RICK ROSS
“TRILLA”

“The album of the year!” That is how Miami boss Rick Ross has
been touting his sophomore set when promoting it. Backed with big
production by The Runners, Cool N Dre, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, DJ Toomp, Mannie Fresh and J.R. Rotem, the album
gives listeners another ride through the grimy yet flashy streets of
Miami. The first single “Speedin” featuring R. Kelly has been burning
up the charts the last two months and the T. Pain assisted “The Boss” is
now picking up steam as well. Ross said he picked the album title after
one of his all time favorite albums, Michael Jackson‘s Thriller. The
album also has blazin features by the hottest in the game including
Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, T.Pain, and fellow Miami native Trick Daddy.
IF you liked Port of Miami, you are gauranteed to love “Trilla”

SNOOP DOGG “EGO TRIPPIN”

The Doggfather’s ninth cd, “Ego Trippin”
is another funky ride through the world of Snoop Dogg. Lead by the
single Sensual Seduction, Ego is a smoother set of songs from Snoop.
Snoop said he originally named the album Ego Trippin because he felt he
didn’t  need any guests to help him hold up the album. “I’mma do the
whole record, me by myself. I don’t want no guest rappers, no singer,
nothing. Just Snoop Dogg. I want you to feel me.” Well it looks like
things didn’t go to plan as the album does have features from Kurupt,
Mistah Fab, and DJ Quik. The Neptunes and legend Teddy Riley handle the
bulk of the production.

 

FAT
JOE “ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM”

NY rap legend Fat Joe returns once
again with his latest release “Elephant in the Room”. Although it may
seem like an obvious reference to his size Joe said there is a deeper
meaning behind the album title. “With hip-hop music, I been
in the game for 14 years…I’ve come with so many hits and been so
consistent and got better and better, but I still see nobody bigs me up
like, ‘Joe’s one of the hottest n—as.’ Even though it’s right in your
face. The elephant is right in your face. Even though I keep hitting
you with #1 hits. How could you ignore this? That’s pretty much how I
came up with the [album] title. When you think about some of your
favorite rappers, a lot of n—as sell off of the hype of what they
brought to the table before. A lot of our favorite rappers haven’t had
a hit in years. I keep coming. Real talk. I’m being real.” Indeed Joey
does crank out the hits and this CD is no different. Starting out
smooth for the ladies, the single “I won’t tell” featured R&B star
J. Holiday and won big on both radio and MTV. The rest of the set isn’t
so delicate though as Joey brings out heavy weights like Plies, Lil
Wayne, and even the legendary KRS-ONE. The production list is nothing
to sneeze at either with big names like Scott Storch, Cool N Dre, DJ
Khaled, and DJ Premier. Premier produced the next single off the set
“Thank God For That White”, which is an obvious ode to Joey’s love for
the sale of cocaine. Check out the Elephant In The Room.