Sy Shackleford

8.5

Blu :: Los Angeles

Sy ShacklefordAugust 6, 2024

Let’s start this review off by getting this out of the way: This album is not “Below the Heavens”, the 2007 classic debut from prolific west coast rapper Blu a... Read More...

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OldBoy Rhymes :: The Sane Asylum

Sy ShacklefordJuly 23, 2024

Alaska-born, third world-raised OldBoy Rhymes is a recent signee to Sage Francis’ Strange Famous Records. His ironically titled debut, “The Sane Asylum”, is an... Read More...

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Common x Pete Rock :: The Auditorium, Vol. 1

Sy ShacklefordJuly 16, 2024

There’s something of an interconnectedness in this album’s presentation. It’s not just because the architects behind it, Common and Pete Rock, have collaborate... Read More...

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Eminem :: The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)

Sy ShacklefordJuly 16, 2024

Eminem’s place in the hip-hop community has been a hot topic since his first shot out of the gate as he had, and continues to have, a polarizing effect on hip-... Read More...

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7.5

Tha Dogg Pound :: W.A.W.G. (We All We Got)

Sy ShacklefordJune 25, 2024

Daz Dillinger and Kurupt, the west coast duo known as Tha Dogg Pound, have come full circle. In the ‘90s, they were a staple on Death Row Records, having a num... Read More...

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7.5

RJD2 :: Visions Out of Limelight

Sy ShacklefordJune 25, 2024

At first glance of the cover for RJD2’s latest album, my first thoughts were “Maggot Brain” and “Dare Iz a Darkside”. Visual homage to Funkadelic and Redman no... Read More...

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