10 Rap
Commandments: Mission Statement
At 10 Rap
Commandments what we want you to get are many perspectives on the
same record. This means that we all are reviewing all records. We
review records that we know we don't like and we give all of them
an honest chance. Every record gets many honest listens before it
gets the hype or the crush. Use the multiple reviews as a guide.
Check our favorite artists and try to match
which reviewer best suits your style.
This brings
me to the real point of the editorial. All of us at 10rc do not
like all popular rap artists. This means that we are going to slam
some albums that have received critical acclaim. This is a good
thing. There is probably not a real rap fan on the face of the planet
that likes all widely popular rap music. We offer our perspectives
so that you can read a review on a record you've always hated getting
the assrape it deserves. We all have these albums that we are so
sick of seeing get props when we think they are shit.
Many other
rap review sites have a lot more reviews, but they are all by different
people. Most people can't get geeked about writing a lot of rap
reviews. Sure, it's fun for a while but then you just run out of
steam. This is what makes for such a variety on some sites. While
it's awesome to have a lot of reviews it waters down the site.
Let me explain.
If you have 200 reviews with five from 40 people what you have is
everyone trying to hype their favorite artists. I see some sites
out there where every album that got a decent public response is
ringing up with a 9 or a 10. This is fucking bullshit. I don't like
people blowing up their favorite shit just for fun. Sure, I hype
my favorites, but I am also accountable. I try to put the albums
in perspective. For example, I love Ice Cube, but all of his albums
don't get 10's from me. This is me being accountable trying to give
you the honest shit on what I see.
The best
example of 10rc at work is Tical
2000. This was an album that we all have mixed feelings on.
By having the same three cats writing all of the reviews you as
the repeated visitor can get a good idea of the personalities and
tastes of your humble reviewers. This way, you know the full picture
with all of us. You don't have a name of one person who reviewed
three albums in the last year (and gave them all 10s) telling you
to spend your ducats. So then, if you are patient with us you will
see a library of reviews in no time. Three points of view, one record,
all records. Hall of Fame records are only the ones that all three
varied points of view agree on.
That said,
enjoy the site and visit often. We don't run ads, we don't make
money on the site, so rest assured we're going to say anything we
want without any bullshit.
Great H.
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