Alex Sheremet

7.5

K’Naan :: Troubadour

Alex SheremetDecember 30, 2008

K'Naan certainly has good raw material for his art. A child through the civil war in Somalia, his family was able to move to Harlem, then Canada, while he lear... Read More...

LPReview

5.5

Cashus C.R.E.A.M. :: GameTime

Alex SheremetDecember 30, 2008

ART: If you can't, or simply won't bother... just be someone else. Or, "I is another," to quote a boyish writer who's been yanked by lesser 'poets' to give the... Read More...

MixtapeReview

Year 2008 in Review (by Alex Sheremet)

Alex SheremetDecember 23, 2008

Alex Sheremet's Top 10 Albums I'm listing these in no particular order. I suspect my list will be a bit different than others' - there's a lot of apparently gre... Read More...

EditorialsYear in Review

4.5

Several Active Minds :: Shogun Craftsman

Alex SheremetDecember 9, 2008

The crew is Several Active Minds. In light of the hyperbole, they have a short bio. After some cleanup, it reads sic: "Not since Wu-Tang Clan have backpackers,... Read More...

LPReview

7

The Revelations f/ Tre’ Williams :: Deep Soul

Alex SheremetDecember 9, 2008

Before I get to the EP at hand, an instructive detour: I first heard D'Angelo's "Untitled" when I was 12, and hated it. A raspy, naked man spinning - not stand... Read More...

EPReview

6

Kevin Rudolf :: In the City

Alex SheremetDecember 9, 2008

I was 12 once, and, like many adolescents, was a big fan of Cash Money's little projects. Back then, Lil' Wayne stood out to me - he was underwhelmingly talent... Read More...

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