Rap Expo Part 1: The Duos

·Welcome to the Rap Expo! I will be presenting Rap Duos, Groups, and Labels. I hope u enjoy it.

The Throne: Jay-z and Kanye West-The two rap superpowers joined forces in 2011 and released Watch the Throne. Its a pretty good album. These 2 are my favorite solo rappers(top 5) but WTT wasn't as good as it could have been. Where is the 2nd album??
B-

· Blackstar: Mos Def and Talib Kweili-These 2 conscious rappers have incredible storytelling ability. They haven't been too successful commericially, but the skill is certainly there. These 2 released a self titled album called Blackstar in 1998. I'd love for them to collaborate again.

· Bad Meets Evil:Eminem & Royce Da 5'9- Interesting enough, these two made a song way back on Eminem's 1st official album The Slimshady LP. The "sequel" finally came out in 2011, which was a whole album and it was decent. This may be the most lyrical of any rap duo. The two have incredible chemistry.
B

· Outkast: Andre 3000 & Big Boi-Unless you live under a rock, you don't know about Outkast. Outkast is the highest selling rap duo. (Unless u count The Throne's single artist exploits.) Big Boi is an elite southern rapper, while Andre is a lyrical juggernaut with a taste for weird things. Sadly the ATL duo hasn't released an album since 2006's mediocre Idlewild album.
B+

· Run the Jewels: Killer Mike & El-P-A somewhat new duo. RTJ has incredible chemistry. Both rap really hardcore. I really enjoyed their 1st 2 albums. However the two also collaborated on their solo projects in the past. Admit it, these 2 are exactly what rap needs right now.
A+

· Prhyme: Royce Da 5'9 & DJ Premier-A new duo. Prhyme is a solid album, with a lot of chemistry. Check out their album. Yeah it appears Royce is in 2 duos at the same time...lol.
B

· UGK :Bun B & Pimp C- A landmark duo for southern rap. Both are talented rappers who appeared on a ton of other rapper songs. R.I.P. Pimp C.
B

· Mobb Deep: Havoc & Prodigy- I like Mobb Deep, but it seems like since their glory days they've just been kinda there....They are back on track with a great 2014 outing. I'm not really sure what they can do to further cement their legacy.
C

Album Review: Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign-Vultures 1

This album review is way overdue. I've had a long time to sit with the album....I really liked it at first but it hasn't really aged as well as other Kanye projects. Kanye's lyricism has taken a noticeable decline. I mean hes not horrible but alot of these bars are bad or tasteless. Ty Dolla $ign on the other hand does a great job on pretty much every track. The production though, as with most Kanye albums is really good. Some of it was reminiscent of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy or Yeezus. There are a few guest spots and most are well used. Hearing Kanye's daughter, North West, on "Talking"is cute. Freddie Gibbs steals the show on the hilarious "Back to Me". "Carnival" is a certified hit which features Playboi Carti & Rich the Kid. Overall most of these songs are good but I cant say this really adds much to Kanye's illustrious discography. Lyrics 19 Beats 23 Depth 22 Tilt 21 Verdict 85

Album Review: Kid Cudi-Insano (regular version)

I gotta admit I didn't like this album that much when I first heard it over half a year ago. I've heard that Kid Cudi doesn't exactly play to his strengths....that's partly true. I do like his rapping here tho. Honestly most songs here kinda blend together....."Keep Bouncin'" is really hype....and it gets the album off to a good start. "At The Party" with Pharrell Williams and Travis Scott may be my favorite song. "Wow" with A$AP Rocky is another highlight. Overall tho I feel this album tries too hard to be trendy. Cudi needed to put more of his pain into it. I mean a happy Cudi album isn't a bad thing but it really seems odd to me. You're not getting alot of singing or hums here know what I mean? However the production I found to be very good. Cudi is one of my favorite rappers like top 20 and I guess this will do for 2024. Lyrics 20 Beats 23 Depth 21 Tilt 21 Verdict 85

Video Game Review: Jedi Survivor

About a week ago or so I beat Star Wars Jedi Survivor. Im so happy I got a chance to play it cause they put it on PS4....yes I sadly as of early 2025 do not have a PS5 yet. But anyways I thought the game was considerable improvement over Jedi Fallen Order in most ways. The game is set a few years after the end of the first game. One thing I like is you keep all your Jedi techniques from the first game Jedi Fallen Order. You can force push and pull and double jump right from the jump. Early in the game you also get access to a new lighstaber form dual wield. In this game there are 5 lightsaber forms. Single is good in any situation but not the best for ideal situations. I think double bladed has good defense but low range. Dual wield is fast but has low defense. Later on you get access to a blaster form which has great range. Then there's the Cross-guard which is Kylo Ren's lightsaber form...its slow in this game but has high damage and defense to it. The enemy variety in the...

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