Patrick Taylor

7

Nut-Rageous :: Raw Nuts

Patrick TaylorJune 4, 2008

Nut-Rageous's best-of mixtape, "Raw Nuts," isn't totally inspiring at first blush. The artwork is ho-hum, and then there is that name; isn't Nut-rageous the na... Read More...

MixtapeReview

8

Sankofa :: Music With Friends 1

Patrick TaylorMay 27, 2008

The Internet is killing the record industry. Album sales have been shrinking all decade, showing double digit declines each year; it is so easy to get music fo... Read More...

EPReview

7.5

Various Artists :: Battlehoggs Official Mixtape Volume 2

Patrick TaylorMay 20, 2008

When you think Australia, you may not automatically think hip hop, but they actually have a decent home-brewed scene. This mixtape features some of the rappers... Read More...

CompilationMixtapeReview

6.5

Dert :: The Short List

Patrick TaylorMay 20, 2008

Dert has been producing hip hop records in the L.A. underground for about 10 years, working with MCs like Ahmad and Micah 9, and producing KRS-ONE's album "Life... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

8

Lyrics Born :: Everywhere at Once

Patrick TaylorMay 13, 2008

Tom Shimura, aka Lyrics Born, makes the kind of hip hop that even people who don't like hip hop like. His music is fun, rooted in 70s and 80s funk, and free of... Read More...

LPReview

7.5

Keith Murray :: Intellectual Violence

Patrick TaylorMay 6, 2008

The days of Keith Murray taking four years to release a record are evidently gone: "Intellectual Violence" marks his second album in about eight months, comin... Read More...

LPReview

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