Review

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Mr. Miranda & Mute :: La Bamba: The Ritchie Valens EP

Steve 'Flash' JuonMay 17, 2011

The name Ritchie Valens still carries weight in 2011, despite the fact he only had an eight month long recording career, and died in a plane crash back in 1959... Read More...

EPReview

5.5

Chiddy Bang :: The Preview

Matt JostMay 10, 2011

Seizing the moment is one of the trickiest tasks the people responsible for a rap act's career (label staff, managers, publicists and last but not least the ar... Read More...

EPReview

7.5

Ciecmate :: Game Over

Steve 'Flash' JuonMay 10, 2011

In Jesal 'Jay Soul' Padania's review of the 2009 Ciecmate & Newsense duet "A Tale of Two Cities" he offered equal parts praise and criticism for the Austra... Read More...

LPReview

5.5

J Trey :: Blue I Soul

Matt JostMay 10, 2011

With the death of Nate Dogg comes the realization that only a handful of singers are naturally at home in hip-hop. Still rap and R&B can look back on a lon... Read More...

LPReview

8.5

Blitz the Ambassador :: Native Sun

Steve 'Flash' JuonMay 10, 2011

Blitz the Ambassador may hold the distinction of being the most familiar artist to RR readers to NOT have already an album reviewed. That may seem contradictor... Read More...

LPReview

5.5

Moonshine Bandits :: Whiskey and Women

Steve 'Flash' JuonMay 10, 2011

"I'm a whiskey drinkin' S.O.B. If you don't like that then you won't like me" Reviewing music in general or being a critic in particular is rife with contradic... Read More...

LPReview

Reviews

Slaine x Termanology :: Anti-Hero

Nejma Nefertiti, Double A.B., Dub Sonata :: Animal Barz

Icewear Vezzo :: UNDEFEATED

Mr. Miranda & Mute :: La Bamba: The Ritchie Valens EP

Chiddy Bang :: The Preview

Ciecmate :: Game Over

J Trey :: Blue I Soul

Blitz the Ambassador :: Native Sun

Moonshine Bandits :: Whiskey and Women