Universal Mind Control can be described as having a synthesised 80s electro-pop-techno-hip-hop Dizzie Rascel-esque OutKast party sound. Common’s 8th album has him teaming up with the make-that-money super producers The Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo).

 

The seminal New York rapper and former A Tribe Called Quest members new album is everything old school heads and new school players have been asking for, excellent production, excellent beats, lyrical poetry and the journey the way only Q-Tip delivers.

 

Q-Tip is a Hip-Hop pioneer and in many ways his return is timely as Hip Hop has taken a downward spiral with only few holding the ca

 

Murs for President? Why do we need voting for him? Now is the time for Murs to break out and be heard after 10 years in the rap game. His seventh album (first with record label major Warner Bros) is Murs’ response to the new generation of disposable hip hop (e.g. Souljah Boy).