Sy Shackleford

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Conway the Machine & The Alchemist :: LULU

Sy ShacklefordApril 14, 2020

When it comes to hardcore rap or gangsta rap, many of the motifs that comprise those two hip-hop sub-genres have some elements of real life sprinkled into it, ... Read More...

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7.5

Focus the Truth :: Immortal

Sy ShacklefordApril 14, 2020

Back in the early 2000s, there was a widespread notion that hip-hop from New York City fell off. True, the Big Apple produced artists who garnered lots of succ... Read More...

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8.5

Benny the Butcher :: Tana Talk 3

Sy ShacklefordApril 7, 2020

For the past several years, Griselda Records has been driven to make its own place in hip-hop. Though far removed from New York City, the Buffalo-based label h... Read More...

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Truth Ali :: In Vivo

Sy ShacklefordMarch 31, 2020

Bakersfield rapper Truth Ali recently released his first album since 2016's "The Wonder Years", which was headed by the single "Fred Savage." Relocating to San... Read More...

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8.5

The Grouch x Eligh x CunninLynguists :: The WinterFire EP

Sy ShacklefordMarch 31, 2020

"Your hair is winter fire…" The 1990 TV miniseries based on "Stephen King's IT" is where I recall hearing the words "winter" and "fire" used in the same sen... Read More...

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Statik Selektah & Termanology (1982) :: The Quarantine

Sy ShacklefordMarch 24, 2020

When COVID-19 (aka Novel Coronavirus) evolved from a local Chinese epidemic to a global pandemic, it was as though the widespread disease scenarios presented i... Read More...

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