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DJ Jazzy Jeff :: The Magnificent

One LineApril 19, 2005

I like to think of Jazzy Jeff as the hip-hop version of Allen Iverson: a guy whose public perception points in one direction, while amongst his peers, it's the... Read More...

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O.C. :: Jewelz

Tom DoggettApril 5, 2005

In many ways, the careers of Nas and O.C. run parallel. Both released classic debuts in 1994, and immediately following those debuts, expectations began to run ... Read More...

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Funkadelic :: Maggot Brain

Nin ChanMarch 29, 2005

Seeing as how a Jimi Hendrix DVD review was sighted on this here site not too long ago, I thought I'd take the liberty to spare some ink to a record that remai... Read More...

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South Central Cartel :: South Central Madness

Matt JostMarch 29, 2005

Just like classic, the term pioneer gets thrown around so often in hip-hop that it has lost much of its original meaning. As time passes, more and more acts es... Read More...

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AZ :: Pieces of a Man

James CorneFebruary 22, 2005

AZ's lack of wide-spread success remains inexplicable. He practically has dollar signs seared into his baby-face forehead. AZ deserves the swooning fans and fl... Read More...

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The Streets :: Original Pirate Material

Nin ChanFebruary 15, 2005

Of all the success stories in an eventful 2004, perhaps none had as much of a profoundly polarizing effect as that of Mike Skinner's project The Streets. Revere... 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

DJ Jazzy Jeff :: The Magnificent

O.C. :: Jewelz

Funkadelic :: Maggot Brain

South Central Cartel :: South Central Madness

AZ :: Pieces of a Man

The Streets :: Original Pirate Material