Epinions Recent Reviews for aesopfable

Cormega only stumbles but never simply falls...

Sat, 26 Mar 2005 17:31:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - Some may know that Cormega is basically my favourite emcee of all time. His street narrative, poetry and emotion clearly suggest too many hip hop fans that he is quite possibly the most under rated emcee ever. To solidify this information all one needs...

"Perfection is perfected so I'mma let em' understand..."

Fri, 25 Mar 2005 15:11:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - All thanks to Sun_Tzu&#
146s
, outstanding review (make sure you check it out) I decided to go out of my way and get a copy of the new Perceptionists album "Black Dialogue". The Perceptionists are...

Mad Skillz crafts practically THEE most slept on classic hip hop album of all time!

Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:51:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - Sometimes you come across an album that you know will never become commercial but to a hip hop listener, musically is perfect. A great example of this is O.C.’s ”Word…Life”.
Though gaining in popularity...

"You are a breath of fresh air in this world of sh-t"

Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:56:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - I’ve forever been a bigger supporter of East Coast hip hop than West. Now no matter how hard people try to convince me I frankly believe that East Coast artists produce more intellectual and listenable hip hop music than West Coast artists. However...

This Massacre is unorganized!

Sat, 19 Mar 2005 14:50:44 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - To all that have been in contact with me, sorry that I seemed to have disappeared off the face of the earth. For all you beautiful yanks I’m doing A Levels at college so this is the most important academic year of my life. But today, with the...

"It's the N-O-N P-H-I-X-I-O-N!"

Sun, 1 Aug 2004 12:17:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - NOTE: Sorry I have been absent for so long! It is not my Intention to have somewhat ‘disappeared’ but my Internet is messed up. And with it being the summer holidays and not having access to the school computers I have not been able to post...

"You couldn't make 'headlines' with raised eyebrows!"

Tue, 25 May 2004 13:28:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - Since late 2003, and now the beginning of 2004, a production team known as The Molemen have been sending heat waves through the underground circuit (particularly Chicago). Signed with emcees such as the new infamous battle lyricist...

"Death row, what a brother know!" (HHAW)

Sat, 22 May 2004 17:24:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - This is an entry on behalf of Hip Hop Appreciation Week organized by Mad Theory. Thank you to him for making this happen and too all that participated in it, be sure to check out all other their entries. And as quote by Krs-One...

No one Ever Really Dies- We'll see about that...

Thu, 13 May 2004 08:16:18 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - As I explained on my Clipse review, producers N*E*R*D, or singly Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo are the biggest music sensations in the world right now. They may not be in every headline, but they...

#1- Liquid Swords is more like Lyrical Liquid!

Mon, 3 May 2004 15:56:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - Version 2.0 Having seen ”Kill Bill Vol.2” last night (which by the way is impeccable), the production to film by The Rza got me thinking about this album. Not only was this due to the films theme but also...

Is the Lord Willin to forgive this effort?

Sun, 2 May 2004 13:25:52 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - The productive team The Neptune’s a.k.a. the formulated group N*E*R*D are the most annoying and arguably the most creative producers to come around in the last twenty years. Main members Chad and...

"I'm the Master Of The Ceremony..."

Wed, 28 Apr 2004 14:11:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - Inside the boundaries of hip hop and rap when someone mentions a ‘teacher’ people immediately think of Krs-One. And though in many respects this is true, a real secondary school teacher hit the underground world in 2002...

Introducing Sticky Fingaz, the man, the lyricist and the writer.

Sun, 25 Apr 2004 14:08:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - Sticky Fingaz is one of the top ten emcees of all time. After submerging to the to the top of a very dark pool of underground hip hop with fellow featured group Onyx, Sticky immediately stood out as the star. On...

"Every muthafu-ker with a color is most wanted!"

Sat, 24 Apr 2004 14:12:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - Much like Ice T’s ”Cop Killa”, Ice Cube’s 1990 debut album ”AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted” send waves of fear into the mainstream of White America. Though this had been...

The all star team doesn't achieve the success I would hope for!

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 06:05:28 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - It’s hard to think that (with some exceptions) my dream hip hop artists came together ten years ago and have put out three records. The Diggin’ In The Crates Crew otherwise known as the D.I.T.C Crew consists of...

"Jurassic 5 emcees, and we've got the cure for this rap disease!"

Sun, 18 Apr 2004 11:16:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - I’ll be the first one to admit (sorry Paul) that I really am not a fan of West Coast hip hop. Actually, the only hip hop artists who ‘rep’ the West, in my eyes have lyricism that is signature of East Coast artists. Not...

"Cause I'm on fire, If I was a Michelin I wouldn't tire"

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 15:29:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - Many who study and enjoy so called ‘real’ hip hop will understand that when you combine such a beautiful musical style such as jazz with the ruff and sophisticated rhymes of hip hop, you create a genre of music like no other! These days it is...

Nas writes a sour testament to say to least!

Fri, 2 Apr 2004 06:29:16 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - It is well documented by hip hop fans that Nas’ “coming of age” vengeance album is ”Stillmatic”
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Now from those on epinions who have read my reviews or generally know my taste in hip hop, I personally didn’t highly...

"Them hooks like sellin dope to black folks..."

Thu, 25 Mar 2004 16:17:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - Much like West Coast hip hop, Southern hip hop and rap hasn’t really caught my high opinion over the many years that I have been a hip hop fan. From acts such as Master P and The Clash Money Click, I generally find...

"I’m planting the seeds of rhymes so dope lyricism I reap."

Sat, 20 Mar 2004 17:06:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - Thankfully to the determination and dedication of underground and British loving hip hop heads, a group from Luton named Phi-Life Cypher have slowly found their popularity boosting since their 2000 album Millennium Metaphors...

'The story begins like a David Chopperfield novel, "I am born"'

Sun, 14 Mar 2004 09:32:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - You know that one album that comes out every twenty years, that makes detailed hip hop and rap fans go “No words, just no words”. You know the rare one I’m talking about. The Illmatic’s and the...

'She couldn’t afford a car so she named her daughter A-Lexis...'

Thu, 11 Mar 2004 06:30:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - Note: I recognize I have been away for a while due to college duties and a no access to the Internet. To be able to get this review on here I have had to type this on my computer, put it onto a floppy disk and put it on Epinions through my school...

"The Chef" isn't quite Jamie Oliver Yet...

Thu, 4 Dec 2003 16:20:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - When talking of the Wu-Tang Clan solo efforts Liquid Swords comes off as the most popular and more importantly better album of the many, unarguably. There are so many under rated lyricist in the clan from Inspectah Deck to the...

No J-Lo...just No....

Wed, 3 Dec 2003 10:40:46 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - Jennifer Lopez is that kind of diva nowadays that acts humble and still “ghetto” when really she’s a stone cold hearted woman with a bad attitude. When instantly listening to this album the first feeling I have towards her is hatred and pity...

The "angry blonde" releases the burdens that society has placed on him.

Mon, 1 Dec 2003 15:26:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - Since it's "World AIDS Day" today I dedicate this review to all the peoples who's lives have or are being affected by the disease; show respect and have safe sex. Being from the wonderful world of rap, Eminem is one of those emcees...