I don't know much about August Alsina, who, after a number of mixtapes drops his first album Testimony. His voice is quite reminiscent of Trey Songz who features on the final song on the deluxe version and isn't anything extraordinary vocally. As the content is (minus some Lyfe Jennings-esque songs about struggle) the production is along of the lines of most mainstream R&B, with August not going for the alternative/cloud rap influenced beats that are becoming more common in R&B these days. The production is the main problem though. I have listened to this a number of times and I struggle to distinguish between a number of the songs. That is, it's too same-same. In saying that it's still an enjoyable listen with some good hooks and likeable production, making for some great standouts throughout the album, more so for the first 12-13 songs before the bonus tracks. Best Tracks: No Love, Porn Star, Grind & Pray / Get Ya Money, Kissin' on My Tattoos, Ah Yeah

Pharrell is hot at the moment. Grammys, hit songs, Blurred Lines, Get Lucky, Happy and so on. Maybe that is why the release date for this came from nowhere. Firstly, P ain't a great singer. He is like what Kanye is to hip hop. A legendary producer but when it comes to the vocals he falls back into the pack. Although that is a little unfair to Kanye. His range and one paced singing works in small doses, but who really likes this song after song for 50 minutes? Certainly not me. It just gets irritating. Then there's the soft, corny production that moves on from Happy... This just isn't for me and I knew it wouldn't be a song or two deep.

I get annoyed listening to this. Some fantastic sample influenced beats, with an absolutely terrible vocalist wasting them (he is guys, let's be honest), which is the usual feeling I have while I am listening to a Lil B song. Even though much of what he releases is trash, you've gotta admire his work ethic. He must have a twin. Is there an instrumental tape of this around? Best Tracks: The BasedGods Layer, Februarys Confessions, Tropics, Real Hip Hop 2012, God Help Me, I Aint Neva Won, Secrete Obsession, Sf Mission Music, Words Not Spoken

I've never adored a whole project from Ghostface. I've always loved him as a rapper. His beat selection on the other hand...Not always so much. I like everything here though. Ghostface might not be touching on a lot of interesting topics on this project, but he still raps excellently, is an engaging rapper, there are some catchy hooks, and the beats are quite good. I'm not put off by the words he uses like some like to be. There's nothing brilliant here but it's an enjoyable 33 minutes of hip hop with a number of different sounds present. 3.5-3 / 5. Best Tracks: Me Denny & Darryl, Party Over Here, Pistol Smoke, Waffles & Ice Cream, The Chase

I'm a fan of Del as many are but I'm not feeling this free album a huge amount. It reminds me of his last to a degree with one good track then a poor one. The pattern exists on this album particularly early on. However, on the 'Eleventh Hour' the tracks I liked I enjoy more than the songs I do on this. In saying this though, the consistency improves as the album goes on and this album finishes off reasonably. 'Straight from the Big Bad West Coast' is one of the better tracks on the album featuring some real raw rapping from Del that I haven't heard for a while and I think Del's performance is nice throughout the whole album. On the beat side of things, as expected, it features a funky theme throughout the tracks. Many though blend in too much together creating too much of the same sound throughout the thirteen tracks. Also, the sound quality doesn't seem great. I got it with the best quality from Del's site but it sounds ruff too me. It's worth a listen for Del fans who will find something to enjoy but for me there's nothing I like enough to give it a higher rating. Best Tracks: Get It Right Now!, Fit Like a Glove, I'm Smellin' Myself, Simple Satisfaction, Sometimes I Gotta Get Stupid, Straight from the Big Bad West Coast, Land of Funk