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8.5

The Nonce :: World Ultimate

Pete T.August 31, 2010

Joining elite company on Rick Rubin's American Recordings, the Nonce seemed primed for a breakthrough that never occurred with their 1995 debut "World Ultimate.... Read More...

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7.5

Mad CJ Mac :: True Game

Pete T.August 17, 2010

Like countless of his West Coast brethren in the 1990s, many listeners remember CJ Mac for a few minor contributions to the hip hop canon: a few strong but sho... Read More...

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8

Keith Murray :: The Most Beautifullest Hits

Pete T.August 17, 2010

Their glory years well behind them, it looks as if Keith Murray's legacy may be the least of the Def Squad, odd in that he was often the most captivating membe... Read More...

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8.5

Justice System :: Rooftop Soundcheck

Pete T.August 17, 2010

As one of the few "hip hop bands" on the scene when they emerged in the early 1990s, Bronx outfit Justice System was often compared to the Roots, a likening th... Read More...

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8

Tha Dogg Pound :: Dogg Food

Pete T.August 3, 2010

Controversy sells. In the early '90s crusade against gangsta rap, politicians and lobbyists made Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" and Snoop Doggy Dogg's "Doggystyle" th... Read More...

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8

Jayo Felony :: Take a Ride

Pete T.July 27, 2010

As quick as many West Coast purists are to dismiss Def Jam's futile efforts to promote their West Coast roster in the mid-90s, it's hard to dispute the quality... 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

The Nonce :: World Ultimate

Mad CJ Mac :: True Game

Keith Murray :: The Most Beautifullest Hits

Justice System :: Rooftop Soundcheck

Tha Dogg Pound :: Dogg Food

Jayo Felony :: Take a Ride