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Bushwick Bill :: No Surrender… No Retreat

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 7, 2011

Falling between previously reviewed Bushwick solo albums "Phantom of the Rapra" and "Universal Small Souljah" is 1998's "No Surrender... No Retreat." It also f... Read More...

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Das EFX :: Straight Up Sewaside

Mike BaberMay 17, 2011

In 1992, Das EFX released their debut album "Dead Serious," a soon-to-be hip-hop classic thanks in part to their carefree approach and unique rapping style tha... Read More...

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Hieroglyphics :: 3rd Eye Vision

Mike BaberMay 10, 2011

When most fair weather hip-hop fans think of the West Coast rap scene, names such as Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Tupac, and Ice Cube are among the first that come to ... Read More...

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Various Artists :: Roll Wit Tha Flava

Matt JostApril 19, 2011

While coming into prominence as an outspoken and gifted rapper in the late '80s and early '90s, Queen Latifah also kept herself busy behind the scenes, running... Read More...

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Justice System :: Uncharted Terrain

Pete T.April 19, 2011

New York outfit Justice System toured and recorded extensively after their 1994 MCA debut "Rooftop Soundtrack," a brilliant record with somewhat of a cult foll... Read More...

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Del tha Funkee Homosapien :: I Wish My Brother George Was Here

Pete T.April 12, 2011

The West Coast was a pretty uniform place when Teren Delvon Jones arrived in '91. Although N.W.A had already called it quits, West Coast rap was synonymous with... Read More...

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Reviews

Freeway & Jake One :: The Stimulus Package 2

A-F-R-O x Stu Bangas :: The Bad and The Ugly

Westside Gunn :: Still Praying

Bushwick Bill :: No Surrender… No Retreat

Das EFX :: Straight Up Sewaside

Hieroglyphics :: 3rd Eye Vision

Various Artists :: Roll Wit Tha Flava

Justice System :: Uncharted Terrain

Del tha Funkee Homosapien :: I Wish My Brother George Was Here