Grant Jones

6.5

Lay Bankz :: After 7

Grant JonesAugust 20, 2024

Streaming statistics are bizarre beasts, and, as long as we assume no streaming bots are interfering, they can help tell a story of their own. Lay Bankz is a 2... Read More...

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5.5

Esham :: Amuse Bouche

Grant JonesAugust 13, 2024

Known amongst Hip-Hop culture as a pioneer of sorts, Detroit’s Esham is back with more of his dark, menacing raps. Or is he? For his twenty-second album(!), "A... Read More...

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7

Rakim :: G.O.D.’S NETWORK (REB7RTH)

Grant JonesAugust 6, 2024

2024 appears to be the year of the return, following last year's 50th birthday celebrations. The cake has long left the system, the hangover now a fading memor... Read More...

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3.5

The Game :: Time

Grant JonesAugust 6, 2024

There can’t be a person in employment who sighs more than The Game’s publicist. In 2024 alone, the Compton rapper has had an eventful few months, both personal... Read More...

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5

G-Eazy :: Freak Show

Grant JonesJuly 30, 2024

There’s a whole subsection of the music industry - specifically the Hip-Hop side of it - that remains off of my radar, despite it being incredibly popular. You... Read More...

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6

Vinnie Paz :: Jacinto’s Praying Mantis

Grant JonesJuly 16, 2024

Like any teenager of the 2000s, I was impressionable, prone to the usual hormonal changes that affect mood and behaviour. A brain still developing, yet suscept... Read More...

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