Patrick Taylor

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Tyler, the Creator :: Flower Boy

Patrick TaylorJanuary 23, 2018

Ish done changed. Nine years ago, when Tyler, the Creator released his debut mixtape "Bastard," very few critics challenged the violently homophobic and misogyn... Read More...

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Configa :: Configaration Volume 1

Patrick TaylorNovember 28, 2017

One way to prove your underground hip-hop bona fides is to have Chuck D do the intro to your album firing shots at mumble rappers and trap rappers. That's how U... Read More...

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Tricky :: ununiform

Patrick TaylorNovember 14, 2017

It says something about the trajectory of Bristol producer/rapper's Tricky's career that while 1996's "Pre-Millennium Tension" is one of my favorite albums, "un... Read More...

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Open Mike Eagle :: Brick Body Kids Still Daydream

Patrick TaylorNovember 7, 2017

One of the most powerful things about hip-hop is the way that it gives a microphone to people from groups that aren't often listened to in our society, and part... Read More...

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Ravage :: Accusations of Treachery

Patrick TaylorSeptember 26, 2017

I sometimes wonder what 80s and early 90s hip-hop sounds to teenagers today. Does it sound retro and somehow purer than the music of today, the way sixties and ... Read More...

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Lando Chill :: The Boy Who Spoke to the Wind

Patrick TaylorAugust 29, 2017

The record industry may be in a free fall, but there is so much good music coming out that it is ridiculous. My theory is that the ease of recording and distrib... Read More...

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