Grant Jones

8.5

Atmosphere :: So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously

Grant JonesNovember 28, 2023

My favorite rap album skit never fails to make me chuckle, particularly from a period when rap skits were often considered tiresome or overkill. There was Rugg... Read More...

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7

Doja Cat :: Scarlet

Grant JonesNovember 14, 2023

Everyone's favorite rebellious young lady is back with her fourth full-length project, "Scarlet", and I'm still unclear on where I stand with Doja Cat. On the ... Read More...

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5.5

Swizz Beatz :: Hip Hop 50 Vol. 2

Grant JonesNovember 7, 2023

The 50th birthday of hip-hop has largely been a brilliant celebration of this culture we all live and love, and fellow rap nerds have lapped up as much coverag... Read More...

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6.5

Teflon :: 2 Sides to Every Story

Grant JonesOctober 31, 2023

I’m always amazed at how far M.O.P.’s “Ante Up” song reaches, considering it’s an unabashed celebration of robbing suckers for their jewelry. Just this week, I... Read More...

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8.5

Rasheed Chappell & Little Vic :: A Portrait Of

Grant JonesOctober 31, 2023

It took some additional research to differentiate Rasheed Chappell from Little Vic, as I'm familiar with the latter emcee but hadn't heard of Rasheed before, o... Read More...

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7

Planet Asia & Apollo Brown :: Sardines

Grant JonesOctober 24, 2023

Underground favorite Apollo Brown has built a reputation on neck-snapping hip-hop that pounds the listener into the ground like a game of Whac-A-Mole. Reliable... Read More...

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