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Leikeli47 :: Acrylic

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 29, 2021

Anybody besides me wondering where Leikeli47 has been lately? Patrick Taylor first wrote about her in 2018, and not long after her song "Attitude" was featured... Read More...

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Kool Moe Dee :: How Ya Like Me Now

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 29, 2021

Not many old school rappers (from the late 1970's to the early 1980's) managed to successfully transition to the golden era of hip-hop (the second half of the ... Read More...

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8.5

Lupe Fiasco :: Drogas Wave

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 22, 2021

For reasons I can only blame myself for, no one has covered Lupe Fiasco's "Drogas Wave" in the last three years since it was released. That's certainly not a m... Read More...

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6.5

Dana Dane :: Dana Dane with Fame

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 22, 2021

Dana Dane's success confused me as a kid. I thought he was imitating Slick Rick, but had to admit songs like "This Be the Def Beat" and "Cinderfella Dana Dane"... Read More...

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6.5

Kurtis Blow :: America

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 15, 2021

There was a point in my childhood where old school rappers, and by that I mean anybody who was a big star between 1979 and 1983, had fallen so far out of favor... Read More...

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4.5

Kaliphz :: Seven Deadly Sins

Matt JostJune 15, 2021

Hip-Hop is a game of identities, a way to define yourself, instead of having others tell you who you are. In the brief period they were active, British rap cre... 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

Leikeli47 :: Acrylic

Kool Moe Dee :: How Ya Like Me Now

Lupe Fiasco :: Drogas Wave

Dana Dane :: Dana Dane with Fame

Kurtis Blow :: America

Kaliphz :: Seven Deadly Sins