Sy Shackleford

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Earl Sweatshirt x The Alchemist :: Voir Dire

Sy ShacklefordOctober 10, 2023

You would think that the prolific beatmaker known as the Alchemist was Jamaican, because he has almost just as many jobs as a Jamaican. Of course, by “jobs” I ... Read More...

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Raz Fresco x Figub Brazlevic :: 777

Sy ShacklefordOctober 10, 2023

Rasquiz Johnson (the Canadian-Jamaican emcee better known as “Raz Fresco”) just gets better with age, like the finest of wines. Dropping the first of several d... Read More...

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DJ Muggs :: Soul Assassins 3: Death Valley

Sy ShacklefordSeptember 19, 2023

The “Soul Assassins” projects from Cypress Hill’s DJ Muggs are among the most celebrated compilation albums in hip-hop, especially the inaugural S.A. record. M... Read More...

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8.5

Conway the Machine x 38 Spesh :: Speshal Machinery

Sy ShacklefordSeptember 12, 2023

Conway the Machine may have left Griselda Records, but that departure hasn’t had an effect on his output. The Buffalo emcee released “Won’t He Do It” via his D... Read More...

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7.5

Headsnack :: Too Small to Cancel

Sy ShacklefordSeptember 5, 2023

Ex-Regenerated Headpiece front man Headsnack has returned with “Too Small To Cancel”, his first full-length album since 2020’s “Effected”. Much like 2018’s “Se... Read More...

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Homeboy Sandman :: Rich

Sy ShacklefordAugust 15, 2023

My first exposure to Queens, NY emcee Homeboy Sandman was back in 2011, when he opened for CunninLynguists in Washington, D.C. during the group’s Oneirology to... Read More...

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