Matt Jost

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David Bars :: The Bar Code

Matt JostFebruary 11, 2020

There was a time when rap tracks came with explicit timestamps, that is to say rappers would indicate the current - or imminent - year they were recording or r... Read More...

EPReview

6.5

Che Noir :: The Thrill of the Hunt 2

Matt JostJanuary 21, 2020

Transcripts show that so far at least one rap artist thought of the self-evident rhyme Attila the Hun/thrill of the hunt. The insatiable 5th century conqueror ... Read More...

MixtapeReview

6.5

Brothers G.R.Y.M. :: Ghetto Repaired Young Minds

Matt JostDecember 31, 2019

Anthony 'Poetic' Berkeley's medical condition was not known in detail, but we knew that he had developed cancer, and when he succumbed to the disease on July 1... Read More...

EPReview

5

BoFaatBeatz :: The Original Nothing But Kung Fu LP

Matt JostDecember 17, 2019

If I see something called 'The Original Whatever LP' on a label specialized in making available the ignored and the overlooked, I'm going to assume I will be p... Read More...

LPReview

6.5

A.G. & Cuns :: Bronck’s Kill

Matt JostDecember 10, 2019

After Masta Ace & Marco Polo's "A Breukelen Story", it's A.G.'s turn to revisit the geographical history of New York City. "Bronck's Kill" could be transla... Read More...

EPReview

7.5

Devlin :: The Outcast

Matt JostDecember 3, 2019

A new publication on the German book market that attracted considerable attention this year was 'GRM' by Sibylle Berg. Subtitled 'Brainf**k', 'GRM' throws up a... Read More...

LPReview