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Missy Elliott :: Supa Dupa Fly

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 4, 2020

Melissa Arnette Elliott b/k/a Missy Elliott is such a fixture in the cultural landscape now that I have to force myself to remember a time when she wasn't a ho... Read More...

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7.5

The WhoRidas :: Whoridin’

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 28, 2020

At times trying to preserve elements of hip-hop history feels Sisyphean. Personal computers have been (somewhat) affordable since the 1970's, the internet has ... Read More...

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Futuristic :: The Rise

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 21, 2020

If you want to hear some of the fastest rapping on the planet outside of Twista, start with Futuristic's track "No Way" at exactly 93 seconds in. https://y... Read More...

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5.5

Huncho Jack :: Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 14, 2020

It makes sense on paper for Travis Scott and Quavo to create a rap supergroup. If two people are successful individually, you'd only expect them to be more suc... Read More...

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MJG :: No More Glory

Matt JostJuly 14, 2020

You have to hand it to MJG, creatively setting the so-called confederate flag ablaze in 1997 gave rap music one of its potentially most political album covers.... Read More...

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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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Reviews

Tory Lanez :: PETERSON

Ganksta NIP :: Psychotic Genius

Lordz of Brooklyn :: All in the Family

Missy Elliott :: Supa Dupa Fly

The WhoRidas :: Whoridin’

Futuristic :: The Rise

Huncho Jack :: Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho

MJG :: No More Glory

Parrish Smith (PMD) :: Shade Business