Category: Hip-Hop/Rap
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Drake shares new song “Search & Rescue” produced by BNYX, Sad Pony, 40, Lil Yachty, Wesley Curtis and BEAUTIFULMVN.
Written by Craig MacDonald owner of Debating Hip-Hop Days after sharing the stage with J. Cole and a few months away from an arena tour, Drake surprised us with a new sound orchestrated by BNYX and Sad Pony. Drake takes a relaxed, Lucki-type approach to this song. Switching from his laid-back flow to singing melodies…
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KTheChosen talks Black History Month, 2023, and connecting with his listeners
It was a beautiful Sunday morning in Calgary when KTheChosen (K) took the stage in C-Square, East Village for ‘Live & Locals’ Black History Month celebration. Bringing the energy we all need in the wintertime, K took us through a set list covering deep personal experiences, political commentary and songs we could get up and…
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Future – I NEVER LIKED YOU Album Review
Written by Craig MacDonald The best rapper alive, the best rapper in the past decade, the most consistent rapper of the decade; these are some of the titles used to describe Future and his current standing in the game. After over 23 projects spanning across a decade and dozens of broken records, Future has solidified…
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Alfredo Review
Alfredo by Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist A review by Craig MacDonald a.k.a Debating Hip-Hop On May 29th, 2020 Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist joined teams once again for a new collab album titled Alfredo. In 2018, the two teamed up with rapper Curren$y and created a critically acclaimed masterpiece with Fetti. Two years later…
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Pray For Paris Review
Pray For Paris by Westside Gunn A review by Craig MacDonald a.k.a Debating Hip-Hop On April 17th, 2020 Griselda rapper Westside Gunn released his third studio album and 25th project “Pray For Paris”. The Buffalo rapper started work on his new LP while visiting Paris for Fashion Week in January of 2020. What started as…
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Breakdown: J. Cole’s two new songs The Climb Back & Lion King on Ice
On a quiet Tuesday afternoon J. Cole took to Twitter to announce two new songs dropping the very next day. The two songs “The Climb Back” & “Lion King on Ice” will be the lead singles for his new album The Fall Off, which has no current release date. The songs are produced by himself…
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Kanye West Discography Ranked & Rated
#9 Jesus Is King 5/10 #8 Ye 6/10 #7 – 808s & Heartbreaks 8/10 #6 – Yeezus 8/10 #5 – Graduation 8/10 #4 – The Life Of Pablo 8/10 #3 – The College Dropout 10/10 #2 – Late Registration 10/10 #1 – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 10/10
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Jay-Z’s Discography Ranked & Rated
Posted by Craig MacDonald a.k.a Debating Hip-Hop #13 – The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse 6/10 #12 – Kingdom Come 6/10 #11 – Magna Carta… Holy Grail 7/10 #10 – The Blueprint 3 7.5/10 #9 – The Dynasty 8/10 #8 Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter 8.5/10 #7 Vol. 2… Hard…
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J. Cole’s Discography Ranked & Rated
Posted by Craig MacDonald a.k.a Debating Hip-Hop #10 – Truly Yours 7/10 #9 – Truly Yours 2 7/10 #8 – The Come Up 7.5/10 #7 – Cole World: The Sideline Story 7.5/10 #6 – KOD 8/10 #5 – Born Sinner 8.5/10 #4 – 4 Your Eyez Only 9/10 #3 – The Warm Up 9/10 #2…
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Kendrick Lamars Discography Ranked & Rated
Posted by Craig MacDonald a.k.a Debating Hip-Hop #9 Training Day (2005) 6.5/10 #8 C4 (2009) 7/10 #7 Kendrick Lamar EP (2009) 7/10 #6 Overly Dedicated (2010) 7.5/10 #5 Section.80 (2011) 8/10 #4 untitled unmastered. (2016) 8.5/10 #3 DAMN. (2017) 9/10 #2 good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012) 9.5/10 #1 To Pimp A Butterfly (2015) 10/10
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