Matt Jost

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Killa Kyleon & Rapid Ric :: Candy Paint N Texas Plates 2

Matt JostNovember 1, 2011

While I was never short of reasons to be skeptical about the Boss Hogg Outlawz ("Boyz-N-Blue"? Seriously?), one rapper stood out next to the designated alpha d... Read More...

MixtapeReview

7

Mad Skillz :: From Where???

Matt JostOctober 25, 2011

At the beginning of the new millennium Skillz reminded everybody that he had been the "first nigga to pop his collar on an album cover" ("S.K.I.L.L.Z."). What ... Read More...

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5.5

Ace Hood :: Blood Sweat + Tears

Matt JostOctober 11, 2011

"Hustle Hard" finally did the trick. It made me interested in Ace Hood. It is one of those rap songs that embody the genre's insatiable hunger that so often p... Read More...

LPReview

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Example :: Won’t Go Quietly

Matt JostSeptember 27, 2011

Something astonishing happened one week in July 2011 in Germany. People bought more copies of rapper Casper's new album "XOXO" than they did of any other longpl... Read More...

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8.5

Ruthless Rap Assassins :: Killer Album

Matt JostSeptember 27, 2011

When we're looking at the demographic that simply does not get rap and fails to see what other people hear in rap, probably a substantial percentage has a hard... Read More...

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4.5

Shizzio :: The Scrap Book, Volume I

Matt JostSeptember 20, 2011

While the United States undoubtedly have the richest hip-hop history, the United Kingdom might just have the most complicated one. It begins with the fact that... Read More...

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