Matt Jost

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Marquee :: Femme Fatale

Matt JostJuly 23, 2019

The 1990s were the most productive decade for female rappers in Northern America. From MC's earning their just dues to those able to profit from others' pionee... Read More...

LPReview

6.5

MED featuring Guilty Simpson :: Child of the Jungle

Matt JostJuly 16, 2019

Guilty Simpson's debut "Ode to the Ghetto" affirmed the bond between two local scenes that shared an affinity for freewheeling beats and raps grounded in reali... Read More...

LPReview

They Try to Be Like Me: Songs in Tribute to N.W.A (Part 3: The Parody Edition)

Matt JostJuly 9, 2019

A parody says a lot about its object or subject. There has to be substance, style and meaning to a composition, character, situation for it to be qualified for... Read More...

Editorials

6.5

Age of Consent :: Old School on the Down Low

Matt JostJune 4, 2019

What if I told you… What if I told you that in 1981 in Los Angeles there was a white LGB rap trio who actually recorded songs and performed shows? Oh, I know w... Read More...

Back to the LabCompilationReview

6.5

Pete Rock :: Return of the SP 1200

Matt JostMay 28, 2019

Far be it from me to call one of the masters of hip-hop music's attention to the fact that someone else may have beat him to an idea, but not that long ago fel... Read More...

InstrumentalLPReview

6.5

2 Chainz :: Rap or Go to the League

Matt JostMay 7, 2019

As the decade winds down, few rap artists have been able to make themselves indispensable to the industry to the degree Tauheed Epps has in the past ten years,... Read More...

LPReview

Reviews

RIP Saafir (Reggie Gibson)

Roc Marciano :: Marciology

Yung Tory :: Still Here

Marquee :: Femme Fatale

MED featuring Guilty Simpson :: Child of the Jungle

They Try to Be Like Me: Songs in Tribute to N.W.A (Part 3: The Parody Edition)

Pete Rock :: Return of the SP 1200

2 Chainz :: Rap or Go to the League

Matt Jost