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6.5

Childish Gambino :: Sick Boi

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 31, 2012

Even though Childish Gambino recently blew up with a major label album, the actor turned rapper had been dropping free mixtapes for years, dating back to "Sick... Read More...

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7.5

Frank Ocean :: nostalgia, ULTRA

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 31, 2012

No pun intended, but this is a bit of an odd album. This is the album that really blew Frank Ocean up in a big way. This is the album Jay-Z was listening to wh... Read More...

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6.5

Ill Al Skratch :: Creep Wit’ Me

Pete T.July 17, 2012

One surefire litmus test if probing '90s hip hop smarts is whether one knows that Ill Al Skratch is in fact not an individual, but rather a duo. While their na... Read More...

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5.5

Vell Bakardy :: Genuine Liqua Hits

Matt JostJuly 3, 2012

By the time he made his national debut in 1995, Lavell Franklin was already a veteran of the Kansas City rap scene. Having made the rounds as DRV (Def Rhyme Vo... Read More...

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7.5

T.I. :: I’m Serious

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 26, 2012

"Ay take a good look at me - now picture me unhappyNo cash and outta fashion, not flashinPicture me doin bad even if I wasn't rappinPicture me even breathe on ... Read More...

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9

Master Ace :: Take a Look Around

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 26, 2012

"I'm here to reach the youth The only way that I can do that is to teach the truth, so I do Some used to diss and dismiss this But then many of those small mind... Read More...

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Reviews

Snoop Dogg :: Missionary

DMX :: Let Us Pray: Chapter X

Bobby Jimmy and the Critters :: Ugly Knuckle Butt

Childish Gambino :: Sick Boi

Frank Ocean :: nostalgia, ULTRA

Ill Al Skratch :: Creep Wit’ Me

Vell Bakardy :: Genuine Liqua Hits

T.I. :: I’m Serious

Master Ace :: Take a Look Around