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8.5

GangStarr :: Hard to Earn

Tom DoggettMay 24, 2005

GangStarr is undeniably one of the best groups in modern rap history. DJ Premier and the Guru are models of consistency that most artists can only dream of beco... Read More...

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9

Diamond and the Psychotic Neurotics :: Stunts, Blunts, & Hip Hop

Tom DoggettMay 10, 2005

1992 was a bustling, expanding time for hip-hop culture. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul were at the top of their games, and Dr. Dre was quickly building h... Read More...

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8.5

Ahmad :: Ahmad

Matt JostMay 10, 2005

Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" was in many ways a landmark rap album. Few releases rival it in terms of historical relevance considering the careers it jump-started (... Read More...

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7

Aceyalone & Abstract Rude :: Who Framed the A-Team?

Steve 'Flash' JuonMay 1, 2005

Your mind tends to get blown when listening to Aceyalone. Some rappers exist just to get paid, so they can live the lifestyles of the rich and glamerous. Some ... Read More...

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9.5

GangStarr :: Moment of Truth

Tom DoggettMay 1, 2005

After doing Back to the Lab reviews of Group Home and Jeru the Damaja, I am running out of superlatives to describe DJ Premier's magnificent work in the nineti... Read More...

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7

DL Incognito :: A Sample and a Drum Machine

Matt JostApril 19, 2005

Pablo Picasso is quoted as saying: "A painter is a man who paints what he sells. An artist, however, is a man that sells what he paints." It's a distinction of... 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

GangStarr :: Hard to Earn

Diamond and the Psychotic Neurotics :: Stunts, Blunts, & Hip Hop

Ahmad :: Ahmad

Aceyalone & Abstract Rude :: Who Framed the A-Team?

GangStarr :: Moment of Truth

DL Incognito :: A Sample and a Drum Machine