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Parrish Smith (PMD) :: Shade Business

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 14, 2020

The 1990's are now a strange chapter in the legacy of EPMD. For a five year period the group was officially dissolved due to personal beefs between founding me... Read More...

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Eric B & Rakim :: Paid in Full

Grant JonesJuly 7, 2020

Buffalo emcee, Che Noir, recently released a single with Apollo Brown called "'94". In it, she highlights some important elements of a genre, when the artform ... Read More...

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YG’z :: Street Nigga

Matt JostJune 30, 2020

"My town is really quaint But we ain't no saints" (Heavy D, "Moneyearnin' Mount Vernon") I hold a special place in my memory for Heavy D's above introduc... Read More...

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Kam :: Mutual Respect

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 2, 2020

"Mutual -- whether it's in the street or institutionalWhoever bringin the heat, here's somethin you should knowthat we all gotta eat -- so treat peoplehow you ... Read More...

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Lil Yachty :: Lil Boat 2

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 2, 2020

Miles Parks McCollum b/k/a Lil Yachty first arrived on the national scene with the release of "Lil Boat" in 2016. He had built his rep on a Soundcloud song tha... Read More...

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Bangs :: Reflections of Africa

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 2, 2020

If you were on the internet in general or YouTube specifically between 2009-10, Bangs a/k/a Ur Boy Bangs' song "Take You to the Movies" was unavoidable. Li... 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

Parrish Smith (PMD) :: Shade Business

Eric B & Rakim :: Paid in Full

YG’z :: Street Nigga

Kam :: Mutual Respect

Lil Yachty :: Lil Boat 2

Bangs :: Reflections of Africa