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RZA :: The RZA Hits

Steve 'Flash' JuonOctober 29, 2024

Even though the Wu-Tang Clan had not even been around (commercially at least) for a full decade by 1999, they had forever changed the landscape of rap music, t... Read More...

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Chris Crack :: Crackheads Live Longer Than Vegans

Steve 'Flash' JuonOctober 22, 2024

"Man I'm doper than anybody you know" https://youtu.be/XXTNFRvDdm0 Chris Crack is probably right. I've gone from "Who is he?" to "Where was he hiding?"... Read More...

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5.5

MC Shy-D :: Got to Be Tough

Steve 'Flash' JuonOctober 22, 2024

There are a lot of great samples of Earth, Wind & Fire in rap history. There are even great interpolations of Earth, Wind & Fire. You can hear Joe croo... Read More...

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Yvncc :: ECTO

Steve 'Flash' JuonOctober 22, 2024

With a few notable exceptions it's fair to say horrorcore rap was a passing fad. Esham and the Gravediggaz (RIP Too Poetic) had moments of shine, but a lot of ... Read More...

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6.5

The Jaz :: Word to the Jaz

Steve 'Flash' JuonOctober 15, 2024

Few people in rap have ever seen their roles reversed as thoroughly as Jonathan Allen Burks and Shawn Carter. In the beginning when The Jaz dropped "Word to th... Read More...

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Duke Bootee :: Bust Me Out

Steve 'Flash' JuonOctober 15, 2024

Despite his prominent role in one of the most important singles of rap history, Edward Gernel Fletcher b/k/a Duke Bootee was a largely forgotten figure when he... 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

RZA :: The RZA Hits

Chris Crack :: Crackheads Live Longer Than Vegans

MC Shy-D :: Got to Be Tough

Yvncc :: ECTO

The Jaz :: Word to the Jaz

Duke Bootee :: Bust Me Out