Hip Hop Album Review

Hip Hop Album Review

In your OWN words. 

write an album review on any hip hop album that was released between 2007-2017.

Your review should analyze the album on a number of different levels including, but not limited to:

1. Lyricism

a. How would you rate the artists’ lyrical ability?

2. Sonic Production

a. How well is the record produced? What works/ {doesn’t work} sonically within he album?

3. Context to Genre/Sub-genre

a. How does this album compare to other albums of the same class (political record, turn-up record, love record, etc.)?

4. Artist’s own Catalog

a. How does this album compare to the artists’ previous work? Is it a step back? An improvement? Evolution?

5. Larger cultural/political context (if applicable)

a. What larger conversation is this album/artists participating in? Does this album contribute anything worthwhile to these larger conversations?