, i have to be honest, my interest has waned of late thanks to a couple of mediocre releases and an attempted cross-over into more radio friendly music. With the release of G Unit's anticipated sophomore album, it gives us a chance to see whether they really have crossed over, or if they remain true to the streets which raised them. Starting with ...
...definitely get you to pick it up if you saw it in the store. The album opens with Straight Outta Southside - a supposed ode to Sean Bell who was shit by police, but it doesn't actually make any reference to him, apart from once! It seems to be a cover of straight outta compton by NWA, but is nowhere near as good, a definite miss to open the album! We then lurch into piano man and close to me, two decent songs but forgettable nonetheless. Finally ... Read review