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6.5

Blueface :: Find the Beat

Steve 'Flash' JuonApril 28, 2020

"I'm so high that I get paid to be cool" https://youtu.be/_BOvRhfKVdk The first time we reviewed Blueface on RR, I was pleasantly surprised by the pers... Read More...

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8.5

Che Noir :: Juno

Steve 'Flash' JuonApril 28, 2020

"I'm cool under pressure, I don't even sweat near the fire" https://youtu.be/0t56lk1ANDo Che Noir's peers describe her this way: "She a nerd, she rap, ... Read More...

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8.5

Aesop Rock :: Freedom Finger

Steve 'Flash' JuonApril 21, 2020

I'm sitting here cursing myself out for not knowing that Aesop Rock composed the music for an insane shoot-em-up video game called Freedom Finger. It sounds li... Read More...

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7.5

Royal-T, Daze & Big Bear :: The Broken Plan

Steve 'Flash' JuonApril 21, 2020

Add St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada rapper Royal-T to the list of artists whose albums are reviewed posthumously. Even though Royal was making it as a success... Read More...

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10

Sankofa :: Glyde Drexler

Steve 'Flash' JuonApril 21, 2020

At times I worry that I'm over-explaining cultural references that pop up in my album reviews. That's when I have to remind myself that I was born and grew up ... Read More...

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7.5

Ill Bill :: Septagram

Steve 'Flash' JuonApril 21, 2020

If I have a favorite conspiracy theorist rapper it's Ill Bill. I'm not prone to believe those theories, because they tend to involve taking leaps of faith to c... Read More...

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Reviews

RIP Saafir (Reggie Gibson)

Roc Marciano :: Marciology

Yung Tory :: Still Here

Blueface :: Find the Beat

Che Noir :: Juno

Aesop Rock :: Freedom Finger

Royal-T, Daze & Big Bear :: The Broken Plan

Sankofa :: Glyde Drexler

Ill Bill :: Septagram