Matt Jost

7

A-Plus + Knobody :: Grow Theory

Matt JostApril 23, 2019

They both have a couple of namesakes in hip-hop, but when A-Plus and Knobody team up, it's a Town thang. Not that A-Plus, whether in the company of his crew So... Read More...

LPReview

4.5

Fortunato :: MDCXVII

Matt JostApril 16, 2019

I was 9 minutes into Fortunato's new album when I actually took notice for the first time. There was Madchild rapping, "Back when I was young I was a wacko and... Read More...

LPReview

5.5

Kaotic Style :: A Diamond in Da Ruff

Matt JostApril 9, 2019

To mine for rough diamonds is the objective of crate diggers, who, thanks to the return of vinyl collectors, have stepped out of the murky bootleg shadows in r... Read More...

LPReview

8

Various Artists :: L’Age D’Or Du Rap Français

Matt JostFebruary 26, 2019

It's not always necessary to refer back to exhibit A when bringing up foreign rap towards the home audience. Non-US rap very often operates under its own rules.... Read More...

CompilationReview

4

J. Stalin and The World’s Freshest :: Miracle & Nightmare on 10th Street – Part 2

Matt JostFebruary 19, 2019

When does generous turn to wasteful? We are living in rewarding times. No music publicist and journalist can go without telling us that so-and-so artist 'shares... Read More...

LPReview

7

A.G. :: The Taste of Ambrosia

Matt JostFebruary 19, 2019

"My homie call me God but he don't pray to me You ain't the man - but you could be All you gotta say is: 'I should be' Look where it took me Rappers focus on pu... Read More...

LPReview