Patrick Taylor

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Sankofa :: Music With Friends Vol. 4

Patrick TaylorMarch 3, 2009

This is the fourth installment of Sankofa's free "Music With Friends" series, and his sixth free EP in a year if you include "Imaginary Wars" and "Bowl of Polit... Read More...

EPReview

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Charlie Wilson :: Uncle Charlie

Patrick TaylorMarch 3, 2009

"Uncle Charlie" is the fourth solo album by former Gap Band vocalist Charlie Wilson. The Gap Band has been sampled by everyone from the Notorious B.I.G. to Nas... Read More...

LPReview

7.5

Madlib :: Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6

Patrick TaylorFebruary 17, 2009

James 'J Dilla' Yancey died three years ago of Lupus related complications. Dilla was a talented producer, perhaps more appreciated by other producers than by t... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

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P.O.S. :: Never Better

Patrick TaylorFebruary 17, 2009

My two favorite genres have always been punk rock and hip hop, for similar reasons. Both represent the voice of the street, the underground who aren't part of ... Read More...

LPReview

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Cleen :: Small Talk

Patrick TaylorFebruary 10, 2009

Cleen and his crew, Life For the Better, got started eight years ago at an open mic night at Barnes and Noble in their hometown of Lancaster, California. It's ... Read More...

LPReview

7.5

Egyptian Lover :: On the Nile

Patrick TaylorFebruary 3, 2009

My friends and I used to breakdance to Egyptian Lover's "Egypt, Egypt" on the playground of Valencia Elementary when I was nine. Back then, in 1984, the music s... Read More...

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