Sy Shackleford

7.5

Dero :: A Lens Through My Eyes

Sy ShacklefordJuly 25, 2023

Tennessee. When I think of that state and its hip-hop scene, it takes me back to my first exposure to it: Namely, Project Pat and Three 6 Mafia from Memphis du... Read More...

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6.5

Sacco & Vanzetti :: Battery

Sy ShacklefordJuly 11, 2023

Wordsmith Sko and beatsmith The Shah make up Sacco & Vanzetti, a hip-hop duo taking their name from two infamous Italian anarchists. The name actually make... Read More...

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6.5

Sankofa :: Iron Mike Sharp

Sy ShacklefordJune 27, 2023

Fort Wayne, Indiana-based emcee Sankofa sounds like he’s been here for a while. At my first listen, the Australian-raised rapper doesn’t have much of his nativ... Read More...

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7

Klassy :: Good Seeds

Sy ShacklefordJune 13, 2023

I admit, when I stumbled upon this album, I didn’t know the first thing about Klassy. The album cover didn’t tell me much, but reaching the end of the first tr... Read More...

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7

JustMe x Cas Metah :: The New ’93

Sy ShacklefordMay 30, 2023

The Scribbling Idiots hip-hop collective (JustMe, Cas Metah, Elias, Mouf Warren, MattmaN, ReFlex the Architect, Theory Hazit, Wonder Brown, MP Ancient, Sebasti... Read More...

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6

Thonio x DJ Kefran :: In My Dreams

Sy ShacklefordMay 16, 2023

Rappers making collaborative albums with producers living across the ocean is nothing new. Phonte from Little Brother did it with Nicolay as the Foreign Exchan... Read More...

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