Sy Shackleford

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Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist :: Alfredo 2

Sy ShacklefordJuly 29, 2025

For the past 16 years, Gary, Indiana’s Freddie Gibbs has been part of the upper echelon of hip-hop’s coke rhymers. Several guest appearances, a few EPs, and a ... Read More...

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7.5

Heno. x Mad Keys :: Healing Out Loud

Sy ShacklefordJuly 22, 2025

Heno. and Mad Keys. Takoma Park, MD-raised emcee teams with STL-raised multi-instrumentalist producer. Together from this union was born “Healing Out Loud”, an... Read More...

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4.5

Ant Branch x Hella Maze :: Cloudy

Sy ShacklefordJuly 22, 2025

Seattle-based hip-hop artists Ant Branch and Hella Maze of Flagrant Few have dropped several EPs and full-length albums over the past five years. “Cloudy”, the... Read More...

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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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7.5

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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