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Beastie Boys :: Root Down EP

Steve 'Flash' JuonNovember 16, 2021

From its release in 1994 to the present day, "Ill Communication" remains one of my favorite Beastie Boys albums (R.I.P. MCA). I'm sure it doesn't hurt that I w... Read More...

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6.5

Young M.C. :: Stone Cold Rhymin’

Steve 'Flash' JuonNovember 9, 2021

Even as a young'un myself Young M.C. was a meme, although there was no such thing as we think of it today. If something humorous spreads to the point that ever... Read More...

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DJ Kool :: Let Me Clear My Throat

Steve 'Flash' JuonNovember 9, 2021

"Let me clear my throat! Oh! Have mercy babe, I hope you don't mind." https://youtu.be/s3Jt5eFa_lQ As an avid viewer of the Todd in the Shadows channel... Read More...

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5

Camp Lo :: Let’s Do It Again

Steve 'Flash' JuonNovember 2, 2021

It's never easy to follow a classic. Camp Lo's Sonny Cheeba and Geechi Suede took 1997 by storm with "Uptown Saturday Night," an album with a found affection f... Read More...

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5.5

Shadz of Lingo :: A View to a Kill

Steve 'Flash' JuonOctober 26, 2021

The best way to get a break in the music industry has always been for someone IN the industry to hold the door open for you. Such was the case in 1993 when Eri... Read More...

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Planet Asia & A Plus Tha Kid :: Cashmere Corners

Steve 'Flash' JuonOctober 19, 2021

After a quarter century of rap music, Planet Asia is a legend to me, even if he's not the household name he hoped to be. As he says on "Chuuuch" from "Cashmere... 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

Beastie Boys :: Root Down EP

Young M.C. :: Stone Cold Rhymin’

DJ Kool :: Let Me Clear My Throat

Camp Lo :: Let’s Do It Again

Shadz of Lingo :: A View to a Kill

Planet Asia & A Plus Tha Kid :: Cashmere Corners