'A Long Hot Summer' proves that, after almost 20 years, one can still reach higher grounds. Respect.

Social activism, party and battle rhymes are the main ingredients of this album. Therefore, it pretty much shows us all aspects of hip-hop lyricism. Add the funky Marley Marl production to it, and you’ll gather this album is essential.

2001 marked the release of Superrappin vol 1, a collection of the underground's next generation of talented artists. Among them a handful of Canada's finest such as Frankenstein, Choclair, Da Grassroots ànd Mathematik, who shone and glistened with the excellent 'Following Goals' (feat Bahamadia), taken of his 1999 debut full length 'Ecology'.

Maylay Sparks, with his typical rigid, hungry flow and raw delivery, refers to his multiple travels, his fiend for alcoholic beverages, independent chicks and explains the rap mission he’s on.

Maylay is not the type to send wav's back and forth. Rather he'd chill in the studio with his fellow musicians, crack a beer and a few jokes and unleash bars all night.

Sublime is 'Leisure', with a guest spot by Grand Agent. This track was already released a few years ago as a 12' on Belgian label B9000. The beat is crafted by Norwegian producer The White Shadow and it's blazin: a mystic guitar loop and excellent samples scratched unto it.

At the end of hip-hop’s most important decennia, Terrell Davis from NY took us on a trip to the future together with his crew The Houserockers. A year before he made a little buzz with the title song of the record, of which the video clip is low-budgetly legendary (a kindervoiture actually catches fire!).

'When Push Comes To Shove' is an excellent album with a variety of incredible productions and top-notch rhymes. The LP starts in a dazzling tempo: first, there’s 'Can’t Hold on', a dedication to the salad days; 'I remember days of Kool Aid stains on the shirt' over a superb 80s disco-funk beat.

Coming from a city called Dallas and a crew named The Socialists, Mes The Jive Turkey drops his first full lenght on Mr Dibbs' Self Core Records (distributed through Rhymesayers). A small tip: don't rely on the title too much, 'Songs About You' ain't your average love themed album, rather an expression of the ambiguity of life, its adversities, girls and their lips and the downfall of quality music.

This album is a good listen, it's something different, the music's really energetic (ideal for live performances), some choruses really stick, but what comes in between, the verses, unfortunately don't.

Not much has changed since the first full album, except for the fact that the producer Doom has evolved and his beats are even more hallucinating than they used to.

Still hungry after listening to the fantastic 'Mm Food' album? No worries, caus you can fill up the holes with 'Mm.. Leftovers'