An appropriately titled group who didn't release much music apart from this album, and who are hard to find information on. Some of this is quality boom bap, with a touch of jazz rap at times as well, but one/some of the rappers here have a fairly unlikable voice. I'm guessing that I can attribute this to the white guys on the cover who shout out Toronto a couple of times throughout the songs. Looking at Youtube, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5FnJhHvCAc], one of them purportedly seems to be 'A To The D' who released a song called 'The Renegade Jew' a few years earlier. There is also a Spanish verse thanks to Enamigo on 'Backlash', along with some strong Jamaican rapping on a number of tracks making for a mixture of styles along with the African American rapper/s. Despite the vocal issue at times, this is worth a listen. There wasn't a lot of bad boom bap being released around the mid '90s. Best Tracks: Walkin' on the Wildside, Masta Plan (Remix), Lampin in the Layer, Pressure, Wicked, Masta Plan

I haven't heard his previous album as of yet, so this is my first taste of Rocky apart from hearing him as a feature once or twice. I have seen him put on a pedestal against other new school rappers by some rap fans, but as a rapper, vocally and stylistically, I don't hear anything above average at all. His voice particularly has little presence to it whatsoever. The production by the current 'in' producers such as Hit Boy and Clams Casino among others is good at times, but it is mostly unmemorable and inconsistent, partly made worse due to some bad hooks. On to the songs. I've seen '1 Train' praised on sites like listening to it will cure cancer, and while the beat is good, really though, this song backs up my earlier point. Rocky's verse fails to evoke any emotion from me, basically being forgotten among the other more distinguishable artists. However, Kendrick gets his agitating voice going in the last few bars, I don't know how anyone can like Danny Brown's voice on the song-I've put off listening to his albums which now seems like it was a good idea-but they still all jump out more than Rocky. The only artist's verse who does anything much for me is K.R.I.T. Still though, if Jay was renegaded by Em, Rocky is triple renegaded at the least on '1 Train'. Likewise on 'Fuckin' Problems', which is okay as are some others mentioned below, but if I want some cloud rap like Rocky has attempted here there are better avenues. Best Tracks: Goldie, Fuckin' Problems, 1 Train, Fashion Killa, Phoenix, Ghetto Symphony

Diamonds and Pearls Part 2! While Purple Rain is one of the greatest albums of all time, overall, '90s Prince is my pick of the Prince eras. The sound here follows on from 'Diamonds and Pearls' and features some of his best songs, particularly the higher tempo tunes. '3 Chains O' Gold', with it's hint of Bohemian Rhapsody influence, and multiple change ups, is amazing. The opener is tougher than leather with Prince getting his rapping going. 'The Max' is another banger a few songs later as is 'The Continental' and the closer. There are some average moments, I don't love 'Blue Light' - 'Sweet Baby', but the high moments are fantastic and make up for the couple of poorer moments. Best Tracks: My Name Is Prince, The Max, The Continental, 7, And God Created Woman, 3 Chains O' Gold, The Sacrifice of Victor.

I was never into the TV series so went into this knowing very little about the Lost story. I'm not even sure if this is based on the plot of the TV show or not. This game is fairly short, only taking about 5 hours to finish, it looks fairly good and the plot keeps it moving along. The gameplay isn't anything extraordinary and too much of it is frustrating. For example, the spot you have to be in to pick up a particular item is too specific. Not recommended unless you love the Lost universe. Gameplay 2/5 Graphics 4/5 Sound 3.5/5 Difficulty 4/5 Originality 3/5

Surprisingly, despite Nas' great catalog of music, this is only 14 tracks long (about 60 minutes), when many more could have fitted on the disc. But I guess like most greatest hits compilations, it's released to get recent fans of Nas to buy it, rather than those who have heard everything from the past. An excellent collection of songs nevertheless. Best Tracks: It Ain't Hard to Tell, Hate Me Now, One Mic, Got Ur Self a..."