Sy Shackleford

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Chuck D :: Chuck D Presents Enemy Radio: Radio Armageddon

Sy ShacklefordJune 10, 2025

Produced and mixed by C-Doc for DefBeat Posse Productions, “Chuck D Presents Enemy Radio: Radio Armageddon” is the sixth solo record for Public Enemy front man... Read More...

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Golden Soul :: Holograms

Sy ShacklefordJune 10, 2025

Despite dropping a handful of instrumentals, there isn’t much known about Golden Soul. The press release compared this artist to the likes of J. Dilla, Madlib,... Read More...

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Epic x Deadly Stare :: A Library Called Calder

Sy ShacklefordMay 27, 2025

Fairly recent tariffs notwithstanding, Canada’s hip-hop scene has always been welcomed in the United States. Reggae-rapper Snow and the über-successful Drake h... Read More...

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7.5

Homeboy Sandman :: Manners

Sy ShacklefordMay 20, 2025

“Poet Laureate II”, the closing track on Canibus’ 2003 “Rip the Jacker” album, began with a dialogue sample from James Dickey which challenged the concept of ‘... Read More...

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7.5

Onyx :: Lower East Side

Sy ShacklefordApril 29, 2025

Though this album has been promoted as a return to their NY roots, I don’t think Onyx ever truly left them. Though the group has lost members, they’ve never lo... Read More...

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7.5

Lords of the Underground x The Snowgoons :: So Legendary

Sy ShacklefordApril 22, 2025

It’s been eighteen years since the seminal New Jersey hip-hop trio known as Lords of the Underground have released an album. 2007’s “House of Lords” had little... Read More...

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