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Raekwon :: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…

Mr. SFebruary 3, 2001

In 1995, hardcore hip hop was dominated by two factions: the gangstas of the West coast, and the gritty thugs that came out of the East. Although Kool G Rap fo... Read More...

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Shafiyq :: Da Big Apple 2 Da Big Orange

Steve 'Flash' JuonJanuary 30, 2001

The normally reliable tome of underground hip-hop once known as Ego Trip magazine said that Lord Shafiyq's only contribution to the world of rap was 1987's clas... Read More...

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K.M.D. :: Black Bastards

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 1, 2000

Did you think this album was lost for all time? Did you think that it was relegated to sporadic twelve inch reissues of missing songs by MF Doom, a.k.a. Zev Lo... Read More...

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The Beatnuts :: Intoxicated Demons EP

DJ FatboyJuly 19, 2000

I could write this huge, convoluted intro about the history of Psycho Les, Ju Ju, and Fashion. I could write about their history with the Native Tongues, their... Read More...

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Digital Underground :: Sons of the P

DJ FatboyJuly 19, 2000

After "Sex Packets" and it's runaway monster jam "Humpty Dance" had wreaked havoc on dancefloors and rides, there were people that derided the group as your ba... Read More...

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The Roots :: Organix

DJ FatboyJune 23, 2000

Was it better when the Roots were still Square? Before they became righteous "saviors" of "real" hip hop? Yeah. And No. "Organix" was released in 1993, and not... Read More...

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