Matt Jost

6.5

Smellington Piff & Illinformed :: Roma Supreme

Matt JostFebruary 27, 2024

Like many of us modern-day tenants and peasants, Smellington Piff has apparently experienced some difficulty with his housing situation. Inferring from his alb... Read More...

LPReview

6.5

Retrogott x Fokis :: Universal Dialect

Matt JostJanuary 23, 2024

Even as the more high-profile events during the - assumed - 50th anniversary of hip-hop in 2023 largely celebrated recorded music (which didn't enter the pictu... Read More...

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Crossing Borders: A Retrospective of European Rap Collaborations

Matt JostDecember 19, 2023

Most observers would probably agree that while hip-hop being made (the commercial side of it) and practiced (the cultural side of it) in Europe is a thing, Eur... Read More...

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8.5

various artists :: The Daisy Age

Matt JostMay 9, 2023

Since the dawn of hip-hop - well, almost - the British market was briefed with the latest American tunes by way of compilations. 22 volumes deep, the "Street S... Read More...

Back to the LabCompilationReview

7

J Rock :: Streetwize

Matt JostApril 11, 2023

Upstate New York, how it all began? I'm afraid not. Chronicling the small and the big steps of a regional music scene is the job of local historians and journa... Read More...

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6

Larry June :: Spaceships on the Blade

Matt JostMarch 21, 2023

The more agitated this world gets, the more the professionally rapping part of its populace calms down. There was a time when rap music was essentially disorde... Read More...

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