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Twisted Black :: Late Boomer

Pedro 'DJ Complejo' HernandezFebruary 17, 2009

Twisted Black is one of the many unheralded stars of the underground rap game. The man was close, very close, to finally breaking through when he dropped an al... Read More...

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Various Artists :: The Southwest Riders

Pedro 'DJ Complejo' HernandezFebruary 17, 2009

Who were the Southwest Riders? Well, back in 1997 Sick Wid' It was pretty much on top of the game when it came to independent rap. E-40's independent label was... Read More...

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Tricky :: Maxinquaye

Jay SoulFebruary 10, 2009

In 1995, a thick, dark fog enveloped the music industry - not just in Great Britain, but the USA as well. It loomed large and low, suffocatingly low, and the m... Read More...

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7.5

Egyptian Lover :: On the Nile

Patrick TaylorFebruary 3, 2009

My friends and I used to breakdance to Egyptian Lover's "Egypt, Egypt" on the playground of Valencia Elementary when I was nine. Back then, in 1984, the music s... Read More...

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8.5

Malik Yusef :: The Great Chicago Fire A Cold Day In Hell

Justin 'Tha Shiznute' ChandlerFebruary 3, 2009

Surprisingly "The Great Chicago Fire" was actually released a year before Kanye West blew up the Chicago rap scene with the now-classic "The College Dropout" a... Read More...

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7.5

Bigg Jus :: Poor People’s Day

Alex SheremetJanuary 27, 2009

I've had "Poor People's Day" for a while, but never got around to listening to it, for several reasons. In brief, Bigg Jus is an artist I can objectively ident... 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

Twisted Black :: Late Boomer

Various Artists :: The Southwest Riders

Tricky :: Maxinquaye

Egyptian Lover :: On the Nile

Malik Yusef :: The Great Chicago Fire A Cold Day In Hell

Bigg Jus :: Poor People’s Day