© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-russianraiderz Recent reviews written by member russianraiderz en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_430858604164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - It has been a minute, has it not? I see some folks have missed me in my extended hiatus, but fear not...as I am back. Starting today, I am going to chronicle the career of my newfound (well not really new anymore) Hip Hop hero - Hakeem Seriki, otherwise... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430858604164 Wed, 21 May 2008 05:11:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430858604164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_403396595332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - I must eat humble pie. I remember, it was just the end of the summer of 2005. I began hearing the name "Chamillionaire" here and there and all I could think is "why would anyone choose a name as whack as that?". I recall when "Turn it Up", the lead... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~403396595332 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:39:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_403396595332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_396556930692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - There are albums that you like, and then there are albums that you love. One tier above that, there are the albums that become etched in every fan's heart, and defined as "classics". In my eyes, there is one more stage above that, and these are the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~396556930692 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:09:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_396556930692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_382009839236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - Cash On Delivery, the debut album of Ray Cash. Wait...who? Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking when I was first introduced to this album - WHO THE HELL IS RAY CASH? Ray Cash, born Raymond Cheeks, is a young rapper from Cleveland, and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~382009839236 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:50:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_382009839236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_344091233924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - From my last review, people could tell that I wasn&#146t exactly the biggest lover of Southern Hip Hop. I&#146m from Seattle myself, but despite everyone around me &#150 I don&#146t jump on anything west coast. I have liked East Coast rap from day one... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~344091233924 Thu, 5 Apr 2007 22:13:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_344091233924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_342634761860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - I don't really like good-bye's, but I think there's a time for everything with everyone. This isn't official, but my time at Epinions is waning and I don't think I will remain a member of the community anymore. Nothing personal, and I still love... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~342634761860 Mon, 2 Apr 2007 19:44:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_342634761860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_328419544708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - With a name like Nature, one would figure that he was some sort of a tree-hugging and environmentally-friendly rapper. Do not be fooled. I cannot think of an album that is more representative of the concrete pavement and chipped building walls... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~328419544708 Mon, 5 Mar 2007 00:43:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_328419544708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_295879085700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - "Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned" While William Congreve did not become a household name with his 1697 play "The Mourning Bride", the above quote from it became a legend in the English... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~295879085700 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 05:17:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_295879085700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_281675271812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - I know what you&#146re thinking&#133 Just what is an archetype? It seems like a word you should know. It sounds like something you&#146ve heard before. The truth is&#133we are all part of an archetype. It is a staple of our living and our... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~281675271812 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 04:07:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_281675271812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_278670315140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - Anthony Cruz is a legend. He has never gone platinum. He has never had a smash hit. If you are to look at a mainstream (MTV, BET, VH1) list of the greatest rappers of all time, he would never show up in the top 20. But he is nevertheless a legend... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~278670315140 Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:21:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_278670315140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_261600808580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - "doon doon doon, tsch, doon doon doon doon, tsch DUN DUN DUN, tsch, doon doon doon doon, DUN DUN DUN" It is a piece of music that we will never forget. "doon doon doon, tsch, doon doon doon doon, tsch DUN DUN DUN, tsch, doon doon doon... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~261600808580 Wed, 4 Oct 2006 00:56:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_261600808580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_242697604740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - Can somebody please tell me why the hell E-40 is a rapper? Anyone? Come on, I need an answer. After listening to "My Ghetto Report Card" I am quite perplexed regarding the utter idiocy of any person that decided that he has any... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~242697604740 Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:28:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_242697604740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_221528624772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - We all get that feeling. The want of adventure. We all had that feeling where we live in a fairy tale world, where we are the tale&#146s hero. Having spent most of my childhood reading days carefully reading and rereading my childhood favorite novel... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221528624772 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:56:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221528624772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_215567208068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - Juvenile: adj., Not fully grown or developed; young We were all kids once. Little, annoying, stupid. We have all been at that stage of life where we are too immature to understand life, though there are some that stay immature to their... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~215567208068 Wed, 28 Dec 2005 08:12:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_215567208068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_193457655428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - I seriously tried hard to enjoy this album, I really did. Afu-Ra is an interesting man. Just look at his name. Its intricacy is as appealing as a Golden Retriever meal is to a citizen of Seoul. His official debut came on his &#147Perverted Monks&#148... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~193457655428 Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:44:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_193457655428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_190925082244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - Army (army): n. pl. A large body of people organized and trained for land warfare. I never quite realized how influential and broad the Wu-Tang Clan was. I remember when I first got into Hip Hop, Wu-Tang was one of the first groups... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~190925082244 Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:01:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_190925082244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_190456893060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - Forever (for&#149ev&#149er): adv, For everlasting time; eternally First of all, f*ck Puff Daddy (or P. Diddy as he is called now, I&#146m gonna call him Puffy for the rest of the review, because he still went by that name when this album was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~190456893060 Wed, 20 Jul 2005 15:39:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_190456893060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_190020488836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - Hero&#133What is a hero? What kind of a person is a hero anyway? Does is signify bravery? Or is it power? Or is it strength? In the beginning of the film, Jet Li&#146s character says something along the lines of &#147In any war, there is a hero on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~190020488836 Sat, 16 Jul 2005 20:11:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_190020488836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_184033709700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - Freedom: n., The condition of being free of restraints Looking onto that definition of the word, we see that Hip-Hop is particularly a music genre that has been plagued by the desire to be &#147free&#148. Before I get into the issue of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~184033709700 Sun, 22 May 2005 21:41:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_184033709700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_180477136516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - hypocrite: n. &#147a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold&#148 When people like to question an MC&#146s validity, &#147hypocrisy&#148 is a term that tends to be thrown around quite often. Irrational fans have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~180477136516 Tue, 19 Apr 2005 02:38:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_180477136516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170871787140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - Killa Kam (as in Cam&#146ron): &#147Away in the Grand Canyon these kids are grand standin N*ggaz demand ransome over them grams scramblin Well f*ck it, Van Damme 'em, Cam'll blam blam 'em Call up his I'm down south tannin&#148 The Real... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170871787140 Mon, 24 Jan 2005 02:51:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170871787140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169846738564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - Alter-ego, n. : Another side of oneself; a second self. Nasty Nas, Escobar, Nastradamus, God&#146s Son&#133 With all these names, it seems as though Nas has had a bit of an identity crisis, but thank God that is one of his only... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169846738564 Sun, 16 Jan 2005 05:05:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169846738564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169582694020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - &#147Visualizin&#146 the realism of life in actuality, f*ck who&#146s the baddest a person&#146s status depends on salary, and my mentality is money-orientated, I&#146m destined to live the dream for all my peeps who never made it&#148... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169582694020 Thu, 13 Jan 2005 23:02:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169582694020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_168798752388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - criminology, n. : The study of crime, criminals, criminal behavior, and corrections. It was a great couple years for Wu-Tang. There has already been too many reviews on their albums for me to tell you what happened from their Enter the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~168798752388 Sat, 8 Jan 2005 02:55:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_168798752388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_166958042756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author russianraiderz - Being a hardcore basketball fan, this website is an online Mecca for me. It is easily the main source of my knowledge on the sport and should be a daily necessity for the B-ball buffs. Its front page has a headline photo, usually from the biggest game... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~166958042756 Mon, 27 Dec 2004 01:57:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_166958042756?linkin_id=8003929