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5.5

Phili n’ Dotz :: Phil n’ the Dotz

Grant JonesDecember 2, 2014

Hyped as the best UK hip hop album this year, "Phil n' the Dotz" is both the best and worst of UK hip hop. Knowing that Si Phili (of Phi-Life Cypher) was invol... Read More...

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7

Skrein :: The Eat Up

Grant JonesNovember 18, 2014

Skrein sounds like a nasty, dirty piece of filth yet until he released 2009's "The Eat Up", his tracks felt like warm hugs on a cold day. Timid, affable rhymes ... Read More...

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6.5

Micall Parknsun :: I Should’ve Done This Time Ago

Grant JonesNovember 18, 2014

That's not a grammatical error in the album title - that's how we speak in the UK. I love the healthy banter between Americans and Brits when it comes to the E... Read More...

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6.5

Verb T :: Verbs With a Vengeance

Grant JonesNovember 18, 2014

At school I recall being taught that a verb is a "doing word". It's hard to think of a guy who isn't constantly "doing hip hop" more than Verb T - since he eme... Read More...

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6.5

Kingpin :: The Initiative

Grant JonesNovember 18, 2014

You know that feeling you get when Twista jumps on a beat and his words combine so as to sound like he is saying one long word, every bar? It's a beautiful mom... Read More...

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7.5

Donnie Propa & Scor-Zay-Zee :: Best of Scorzayzee Volume 1

Grant JonesNovember 18, 2014

Scor-Zay-Zee is a name that is revered in the UK, despite having never put out an album. You have got to have some huge cajones to drop a "Best of" mixtape tha... Read More...

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