Patrick Taylor

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Ghostpoet :: Shedding Skin

Patrick TaylorNovember 24, 2015

While I enjoyed Ghostpoet's 2011 debut "Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam," his 2013 follow up "Some Say I So I Say Light" offered diminishing returns. He ... Read More...

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Roots Manuva :: Bleeds

Patrick TaylorNovember 3, 2015

British rappers and producers have always taken the blueprint of hip-hop (rapping over a beat) and translated it to what is going on musically and socially in t... Read More...

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Death By Icon :: HassaH

Patrick TaylorOctober 13, 2015

Death By Icon are Chicago based MC Vic and MC/producer Ant, and L.A. based producer Dook. "HassaH," their first proper full-length, is based on the concept of b... Read More...

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Tyler, the Creator :: Cherry Bomb

Patrick TaylorSeptember 29, 2015

Tyler, the Creator was recently refused a visa to the UK for 3-5 years because of the homophobic slurs and sexual violence in lyrics from "Bastard" and "Goblin.... Read More...

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Doze :: Pay Dues Forever

Patrick TaylorSeptember 15, 2015

Producer Doze is from South Dakota, a state that has less people than any of the ten most populous cities in the US. It only has San Francisco beat by 50,000 pe... Read More...

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Luther Campbell :: The Book of Luke

Patrick TaylorSeptember 1, 2015

Whether you know him as Luke Skyywalker, Uncle Luke, or Luther Campbell, you know him as one of hip-hop's most fascinating individuals. From the tongue in cheek... Read More...

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