About the Review Ratings At Lyrics First

I’d like to explain about the rating system on this blog. The admins of this site have been listening to rap/hip-hop music for over a decade. We have listened to thousands and thousands of albums and mixtapes from the full range of hip-hop artists. You can trust that we have the experience to review these tapes and albums. We also understand the differences in all the genres of hip-hop. So, each rating we give for any mixtape/album is with respect to that specific tape’s/album’s genre/category of music it falls within. There is no one category of hip-hop that is the “realest” form of hip-hop. That is a mistake that many listeners/artists make. Hip-hop is diverse animal and should be treated as such. There is no one place of its origin. There have been artists producing music from each category of hip-hop since the mid-late 80’s. However, the popularity of these groups of music grew at very different rates. To me, this is the main reason for the difference of opinion.

-Bleys