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7.5

Otis Jackson Jr. Trio :: Jewelz

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 29, 2023

The title of this group is a sly joke to those in the know. Otis Jackson Jr. is the birth name of celebrated rap producer Madlib, who has uses a variety of pse... Read More...

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7.5

Frankie Cutlass :: DJ’s Only

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 29, 2023

"A Puerto Rico, HOOOOOO!!" https://youtu.be/s5J81UWiYPw Who knew a sample of Grand Wizard Theodore and some bass from Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s "More ... Read More...

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Killah Priest :: Planet of the Gods

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 22, 2023

Two years after "The Psychic World of Walter Reed," Killah Priest dropped an album "Starring King Zohar" which can be assumed to be a Kool Keith style alter eg... Read More...

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6.5

Sole :: No Wising Up No Settling Down

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 22, 2023

"Huh, anti-social media, I ain't a meme!When you click like, generate money for the machineA popularity contest, privately owned sold and boughtby whoever beg ... Read More...

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7

Gemstones :: Blind Elephant

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 22, 2023

Why is it that when the late DMX offered a prayer on an album we'd vibe with it, but when a self-described Christian artist like Gemstones does it we're immedi... Read More...

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6.5

Saafir (Mr. No No) :: Trigonometry

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 15, 2023

It has been three years since I wrote about The WhoRidas contributions to rap being forgotten, and I don't think the community has gotten any better at preserv... Read More...

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Reviews

Will Smith :: Based On A True Story

Uncle Murda :: MURDA HE WROTE

C-Funk :: I’m Out 2 Stoages

Otis Jackson Jr. Trio :: Jewelz

Frankie Cutlass :: DJ’s Only

Killah Priest :: Planet of the Gods

Sole :: No Wising Up No Settling Down

Gemstones :: Blind Elephant

Saafir (Mr. No No) :: Trigonometry