Irish Hip Hop – Vol. 1
Various Artists
80 Million Records
7/10

“I’m from the land of bar room brawls” – at least Rob Kelley knows that his country has contributed something to Friday night entertainment. White dudes in general get a lot of shit for trying to hop into a predominately black culture, but Irish dudes…good luck fellas. Now, I’m not saying it can’t happen, after all, I think Ivan Ives, a Russian rapper, is the proverbial shit. I’m just saying…it’s going to be an uphill battle ladies and gents.

And, just as I had judged it to be…it’s good, but not amazing. Now, I’m not saying that there is no such thing as an Irish Dre, but if they had one, he might be able to turn this shit around. Dr. McDre, where are you, you’re desperately needed!

Jonathan Yost