Review

5.5

Kurupt :: Against Tha Grain

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 1, 2005

You already know the story. In the 1990's Death Row Records was for a time the biggest driving force in pop culture, hip-hop music and the rebirth of hardcore ... Read More...

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6.5

The Square Egg :: Things Change

Nin ChanJuly 26, 2005

You know, it's a real wonder that hip-hop with live instrumentation hasn't caught on- you would've thought that The Roots' ascent to mainstream visibility woul... Read More...

LPReview

7

DJ Piklz :: Off the Meatrack?! Vol. 1

Matt JostJuly 26, 2005

To be honest, upon my first encounter with DJ Piklz' "Off the Meatrack?! Volume 1" I expected either another belated mixtape with tracks we've already heard a ... Read More...

MixtapeReview

7

E.S.G. :: Ocean of Funk

Matt JostJuly 26, 2005

It took Atlanta's T.I., name-checking him on Slim Thug's "3 Kings," to remind me of Houston's E.S.G. Curious what else E.S.G. had done apart from the one album... Read More...

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7.5

DJ G. Brown :: Executive Decision

One LineJuly 26, 2005

Before we get started, I'd like to dedicate this review to the memory of Justo Faison, a catalyst in turning the mixtape circuit into the industry force it is t... Read More...

MixtapeReview

6

P-Cutta :: Street Wars Volume 12

Tom DoggettJuly 26, 2005

Rappers are a fickle, forgetful bunch, especially with regards to violence. Plenty of non-violence has been preached between calls to arms, sometimes even on th... Read More...

MixtapeReview

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DJ Piklz :: Off the Meatrack?! Vol. 1

E.S.G. :: Ocean of Funk

DJ G. Brown :: Executive Decision

P-Cutta :: Street Wars Volume 12