Nin Chan

6.5

The Square Egg :: Things Change

Nin ChanJuly 26, 2005

You know, it's a real wonder that hip-hop with live instrumentation hasn't caught on- you would've thought that The Roots' ascent to mainstream visibility woul... Read More...

LPReview

5

Pedagree :: Flood the Blocc – Volume 1: Make Bread

Nin ChanJuly 26, 2005

This is not good. Imagine Lil Wayne attempting to replicate T.I.'s country drawl over Juicy J's most forgettable throwaways, and you'd come somewhere close to ... Read More...

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6

Capone :: Pain, Time & Glory

Nin ChanJuly 26, 2005

In a firm bid for "most delayed rap record of all time" (WAY up there with the likes of Sean P's Monkey Barz, which came out shortly before this one -conspiracy... Read More...

LPReview

3.5

Mancini :: Mancini

Nin ChanJuly 12, 2005

This is pretty bland, by-the-numbers stuff. Apparently Mancini is a rising emcee on the East Coast (what aspiring two-bit "mixtape" emcee isn't, really?), thou... Read More...

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6.5

Hot Karl :: The Great Escape

Nin ChanJuly 12, 2005

I really, really hate press releases. More often than not, press releases are masturbatory, self-indulgent affairs that attempt to liken the promoted emcee to ... Read More...

LPReview

8

Little Brother :: The Chittlin Circuit 1.5

Nin ChanJuly 12, 2005

Another month, another Justus League release, this time from its most illustrious alumni, Little Brother. It is becoming increasingly apparent to this reviewer... Read More...

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