Patrick Lyons
<b>Feature Writer</b>
Ever since he borrowed a copy of "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" from his local library, Patrick's love affair with hip-hop has been on an extended honeymoon phase. He now contributes features to HNHH, hoping to share his knowledge and passion with this site's broad audience.
<strong>Favorite Hip Hop Artists:</strong> André 3000, Danny Brown, Kanye, Weezy, Gucci Mane, Action Bronson, MF DOOM, Ghostface Killah
<strong>Favorite Producers:</strong> Lex Luger, Kanye (again), RZA, Young Chop, Madlib, J Dilla, Hudson Mohawke
ReviewsRick Ross' "Rather You Than Me" (Review)Rick Ross skillfully combines all of his personas and investigates Southern rap business practices on "Rather You Than Me." ByPatrick Lyons25.4K Views
Original ContentTop Tracks: March 13 - March 19Everything's coming up Rozay on this edition of Top Tracks. ByPatrick Lyons8.6K Views
Original ContentFive Rappers Who Blew Up At SXSWFive artists whose success proves the power of SXSW. ByPatrick Lyons18.2K Views
Original ContentTop Tracks: March 6 - March 12What else could land at #1 this week other than Young Money posse cut "No Frauds"?ByPatrick Lyons13.9K Views
Original ContentClassic Rotation: N.E.R.D's "In Search Of..."15 years ago today, N.E.R.D. released "In Search Of...," a weird fusion of rap and rock that's become a cult classic.ByPatrick Lyons8.0K Views
Original ContentNotorious B.I.G.'s Five Most Underrated TracksFive great Notorious B.I.G. tracks that aren't on "Ready To Die" or "Life After Death."ByPatrick Lyons24.4K Views
Original ContentTop Tracks: February 27 - March 5Remy Ma pulls a Future and gets back-to-back #1s on our Top Tracks chart.ByPatrick Lyons82 Views
ReviewsNAV's "NAV" (Review)NAV doesn't have much to offer beyond his beats and limited worldview. ByPatrick Lyons30.9K Views
ReviewsFuture's "HNDRXX" (Review)"HNDRXX" totally upends my theory about "FUTURE," and blows nearly everything Future's ever done out of the water.ByPatrick Lyons47.7K Views
Original ContentTop Tracks: February 20 - February 26Remy Ma's "ShETHER" carries on the tradition of diss tracks debuting at #1 on our TOP 100.ByPatrick Lyons68 Views
ReviewsFuture's "FUTURE" (Review)Future still seems afraid to color outside of the lines three years after doing so on "Honest," but his self-titled album draws on a rich back catalog and a never-been-better roster of producers. ByPatrick Lyons24.2K Views
Original ContentTop Tracks: February 13 - February 19DJ Khaled, Beyoncé, and Jay Z come out #1 in a week that's otherwise dominated by Future and Kodak Black.ByPatrick Lyons64 Views
Original ContentTop Tracks: February 6 - February 12Desiigner tops yet another Top Tracks list dominated by Migos. ByPatrick Lyons69 Views
ReviewsSyd's "Fin" (Review)Syd plays "Fin" off as a shallow stopgap release between Internet albums, but her confidence is also responsible for a strong set of songs.ByPatrick Lyons10.4K Views
ReviewsBig Sean's "I Decided" (Review)"I Decided" continues the trend of Big Sean topping himself with each new album, but failing to get the classic he's aiming for. ByPatrick Lyons34.4K Views
Original ContentWhy Rap Songs Are Going #1 AgainRae Sremmurd and Migos got back-to-back #1s without making any pop concessions. Here's how they did it. ByPatrick Lyons108 Views
Original ContentTop Tracks: January 30 - February 5Big Sean and Eminem take the top spot, a powerhouse DJ Khaled track is finally knocked off on this week's Top Tracks. ByPatrick Lyons72 Views
ReviewsMigos' "Culture" (Review)Migos are on top of the world right now, and "Culture" is a successful, if imperfect, attempt at harnessing that.ByPatrick Lyons23.8K Views
Original ContentTop Tracks: January 23 - January 29Once again, a Drake-related song sits at #1 on our Top Tracks list. ByPatrick Lyons65 Views
Original Content20 Most Anticipated Projects Of 201720 projects from hip hop's elite that we're looking forward to hearing this year. ByPatrick Lyons48.6K Views
Original ContentTop Tracks: January 16 - January 22J. Cole's new loosie beats out Drake for the #1 spot in this week's Top Tracks.ByPatrick Lyons46 Views
Original Content10 Anti-Authority Rap Songs For Inauguration DayWe dig back into 25+ years of political hip hop to bring you ten tracks that question America's authority on the eve of Donald Trump's inauguration. ByPatrick Lyons8.2K Views
Original ContentTop Tracks: January 9 - January 15New Yorkers dominate this week's Top Tracks. ByPatrick Lyons57 Views
Original ContentTop Tracks: January 2 - January 8Tyga and Kanye West break into the number one spot this week. ByPatrick Lyons71 Views