Eric Sirota

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Jazz Mafia :: Brass, Bows, and Beats: A Hip-Hop Symphony

Eric SirotaMay 4, 2010

I don't know much about jazz, but I do know it can be synthesized with hip-hop. This synthesis has played a major part in rap and its predecessors since the 197... Read More...

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5.5

Cypress Hill :: Rise Up

Eric SirotaApril 27, 2010

In "Half Baked," Bob Saget famously pointed out that weed is not much of a drug because, as he put it, "You ever suck dick for some marijuana?" You haven'... Read More...

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Turbulence :: Secret Society

Eric SirotaApril 13, 2010

I curse in my head a lot when I'm alone, but rarely outloud. But while listening to Turbulence's "Secret Society" several times in my car coming to and from wo... Read More...

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Serengeti and Polyphonic :: Terradactyl

Eric SirotaApril 6, 2010

Man, hip-hop sure has gotten interesting. I wish I could put a moratorium on people either hating rappers because they all sound the same or liking rappers jus... Read More...

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4.5

Saul Williams :: The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust

Eric SirotaMarch 23, 2010

Saul Williams is perhaps the world's most acclaimed spoken word poet. With his incredible talent, it should be easy for him to make a good album. He needs thre... Read More...

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B. Dolan :: Fallen House Sunken City

Eric SirotaMarch 16, 2010

B. Dolan's Alias-produced "Fallen House, Sunken City" is a difficult album. Within the wonderful world of hip-hop criticism, this characterization is not neces... Read More...

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