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X-Clan :: To the East Blackwards

John BookJanuary 30, 2007

A new album and tour in 2007 has made old schoolers remember with fondness the greatness of the X-Clan. The new effort, Return From Mecca, holds up very well d... Read More...

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9.5

De La Soul :: De La Soul Is Dead

Matt TomerJanuary 23, 2007

"3 Feet High and Rising" remains De La Soul's most noted album, and deservedly so. As fleeting as the D.A.I.S.Y. era was, it was a revolutionary movement; three... Read More...

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5.5

B.G. :: Chopper City

Matt JostJanuary 16, 2007

To build on a post I put together for the weblog Can I Bring My Gat (The City That Care Forgot), let me quote what I wrote under the impression of the havoc wre... Read More...

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8.5

People Under The Stairs :: O.S.T.

Matt TomerJanuary 2, 2007

"Crate digging" is hip-hop like electric guitar is rock. Either genre could survive without - both saw their beginnings as such - but these are the elements th... Read More...

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7.5

Q.D. III :: Soundlab

Matt JostDecember 12, 2006

Blues, rock 'n roll, rhythm & blues, gospel, soul, jazz, funk - in many ways hip-hop and rap are a chip off these old blocks. Several of rap music's charact... Read More...

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Aceyalone :: A Book of Human Language

Matt TomerDecember 12, 2006

Drop the press kits. Forget about that other wack shit I got in the mail. I'll be right back, I'ma just grab me something to drink - hold up - this is a "Back ... 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

X-Clan :: To the East Blackwards

De La Soul :: De La Soul Is Dead

B.G. :: Chopper City

People Under The Stairs :: O.S.T.

Q.D. III :: Soundlab

Aceyalone :: A Book of Human Language