© 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-snik1 Recent reviews written by member snik1 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_492596137604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - The Office is a show that’s hard to summarize – or maybe I’m having a hard time starting this review. I started getting into it right around Season 3, after I caved to the hoopla and rented the first DVD sets. Even though they... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492596137604 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:58:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492596137604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486755307140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - So, Common since 2000. Like Water for Chocolate makes me nostalgic for past summers, and might be my personal favorite hip-hop album. Electric Circus did experimentation excellently, and in my opinion, is great to listen to in the fall and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486755307140 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:44:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486755307140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479483956868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - So, the series is started. Blackalicious is only two people – Chief XL, the producer, and Gift of Gab, the emcee. They get their props, although they are not as celebrated as some other underground hip-hop duos and some rap fans are either... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479483956868 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:42:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479483956868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473625693828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - I was in 2nd grade when The Marshall Mathers LP came out. I haven’t heard either of Eminem’s first two albums in full. While I’ve heard the majority of them both (I have) and appreciate/like what I’ve heard, the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473625693828 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:08:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473625693828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468823412356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - Louis Logic came in during the early ‘00s with the controversial “The Ugly Truth”, a track which would make Seth MacFarlane blanch (I still remember the reaction I had to it the first time I heard it) and mostly had J.J. Brown produce... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468823412356 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:29:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468823412356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465417768580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - Masta Ace is an emcee that’s been around for over 20 years (I know it’s an obvious fact in rap, I feel lethargic and temporarily unable to come up with a good introduction right now), and this; his debut album, came out several years... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465417768580 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:09:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465417768580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454647582340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - In fourth grade, a friend of mine was into his single “Rollout (My Business)” and I eventually got hooked on the Timbaland groove and the charisma and style – it not only helped me get into Ludacris, but hip-hop in general. It’s... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454647582340 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:00:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454647582340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_444344733316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - Once the title for this album was announced, a lot of the details were pretty vague – some very strange song titles surfaced on Wikipedia and there were rumors about possible producers (The Hitmen were supposed to be on here originally I think.)... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~444344733316 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:08:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_444344733316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436511936132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - I really don’t like some of the reception that Wayne has been getting, which occasionally doesn’t even use good points when they use evidence of him being the best out right now. And I did not wanna be like one of those high school kids who bump nothing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436511936132 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 16:59:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436511936132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433929621124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - I wonder if this album changed the formula of Atmosphere’s music a little to see if that would stop them being classified so often and so easily. But that’s just a thought...I’ll get onto the review. Atmosphere are recognizable and even stereotyped since... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433929621124 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:48:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433929621124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_430941113988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - All right, an album that inspires me to start writing again&#133 Although I don&#146t understand why this is called the 11th album of the Roots&#146 discography (I don&#146t know why the Home Grown compilations were included, I don&#146t really... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430941113988 Wed, 21 May 2008 19:24:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430941113988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_419437186692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - My original opening to this review was to say, ‘well, it’s 2007 – but let me elaborate’, but there’s no point in doing that anymore considering it’s 2008. Uh, so what do I say? I didn’t become too interested in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~419437186692 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:02:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_419437186692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_416515395204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - Aight, most people think it&#146s a no-brainer to say that American Gangster is a much better album than Kingdom Come was. There&#146s really not much to analyze here about Jay-Z&#146s newest album (well, actually &#150 that&#146s a lie... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~416515395204 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:59:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_416515395204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_408693018244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - Sage Francis, with his staunch Atheism (it blends into his attitude, but I’m not going to say I hope he remains that way forever) and style that doesn’t nicely fit in with everyone else’s – won’t be everyone’s favorite rapper, regardless of how much I’ll... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~408693018244 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:50:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_408693018244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407122579076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - Despite the fact that I’ve been admittedly neglecting my last.fm account recently, I do have to thank it for this musical discovery. I’ve always thought I’d had pretty broad and wide tastes in hip-hop, whether it be hardcore gangsta rap (as long as the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407122579076 Mon, 5 Nov 2007 18:02:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407122579076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405288029828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - KRS-One has always seemed to have pride in what he&#146s achieved. Six albums with Boogie Down Productions (however, only one was fully completed before Scott LaRock was fatally shot), and how many solo albums &#150 ten? &#150 not to mention at least... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405288029828 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:33:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405288029828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_403868388996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - Kanye West has passed by the competition lately &#150 ever since &#14604, he&#146s been one of the most in-demand producers around and definitely one of the best in the mainstream eye, not to mention the fact that he beat 50 Cent in their sales battle... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~403868388996 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 22:16:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_403868388996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402469916292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - Starting this earlier than I thought I would...is the first part of a 6-part Talib Kweli series, even though I did need to concentrate on Mos' contributions here. Hopefully this series'll be finished this year... Most people here know that the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402469916292 Wed, 5 Sep 2007 12:35:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402469916292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400345763460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - To say that I've been procrastinating to very high hell on this review would be an understatement&#133 Game's been well-known for the last 3 years, and the biggest a staple in his infamy, is his beef with G-Unit. Yeah, I know I'm stating the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400345763460 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:52:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400345763460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399792443012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - Just to let you guys know, I'll be going on vacation from tomorrow to (as of right now) the 12th to North Carolina. But I've been working diligently on this review so I could finish it up before I go, plus I assumed there would be a surge of reviews... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399792443012 Thu, 2 Aug 2007 15:19:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399792443012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_397206720132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - AmeriKKKa&#146s Most Wanted brought the beginning of the solo career of the biggest artist to come out of N.W.A, besides Dr. Dre - even though Ice Cube was known for his thematic lyrics. Fortunately, although Cube&#146s lyrics aren&#146t too... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~397206720132 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:44:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_397206720132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_392597114500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - I remember last time I entered this W/O, I said something about how it forces the participants to diversify their music collection &#150 funny how much that came back to me when I saw what happened this year once I got the e-mail. I&#146ve always known... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~392597114500 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:45:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_392597114500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_388438986372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - Pharoahe Monch is quite often cited as the one of the most supreme lyricists that hip-hop may ever see &#150 a knack for punchlines that&#146ll make your eyes widen in both shock and amusement, and some heads have a bit of an audacious attitude to be... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~388438986372 Mon, 9 Jul 2007 12:26:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_388438986372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_375771729540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - On his 2005 masterwork (yeah, it&#146s only been two years &#150 I could care less, it&#146s a classic album) Be, Common compared himself to Jesus Christ &#148the way he sacrificed and resurrected twice&#148. Even though he&#146s no doubt... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~375771729540 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:37:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_375771729540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_367900593796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author snik1 - Before I get to the album that has been called the best of 2007 and Ali&#146s personal magnum opus, I will just breathe a short sigh of relief that the series is over now. It&#146s been fun and fulfilling, but difficult as well. Next to cop in 2007,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~367900593796 Sun, 27 May 2007 23:15:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_367900593796?linkin_id=8003929