Matt Jost

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Big Hutch :: From Pomona With Love

Matt JostMarch 6, 2012

Gregory Hutchinson held tenures at the two most influential rap labels on the West Coast, Ruthless and Death Row. He laid down the blueprint for g-funk. He's b... Read More...

MixtapeReview

6.5

K-Def :: Night Shift

Matt JostMarch 6, 2012

It used to be, in the days of wayback, that beatmakers could only make a name for themselves when somebody rapped over their stuff. Then came Shadow, Krush and... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

6

Various Artists :: Sounds of New York, U.S.A. Volume 1

Matt JostMarch 6, 2012

Things were happening fast in 1979. Once Sugar Hill Records came out with their Sugarhill Gang, everybody scrambled to put out a record. Among the first was Ga... Read More...

Back to the LabReview

7

Random (a/k/a Mega Ran) :: TOUR: Date With a Dream

Matt JostFebruary 28, 2012

To start this out on a rather unexpected note, I'm always a little disappointed when I hear about someone who quit teaching. I realize that teaching is one of t... Read More...

EPReview

4

Iggy Azalea :: Ignorant Art

Matt JostFebruary 14, 2012

Iggy Azalea makes a very reasonable statement on "Ignorant Art": "My time will start today / Nicki paved the way." She quickly adds the names "Kim, Foxy, Eve," ... Read More...

MixtapeReview

5.5

Boog Brown :: The Brown Study Remixes

Matt JostFebruary 7, 2012

Apollo Brown is a frequently dropped name here and elsewhere, but his 2010 collaboration with female rapper Boog Brown, "Brown Study," came and went largely un... Read More...

LPReview

Reviews

Bobby Shmurda x lougotcash :: SHMURDAGOTCASH

Matt OX & Surf Gang :: OXygen

5ive-O :: If U R Not Part Uv Da Solution…

Big Hutch :: From Pomona With Love

K-Def :: Night Shift

Random (a/k/a Mega Ran) :: TOUR: Date With a Dream

Iggy Azalea :: Ignorant Art

Boog Brown :: The Brown Study Remixes

Matt Jost