Matt Jost

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Zilla :: The Book of Trill

Matt JostAugust 6, 2013

If anybody wrote The Book of Trill, it's Pimp C and Bun B, and indeed lately the latter has been heard defending UGK's rights in regards to the term 'trill.' T... Read More...

EPReview

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Chanel West Coast :: Now You Know

Matt JostAugust 6, 2013

No, Chanel West Coast is not an ill-fated dyslexic competitor toDubCNN.com, the renowned West Coast rap news portal. The name's not Channel but Chanel - like t... Read More...

MixtapeReview

6.5

CookBook & DJ Rhettmatic :: Phantom Menace (CBEP Vol. 1)

Matt JostJuly 16, 2013

Why "Phantom Menace"? Because it's the first episode in a series of EP's that pairs CookBook with a different producer for each release. World Famous Beat Junk... Read More...

EPReview

7.5

King Sun :: Strictly Ghetto

Matt JostJuly 9, 2013

In his heyday King Sun was almost a model rapper. With his commanding baritone, precise metrics and topical writing he was a rapper you had to, at least to som... Read More...

Back to the LabLPReview

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Assalti Frontali :: Let’s Go – Senza Lotta Non So Essere Felice

Matt JostJune 18, 2013

Italian hip-hop has always always been a little special. One peculiarity are its historically close ties to the centri sociali ('social centers'), self-governed... Read More...

LPReview

6.5

7L & Esoteric and Inspectah Deck :: CZARFACE

Matt JostJune 4, 2013

One look at the cover and you know this is boys rap. What is boys rap, you ask? You know how boys can create the most elaborate figments, fastidiously detailed... Read More...

LPReview