Matt Jost

8

AZ :: The Format

Matt JostNovember 14, 2006

As the 1990's dawned, rap slowly but surely began to lose its carefree spirit. It hadn't been without a care since "The Message," but there was now a serious u... Read More...

LPReview

7

Panacea :: Ink Is My Drink

Matt JostNovember 14, 2006

In every other review these days hip-hop musicians at large are addressed to the effect that rappers and producers need to flip the script, do themselves inste... Read More...

LPReview

5.5

Soulbrotha & FuseBox Radio present :: Music For Agony

Matt JostNovember 7, 2006

Once you begin to appreciate music as something more than a casual pastime because you feel it has become relevant to your existence in some form or another, y... Read More...

MixtapeReview

7.5

MXX :: Street Selection Volume One

Matt JostNovember 7, 2006

Rene Dubos' famous 'Think globally, act locally' maxim can be adopted to hip-hop as much as to any other just cause. In fact, hip-hop lends itself particularly ... Read More...

LPReview

7

Dan the Automator :: Dan the Automator Presents 2K7

Matt JostOctober 24, 2006

I was gonna say that "Dan the Automator Presents 2K7" is the most thoroughly b-ball-related rap album since the "Soul in the Hole" soundtrack, but apparently t... Read More...

ReviewSoundtrack

8

Sweatshop Union :: Natural Progression

Matt JostOctober 10, 2006

Sometimes I feel bad for pop singers, rock bands and the like. It seems the bigger a musician's popularity, the less people actually talk about his or her musi... Read More...

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