I can't believe it's been so long. On this day 20 years ago (23rd February 1999), Eminem released his breakout album "The Slim Shady LP". While this may not be Eminem's best album ("The Marshall Mathers LP" and "The Eminem Show" top this one for me) and it is far from classic in my books, this should still be on everyone's must-have list. And what better occasion than the 20th anniversary of its release to revisit this project. I must admit I am a little biased when it comes to this album. And when I popped my original copy of the album in my CD player today, the nostalgia kicked in. The memories came back rushing of this being my first Rap/Hip-Hop CD I ever bought, back in 2000. This is this very same CD that got me into the genre in the first place. Now that I go back in, I realise why most of the hip-hop community back then saw Eminem as a gimmick and why some even saw in his rise to fame a conspiracy orchestrated by the establishm

I love lists. Lists are a great way to present ideas or thoughts in a quick, easy way for readers to digest. So I thought “Why not kick things off with just that? A list.” So here you go, my top 10 bangers of 2018. I set a few rules as I was putting this list together: it has to be a song I had on repeat when it first came out, should be upbeat and pumping you up, ideally it has a (good) music video. Oh, and obviously it needs to be from 2018. All songs below are listed in no particular order but definitely are my most played songs of last year... Drake - Nonstop Many were waiting for Drake’s “Scorpion” album to see how he would use the music to address the beef with the G.O.O.D. Music folks. I wasn’t anticipating the project at all after the very disappointing “Views” and somewhat bloated “More Life” playlist. Little did I know the 2-disc project would land on my year end list (Yes, I still cop hard copies). This here “Nonstop” was a highlight and still is in heavy rotation. Fro