2021 Wrap-Up
My best of 2021 doesn’t resemble a standard best of the year list. Unlike other best of lists in which the reviewer or critic, having diligentl... Read More...
In 2019, the German-based record store, distributor and label HHV started the imprint 90s Tapes. Since then, 90s Tapes have released limited edition CDs, tapes... Read More...
On “Lordy By Nature (UUV)” Washington DC MC Ankhlejohn bitterly describes the violent and chaotic world of professional car-jacking. The “UUV” in the title ref... Read More...
Due to some manufacturing delays, this list is smaller than I would have hoped. Most notably missing is Al. Divino and DJ Muggs' "Kilogram". Al.Divino is one o... Read More...
In
2012, following the advice of a friend working at Melbourne’s Wax
Museum Records, I picked up a tape single of “Raw Factor 2.0” by
Omniscence, produced by D... Read More...
There are moments in hip-hop when silliness and fun shines: Shock G, the master producer of piano and organ beats, wearing a fake nose and glasses and gyrating... Read More...