![]() ![]() Between 20, Royce was on fire and snatched the “hottest in the game” mantle from Lil Wayne thanks to his vicious performances on the Bar Exam mixtapes. Royce Da 5’9″ may be the next best thing, despite being a far better rapper than that description suggests. album and of course the highly anticipated Nas & DJ Premier record. I’m still waiting for the NYGz album that was promised by Premier’s Year Round Records, the M.O.P. Soulkast’s “Premiere Salve”, Termanology’s “Play Dirty” and a whole slew of Big Shug records have made my ears happy, but remain lyrically underwhelming. Many listeners have claimed that Premier has relied on his formula for too long now, but at least one of his productions each year still blows me away. The long-awaited collaborative album by Royce Da 5’9″ and DJ Premier is a succinct 9-track record that lives up to the hype, despite neither being in their prime. Some of my favorite albums of 2014 have been between the 30-40 minute mark: Rapsody’s “Beauty and the Beast”, Buckshot’s “Backpack Travels”, Blueprint’s “Respect the Architect”, Cormega’s “Mega Philosophy”. ![]() And that shit would clock in at well over 60 minutes. Ten years ago, you couldn’t look at hip hop without stumbling over a 20 track album full of skits. It’s not just the year of the producer and emcee combination, but the year that sees albums revert to quality over quantity. ![]()
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