Matt Jost

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Propaganda :: Out of Knowhere

Matt JostMay 30, 2003

Apply the rules of supply and demand to the music business and it's evident that the relatively young Uprok Records has been able to create a demand for faith-b... Read More...

LPReview

6

VG Skillz :: E.X.H.A.L.E

Matt JostMay 20, 2003

'Skills' was once one of those hip-hop buzz words that nobody can define but that sound all the more significant. Yet like so many popular hip-hop terms, the m... Read More...

LPReview

6.5

RZA :: The World According to RZA

Matt JostMay 15, 2003

For the better part of the nineties, the Wu-Tang Clan was one of the globally most visible messengers of hip-hop music. All around the world you could hear kid... Read More...

LPReview

2

Subtitle :: I’m Always Recovering From Tomorrow

Matt JostMay 10, 2003

Fans of Los Angeles artist Subtitle will rejoice in the fact that after piles of self-released CD-Rs and tapes, this EP is coming out on an established label, w... Read More...

EPReview

7.5

Skratch Bastid :: Blazin

Matt JostMay 10, 2003

At one point in this mix-CD, KRS-One asks you to "do the math: radio gets a 20-record-a-week stream / but only 3 are ever seen / what happens to the other 17?"... Read More...

MixtapeReview

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Various Artists :: A Blow to the State

Matt JostMay 6, 2003

Coup d'Etat Entertainment? Relax, it's just a name. The only blow they're going to deliver to any state is one aimed at the stagnant state of hip-hop. Somethin... Read More...

CompilationReview