Review

6.5

Byrdie :: N Flight

Tom DoggettMay 10, 2005

Hailing from Seattle myself, I always looked elsewhere for my music. Our music scene has always been incredibly intricate and successful, but not when hip-hop ... Read More...

LPReview

5.5

Trends :: This Is Not My World

James CorneMay 10, 2005

Bed-Stuy born with music running in his blood, Trends is a man on a mission to destroy - well popular trends really. Although a conscious rapper naming himself ... Read More...

LPReview

5.5

RichBums :: Defenders of the Crown

Nin ChanMay 10, 2005

What we have here is a record of incredibly bizarre boom-bap from a rather oddly-dressed Danish duo, one which references a diverse array of American rap tradi... Read More...

EPReview

8

Z-Ro :: Let the Truth Be Told

Steve 'Flash' JuonMay 3, 2005

Although the Houston native has been on the rap scene for far more than just a minute, it was last year's "The Life of Joseph W. McVey" that put Z-Ro on the ma... Read More...

LPReview

6.5

Elyops :: The Ops LP

Aaron WeaverMay 3, 2005

A funky guitar slices through the silence. A chilled voice gives the plucks some company, but as of now the genre is still ambiguous. Is it rock? Is it funk? T... Read More...

LPReview

4.5

Nivea :: Complicated

Tom DoggettMay 3, 2005

The rap world seems to be divided more or less squarely into two camps: those who can tolerate radio R&B and rap, and those who cannot. The people who stru... Read More...

LPReview

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Trinidad James :: Daddy Issues

Byrdie :: N Flight

Trends :: This Is Not My World

RichBums :: Defenders of the Crown

Z-Ro :: Let the Truth Be Told

Elyops :: The Ops LP

Nivea :: Complicated