Right, the old "you don't like my rapper waifus so you must listen to pop rap!" bullshit. Like I didn't see that coming.

Right, the old "you don't like my rapper waifus so you must listen to pop rap!" bullshit. Like I didn't see that coming.

Remember how he beat the trial in the beginning of the movie?

Remember how he beat the trial in the beginning of the movie?

For the record, an *accurate* Beanie Sigel biopic would be so fucking nuts, it'd probably be best directed by Werner Herzog or something. There are literally so many wild local legends about this guy I don't know where to start so here's some greatest hits off the top of my head: Pistol whipped a local radio DJ in the…

For the record, an *accurate* Beanie Sigel biopic would be so fucking nuts, it'd probably be best directed by Werner Herzog or something. There are literally so many wild local legends about this guy I don't know where to start so here's some greatest hits off the top of my head: Pistol whipped a local radio DJ in the…

Oh god, not more of you fucking Rhymesayers nerds that swear Overcast! is second only to Ready to Die and scoff at the notion of Jay-Z being a dope lyricist. I thought St. Patrick drove all you creeps into the sea 8 years ago.

Oh god, not more of you fucking Rhymesayers nerds that swear Overcast! is second only to Ready to Die and scoff at the notion of Jay-Z being a dope lyricist. I thought St. Patrick drove all you creeps into the sea 8 years ago.

Hey, at least AV Club doesn't fawn over Lil' fucking B and review every one of his mixtapes with earnest seriousness.

Look, I'm a huge D-Block fan, but let's not pretend that it isn't The Styles P Show at this point.

Yeah, Freddie is one of those rappers that actually *will* fuck you up. Not quite Beanie Sigel or Mac Dre in the "holy shit, this guy probably really murdered people" department, but close.

Joe Budden (Twitter beefs aside, this guy is the king of self-aware introspective rap. Imagine "Take Care" Drake with more balls, far superior punchlines, a deeper voice, and none of that singing bullshit. The ONLY rapper who can do 7-15 minute songs. Start with "Are You In That Mood Yet?" off Mood Musik 2. "Pump It…

Joe Budden (Twitter beefs aside, this guy is the king of self-aware introspective rap. Imagine "Take Care" Drake with more balls, far superior punchlines, a deeper voice, and none of that singing bullshit. The ONLY rapper who can do 7-15 minute songs. Start with "Are You In That Mood Yet?" off Mood Musik 2. "Pump It…

AV Club's done a great job of consistently making me cringe with their Hip-Hop album selection.

AV Club's done a great job of consistently making me cringe with their Hip-Hop album selection.

haven't listened to it but DJ Premier picked it as his best album of 2011 therefore this review is wrong

You mean Chingy. Cassidy is a once-promising Philly battle rapper who never really got the hang of making albums.

You mean Chingy. Cassidy is a once-promising Philly battle rapper who never really got the hang of making albums.

As I recall, Chuck D initially laughed off Flav's reality show fame before realizing Flav was now America's Favorite Minstrel and moving back into his comfort zone of being pissed off at "The Media".

As I recall, Chuck D initially laughed off Flav's reality show fame before realizing Flav was now America's Favorite Minstrel and moving back into his comfort zone of being pissed off at "The Media".