Andrew Matson

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Jive Cuttah :: The Helekwom

Andrew MatsonMarch 21, 2006

Jive Cuttah is dark. I don't mean dark-skinned, I mean evil. He raps about blackness, corpses, blood, and other gothic favorites. It's clear that he's on some ... Read More...

LPReview

5

Visual :: Figured it Out

Andrew MatsonMarch 14, 2006

Visual (formerly NDVisual) hails from Chicago, home of a rising crop of underground stars that are making heads nationwide take notice. Copperpot, Diverse, Lon... Read More...

LPReview

7.5

The Don Bishop Agallah :: Propane Piff

Andrew MatsonMarch 14, 2006

The mixtape is DipSet/Purple City's weapon of choice (usually $6.99 at mixunit.com), and never has a weapon been so perfectly suited for its army. Agallah, the ... Read More...

MixtapeReview

8.5

Cleen :: Old Man Winter

Andrew MatsonMarch 14, 2006

Cleen represents Lancaster, California, a place he calls "a little sandbox outside L.A." Cleen describes Lancaster as a place that does not really appreciate hi... Read More...

LPReview

8.5

Brooklyn Academy :: The Academy Awards (Vol. 1, The Classics)

Andrew MatsonFebruary 28, 2006

I knew this CD would be tight before I bought it. I knew about Brooklyn Academy because I like Jean Grae, Pumpkinhead, and Thirstin Howl III, and these artists... Read More...

CompilationReview

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Backstab Projects :: Kingpin 2001

Andrew MatsonOctober 15, 2002

Think you got it hard? Try being an aspiring rapper like Backstab, who is white and from Detroit. He's got the disadvantage of being perhaps forever shrouded i... Read More...

LPReview