Tag: joell ortiz

Top 30 Hip-Hop Albums of 2018: #30-21

2018 may go down as the best year of the 2010s for Hip-Hop releases. It’s been a year to be known for the sheer volume of great albums, with so many dropping that it’s been a challenge keeping up. While it’s great to see the culture thriving with so many artists putting out new music,…

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The Countdown (In Review): My Top 20 Favourite Albums of 2014

Happy Holidays to all!  For those who couldn’t keep up with the daily countdown, I have all of the entries listed below.  Click on the albums to read the reviews!  Also look out for my Top Concerts of the Year list dropping on New Years Eve! Honourable Mentions #20 Ab-Soul – These Days… (B-) #19 Joell…

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My #10 Favourite Album of 2014: Eminem & Various Artists – Shady XV

*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #15* Shady Records is celebrating fifteen years in the music industry with Shady XV, a double-disc album that features previously released hits from the past on one disc (which I won’t cover here), and new music from the…

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My #19 Favourite Album of 2014: Joell Ortiz – House Slippers

After spending the past couple years putting in work with Slaughterhouse, Joell has returned with a follow-up to his 2011 solo album, Free Agent.  While Joell likes to go off with his braggadocios freestyle raps with Slaughterhouse or on his mixtapes, he tends to use his solo albums to be a little more introspective, and…

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Concert Review: Joell Ortiz live at Krazy Cactus in Mississauga, ON

Joell Ortiz has come a long way as an artist.  He’s had problems with labels accepting his image, saying a chubby Puerto Rican rapper isn’t marketable (although now he’s noticeably lost some weight).  He formed the Slaughterhouse group with Royce Da 5’9″, Crooked I and Joe Budden, and made some critically acclaimed music with them…

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