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Various Artists :: Underground Hip-Hop Volume 9

Steve 'Flash' JuonFebruary 2, 2016

Seven minutes into "Underground Hip-Hop Volume 9" I had that old familiar deja vu feeling. It didn't take me long to connect the dots and realize I had just hea... Read More...

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6.5

Royce Da 5’9″ & Nottz :: Lost Files

Grant JonesDecember 22, 2015

"Lost Files" is nothing more than a collection of Royce Da 5'9" tracks that all have Nottz on production. Excluding DJ Premier, Nottz was responsible for many o... Read More...

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5.5

Snowgoons :: Independent Warriors – The Goon MuSick Compilation

Matt JostJuly 21, 2015

The time has come to recognize that the Snowgoons have created - let's not call it a movement, but an avenue, a platform, an umbrella for a number of artists, ... Read More...

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7.5

Various Artists :: Planet Rap: A Sample of the World

Matt JostJuly 7, 2015

While hip-hop and rap outside of the US had been present for a few years, news of it got around to the mass media in the early 1990s. MTV played an important ro... Read More...

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6.5

Various Artists :: Uni-Fi Records Mixtape Vol. 1

Steve 'Flash' JuonApril 14, 2015

It took a minute for me to realize why the names Dana Coppafeel and Uni-Fi Records felt familiar, but when you've been writing about rap for 25 years almosteve... Read More...

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Various Artists :: Mello Music Group: Persona

Zach GaseMarch 24, 2015

Since 2009, Mello Music Group has been one of the premier record labels in underground hip-hop. Most years they kick off their list of releases with a compilati... Read More...

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Reviews

RIP Saafir (Reggie Gibson)

Roc Marciano :: Marciology

Yung Tory :: Still Here

Various Artists :: Underground Hip-Hop Volume 9

Royce Da 5’9″ & Nottz :: Lost Files

Snowgoons :: Independent Warriors – The Goon MuSick Compilation

Various Artists :: Uni-Fi Records Mixtape Vol. 1

Various Artists :: Mello Music Group: Persona