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Fearless :: Creepin’ up on Ya

Matt JostFebruary 12, 2019

Conventional wisdom has it that when Run-D.M.C. came along in 1983, new school rap was born, and anybody that had come before the Hollis trio was henceforth con... Read More...

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Masta Ace :: The Falling Season

Sy ShacklefordJanuary 2, 2019

Masta Ace has had a grand design with all of his solo records since 2001. With "Disposable Arts", he created a concept album that was partly a satire on the rap... Read More...

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6.5

DJ DMD featuring the Inner Soul Clique :: Eleven

Matt JostNovember 20, 2018

We tried to retrace DJ DMD's history on occasion of our look back on his best known album, "Twenty-Two: P.A. World Wide." It's a little known fact, however, tha... Read More...

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Phunk Junkeez :: Phunk Junkeez

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 5, 2018

Discovering this album by accident forced me to immerse myself in the extensive, and apparently at times controversial, history of the band Phunk Junkeez. The f... Read More...

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6.5

Wreckx-N-Effect :: Hard or Smooth

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 5, 2018

Wrecks-N-Effect was a modest success in 1989 with their self-titled debut LP. The group had an "in" most of their competitors did not thanks to group member Mar... Read More...

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Various Artists :: Fresh – Music Inspired By the Film

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 5, 2018

The film "Fresh" much like the "Music Inspired By the Film" accompanying soundtrack are both largely forgotten over two decades after they were released. They'r... Read More...

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