Review

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Cleen & China White :: Snow Business

Steve 'Flash' JuonSeptember 4, 2014

The most frustrating thing about Cleen for me is just how hard he is to Google search. "Are you sure you didn't meanClean?" No, I didn't. His label imprint is ... Read More...

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8.5

Saba :: ComfortZone

Zach GaseAugust 27, 2014

Since 2012, Chicago has been a breeding ground for young, up-and-coming hip hop talent. While most of the attention was focused on Chief Keef and the drill mus... Read More...

MixtapeReview

8.5

Vince Staples :: Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2

Patrick TaylorAugust 27, 2014

Public Enemy's Chuck D. once said that hip-hop was Black America's CNN. That may have been true 20 years ago, but it doesn't hold up as well today. For one thi... Read More...

MixtapeReview

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Souls of Mischief & Adrian Younge :: There Is Only Now

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 27, 2014

Last year's critically acclaimed "Twelve Reasons to Die" paired Wu-Tang Clan cult favorite Ghostface Killah with California law professor and music producer Ad... Read More...

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8.5

Dilated Peoples :: Directors of Photography

Grant JonesAugust 27, 2014

Album titles rarely mean much in hip hop but "Directors of Photography" is precisely the role Dilated Peoples would play if a movie was made on hip hop in its ... Read More...

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7

LMNO :: Preparanoia

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 19, 2014

The phrase "long time emcee" starts to feel trite when you've written it a hundred times, but that doesn't make it any less true for California rapper LMNO, wh... Read More...

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Reviews

Napoleon Da Legend & JR Swiftz :: Great Minds

Warp 9 :: It’s a Beat Wave

Mark Dee :: All In a Day’s Work

Cleen & China White :: Snow Business

Saba :: ComfortZone

Vince Staples :: Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2

Souls of Mischief & Adrian Younge :: There Is Only Now

Dilated Peoples :: Directors of Photography

LMNO :: Preparanoia