Patrick Taylor

7.5

Daretta :: Heavy Mental

Patrick TaylorJuly 5, 2011

It was inevitable that Odd Future clones were going follow in the wake of the hype around Tyler and his crew of not-so-merry pranksters. The combination of tee... Read More...

LPReview

7.5

Oyoshe :: Bring Da Noise 2

Patrick TaylorJune 28, 2011

Oyoshe is a producer/rapper out of Naples, Italy who has teamed up with a who's who of East Coast true school hip-hop for his second album. "Bring Da Noise 2" f... Read More...

LPReview

6.5

Madlib :: Madlib Medicine Show #11: Low Budget High Fi Music

Patrick TaylorJune 21, 2011

Madlib's Medicine Show was producer/rapper/musician/crate-digger/pot aficionado Otis Jackson, Jr.'s attempt to release an album a month in 2010. Odd numbered e... Read More...

CompilationReview

6

Applejaxx :: Glow in the Dark EP

Patrick TaylorJune 14, 2011

Christian rap is a dicey prospect. How do you approach music that takes pride in being as raunchy, vulgar, and hedonistic as possible and make it Christian? Ho... Read More...

EPReview

5

Lil B :: Red Flame

Patrick TaylorJune 7, 2011

I've been hearing about Brandon "Lil B" McCartney for a while now, but had chosen to ignore him. I knew he was in the Pack, and I knew he was releasing more mu... Read More...

MixtapeReview

7.5

General Monks :: Each Step Becomes Elevated

Patrick TaylorJune 7, 2011

"Each Step Becomes Elevated" is a free album being released by Cali rappers Planet Asia and Tristate as General Monks. The concept of the album is that they ar... Read More...

LPReview