Adult Contemporary Hip Hop Reviews
- mi5627
- Aug 12
- 1 min read
HIP HOP SOCIETY
A Timeless Journey: Arrested Development Delivers in Style
read the full review by Obie Trice Kenobi HERE
UNDERGROUND HIP HOP BLOG
Reflecting on freedom along with self-determination & the contradictions still woven into African American life this 4th of July, what Arrested Development achieves with Adult Contemporary Hip Hop feels similar to what Public Enemy did on Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025. Proving their relevance after decades in the game. The homage to the late Twan Mack takes on theme of melanin pride, the state of the world since this January, mortality, relationships, love, legacy & bar-for-bar energy elevated in part by soulful boom bap production.
8/10 - read the full review HERE
HIP HOP GOLDEN AGE
This album doesn’t chase relevance, and it doesn’t avoid it either. It moves at its own speed, grounded in style, experience, and collaboration. Arrested Development sounds like a group that knows exactly what it wants to make. Adult Contemporary Hip Hop is focused, rhythmic, and full of breath. Nothing about it feels stuck in the past—it’s rooted, present, and fully aware of its own lane.
8/10 - read the full review HERE