Matt Jost

2.5

Bottom Posse :: 2 Saggin’ Straight From Hell

Matt JostMay 23, 2017

For all its prevalence in the music itself, it still wasn't easy for rap to get the n word on the front page. Raekwon's "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Niggaz" was abb... Read More...

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6.5

Devin The Dude :: Acoustic Levitation

Matt JostMay 2, 2017

Things never happen fast in Devin's world, but they happen with consistency. A few months before The Dude made his solo debut in 1998 he concluded an unpreceden... Read More...

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3.5

M.C. Chile’ & The Koncrete Jungo :: Everything You Wanted to Know About Compton… But Was Too Scared to Go There and Find Out

Matt JostApril 25, 2017

If there's a fine line between sobriety and satire, the title "Everything You Wanted to Know About Compton... But Was Too Scared to Go There and Find Out" steam... Read More...

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6

Big Sean :: I Decided.

Matt JostApril 18, 2017

200 years ago philosopher and politician Joseph Marie de Maistre left us with the lasting finding that 'every nation has the government it deserves'. Not exactl... Read More...

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7

Oddisee :: The Beauty in All

Matt JostApril 11, 2017

Instrumental hip-hop has come a long way. The disc jockey's influence as the one who started it all was long felt, but eventually, with the widespread availabil... Read More...

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6.5

Lord Finesse :: The SP 1200 Project: A Re-Awakening (Expanded Edition)

Matt JostMarch 21, 2017

If there was a nicer way to put it, I would. But out of all the Golden Age artists, none has pimped his vintage material as thoroughly as Lord Finesse. The volu... Read More...

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