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Kno :: Death Is Silent

Zach GaseOctober 8, 2013

As the summer winds down and we trade in our tank tops for hoodies, our flip flops for boots and our swim trunks for jeans, I also like to make a transition in... Read More...

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8.5

Suspekt :: The Underground Strikes Back

Jaroslav 'Czechone' LavickOctober 8, 2013

Suspekt were, and remain, one of the lesser known UK hip hop groups from the 90's, which is unfortunate as the quality of their music was up there with the best... Read More...

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Outcast Youth :: Rebel Diaries

Jaroslav 'Czechone' LavickOctober 1, 2013

If you were beyond single digit age in 1991 it's quite likely that you remember PM Dawn's hit "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss". The song was about as lightweight a... Read More...

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6.5

Down South :: Lost in Brooklyn

Matt JostSeptember 10, 2013

Rap records are often very typical of their time (and anything but 'timeless'). It's hard to imagine Down South's "Lost in Brooklyn" being released after 1994.... Read More...

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7.5

King Sun :: Strictly Ghetto

Matt JostJuly 9, 2013

In his heyday King Sun was almost a model rapper. With his commanding baritone, precise metrics and topical writing he was a rapper you had to, at least to som... Read More...

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7.5

Jah Thomas :: Stop Yu Loafin

Patrick TaylorJune 11, 2013

I sometimes wonder what the lawyers who clear samples for American recording artists would make of Jamaican dancehall albums from the 70s. Biz Markie and De La... Read More...

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Reviews

Snoop Dogg :: Missionary

DMX :: Let Us Pray: Chapter X

Bobby Jimmy and the Critters :: Ugly Knuckle Butt

Kno :: Death Is Silent

Suspekt :: The Underground Strikes Back

Outcast Youth :: Rebel Diaries

Down South :: Lost in Brooklyn

King Sun :: Strictly Ghetto

Jah Thomas :: Stop Yu Loafin