Damon Brown

6.5

Jeff Spec :: Dark City

Damon BrownAugust 29, 2002

It's hard to find a balanced indie hip-hop CD, meaning the MC or group has a nice flow and rides tight, well-produced beats. More often than not the rhymes are... Read More...

LPReview

6.5

BK & Associates :: BK & Associates

Damon BrownAugust 22, 2002

Hip-hop, like the rings of a tree, is an excellent meter of popular earthly pleasures. For instance, the Sugarhill Gang (or whoever really wrote their rhymes..... Read More...

LPReview

6.5

Red Dragon Records presents :: The Hip-Hop Cafe

Damon BrownAugust 20, 2002

Hip-Hop always falls short when it comes to music that helps you, as Rakim would say, get soft and warm. Rock music has a messload of ballads, from "Stairway t... Read More...

CompilationReview

6

DJ Next :: Back to the Grill, Again

Damon BrownAugust 6, 2002

Mix tapes are a dime a dozen, but not many rep Beantown. Boston's DJ Next gets an A+ for humor -- the cover of "Back to the Grill, Again" (named for a classic ... Read More...

MixtapeReview

7

MF Grimm :: The Downfall of Ibliys

Damon BrownAugust 2, 2002

There are two possible golden eras of rap, which vary based on who you speak to: the stripped down beauty of the mid-80s and the accessible complexity of the e... Read More...

LPReview

7

John Reuben :: Hindsight

Damon BrownJuly 9, 2002

Whatever happened to the Beastie Boys? Or Beck (circa Mellow Gold)? Eminem has arguably blown the "minorities only" sign off of mainstream hip-hop's door, but ... Read More...

LPReview