Review

6.5

21 Savage :: Issa Album

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 11, 2017

21 Savage is the latest representative of the trap music scene to rise to national recognition and major label distribution. Originally the Dominican born, Atla... Read More...

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9

Illogic + Lucid Optics :: Lucid Logic

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 11, 2017

For at least 17 years running Illogic has been one of the most underrated and simultaneously critically acclaimed artists in hip-hop. Is that an impossible para... Read More...

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7.5

Jay-Z :: 4:44

Sy ShacklefordJuly 4, 2017

Four years ago, when "Magna Carta... Holy Grail" dropped, I considered it mostly a lyrical exercise in an indulgence that was just as pervasive in hip-hop as it... Read More...

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7.5

Public Enemy :: Nothing Is Quick in the Desert

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 4, 2017

Right now on the date of publication of this review, Public Enemy's Nothing Is Quick in the Desert" is available as a free download. That timing is not a coinci... Read More...

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7.5

PremRock & Fresh Kils :: Leave In Tact – The Remix Collection

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 27, 2017

Right away I'm amused by the coverart for "The Remix Collection" as it's a clear homage/parody of the "20th Century Masters" album series released by the Univer... Read More...

Remixes/Mash-UpsReview

8.5

Vince Staples :: Big Fish Theory

Patrick TaylorJune 27, 2017

In a recent Pitchfork interview, Long Beach rapper Vince Staples spoke to the deeper meaning behind his lyrics. "It's not for me to answer," He said. "I'm askin... Read More...

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Reviews

Lords of the Underground x The Snowgoons :: So Legendary

Heems x Lapgan :: LAFANDAR

RJ Payne :: Leatherface 4

21 Savage :: Issa Album

Illogic + Lucid Optics :: Lucid Logic

Jay-Z :: 4:44

Public Enemy :: Nothing Is Quick in the Desert

PremRock & Fresh Kils :: Leave In Tact – The Remix Collection

Vince Staples :: Big Fish Theory