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Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz :: Make it Reign

Matt JostMarch 16, 2010

Some years ago, on the occasion of reviewing a mixtape by his partner's son, this site wondered, 'Why on earth did Tariq leave Money Bo$$ Playas for them?' - th... Read More...

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8.5

Kurupt :: Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha

Pete T.March 16, 2010

1999 posed a crossroads for West Coast gangsta rap. Looking into a new millennium, the East Coast, South, and Midwest were gaining momentum with new sounds an... Read More...

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6.5

Rascalz :: Global Warning

Matt JostMarch 9, 2010

Even if you weren't intimately familiar with Canadian hip-hop, in 1997/98 it wasn't hard to tell that "Cash Crop," the second album by Vancouver crew Rascalz, ... Read More...

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Do Or Die :: Headz or Tailz

Pete T.March 9, 2010

Although their most famous acts were still Houston rappers, by the mid-90s Rap-A-Lot Records was a national entity, with artists such as Seagram representing Oa... Read More...

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7.5

Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I. :: A Shade of Red

Steve 'Flash' JuonMarch 4, 2010

Redhead Kingpin would be an almost forgotten note in hip-hop history if he hadn't gotten a shoutout in the very first line of Nas' song "Where Are They Now." Th... Read More...

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Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth :: All Souled Out

Pete T.February 23, 2010

In an apparent quest to sign East Coast rap acts of both artistic and commercial merit in the early '90s, Elektra Records stumbled upon a certain Mount Vernon p... Read More...

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Reviews

Tory Lanez :: PETERSON

Ganksta NIP :: Psychotic Genius

Lordz of Brooklyn :: All in the Family

Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz :: Make it Reign

Kurupt :: Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha

Rascalz :: Global Warning

Do Or Die :: Headz or Tailz

Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I. :: A Shade of Red

Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth :: All Souled Out