Jordan Selbo

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Ice Cube :: Death Certificate

Jordan SelboFebruary 20, 2007

The inevitable passing of time has seriously derailed many a rap career, but it's a particularly cruel mistress to the gangsta rapper, who must constantly be a... Read More...

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4

Spazz :: Let’s Get it Sparkin

Jordan SelboFebruary 13, 2007

spaz â€“noun Slang. 1. a grotesquely awkward person.2. an eccentric person.Also, spazz. About once every few months, a new rap release comes across my ear tha... Read More...

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8

Public Enemy :: Beats and Places

Jordan SelboFebruary 13, 2007

Seems like it's been an eternity since PE released an album that really mattered in the large scheme of popular culture; even though plenty of their music sinc... Read More...

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Trump Tight :: The Greatest Show on Earth

Jordan SelboJanuary 30, 2007

This review has two objectives. First, I just got Nas' newest and I want to unofficially revise my best of 2006 list, putting "Hip Hop Is Dead" in a tie with D... Read More...

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8

Hotbox :: Frostbite

Jordan SelboJanuary 23, 2007

For as long as Hip Hop has been a recorded medium, producers and DJs have tried to wrestle the spotlight away from their once-subservient counterparts (the MCs... Read More...

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7

Mos Def :: True Magic

Jordan SelboJanuary 16, 2007

Despite the ravages of time and sporadic activity on his part, many of us older underground cats still remember a time when the Mighty Mos was going to single-... Read More...

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