Rowald Pruyn

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Cosmo Baker & DJ Ayres :: Scion CD Sampler V.15 – Award Tour

Rowald PruynNovember 14, 2006

Even the most consistent hermit hip-hop fanatic wants to get his freak on in the club every now and then. Club tracks dynamics work through through a whole dif... Read More...

MixtapeReview

5

JRK :: JRK

Rowald PruynNovember 14, 2006

The Los Angeles-based instrumentalist JRK doesn't like outsourcing his musical ideas. On his self-titled debut the only thing JRK doesn't do is the vocal sectio... Read More...

LPReview

5.5

Belief :: Dedication

Rowald PruynOctober 31, 2006

What's in a name? When you have a firm conviction of your own abilities, nothing seems impossible. Like Popeye needs his spinach, musicians need that convictio... Read More...

LPReview

5.5

Villebillies :: Villebillies

Rowald PruynOctober 24, 2006

Hillbillies need a make-over. If people see you as farting, fiddling, dungarees wearing lowlifes, who drink Jim Beam from the bottle while their brown gums are... Read More...

Live RecordingReview

5.3

Darien Brockington :: Somebody to Love

Rowald PruynOctober 17, 2006

Whether you like it or not, R&B is becoming more and more influential in hip-hop music. Some MC's, like Common, use the strength of swooning choruses to add... Read More...

LPReview

8.5

DL Incognito :: Organic Music for a Digital World

Rowald PruynOctober 17, 2006

Unintentionally, some MC's turn themselves into gimmicks. They get a strange stage name, conjure up fictional worlds with their words, put themselves in the sh... Read More...

LPReview