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ALBUM REVIEW: Nipsey Hussle Poised For Victory On Famous Lies & Unpopular Truths

Originally posted on HipHopDX 11/25/2016
Rating: 3.8/5

Since his 2013 release of Crenshaw, blue’d up MC Nipsey Hussle has been on a trajectory to become a California great. Nip has been riding high with YG as they performed their incendiary track “FDT” across the country but now Crenshaw’s own is back with new music. Famous Lies & Untold Truths is a five-track, 13-minute EP meant to whet the appetite of Nip’s fanbase as they await his upcoming album Victory Lap.

ALBUM REVIEW: Freeway – Free Will

by Marcel

Updated: December 11, 2018

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Originally posted on HipHopDX 5/3/2016
Rating: 3.4/5

The diagnosis last fall has yet to slow the State Property Lieutenant General down. With his first solo studio release since 2012’s Diamond in the Ruff, Free aims to re-introduce himself with Free Will.

From the opening track, there’s a noticeable and refreshing change in Freeway’s vocal expression. One knock on Freeway from detractors was that his higher pitched, sing-song delivery wore thin after only a few tracks. Free Will displays a matured and refined flow that a 13-year veteran should have. Sonically, Free Will boasts some of the best and most complete production of Free’s career. S. Frank & Scholito, Pittsburgh mainstay Girl Talk, Tryfe, and L.E.S. & Chemist hold their own at providing a prodigious backdrop for a rap maestro accustomed to having Just Blaze, Jake One, Bink!, and Needlz behind the boards.

Marcel Friday

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