Sy Shackleford

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Ché Noir :: The Color Chocolate 2

Sy ShacklefordJune 24, 2025

Remember how the AMC television network aired the first season of the series “Breaking Bad” with just seven episodes? They were starting off small in case thin... Read More...

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Lukah x Statik Selektah :: A Lost Language Found

Sy ShacklefordJune 24, 2025

Having east coast-sounding beats almost seems like an audio taboo for a down south rapper. On paper, there are certain panaches between both which make them in... Read More...

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Apathy :: Mom & Dad

Sy ShacklefordJune 17, 2025

Born to drug addicted teenage parents in Connecticut and raised during the zenith of the crack years of the Reagan era, Chad Bromley (b/k/a/ Apathy) has seen a... Read More...

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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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