Sy Shackleford

7.5

Double A.B. :: Devils & Drugs

Sy ShacklefordJuly 26, 2022

Queens rapper Double A.B. dropped a concept album in May which, on the surface, gives off the aura of a boom-bap type era of New York emcee: Lyrically equipped... Read More...

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7

East Coast Avengers :: Prison Planet

Sy ShacklefordJuly 26, 2022

Long before him, 7L, and Inspectah Deck teamed up as CZARFACE, Esoteric began translating his comic book fan knowledge to hip-hop form as part of another trio ... Read More...

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8.5

Statik Selektah & Termanology :: 2012

Sy ShacklefordJuly 19, 2022

On their sophomore outing, the Lawrence, MA duo set out to prove that their initial collaboration wasn't a one-time only get together just for the hell of it. ... Read More...

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Copywrite :: The High Exhaulted II – Scene One

Sy ShacklefordJuly 12, 2022

In hip-hop, a punchline is a rhyme that significantly stands out from the rest of a rhyme scheme, verse, song, and sometimes becomes more known than the place ... Read More...

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Apollo Brown :: This Must Be the Place

Sy ShacklefordJuly 12, 2022

Instrumental albums can be tricky because the lack of words and lyrics makes it difficult to interpret the intent of the artist behind them. Some need their wo... Read More...

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6.5

Joell Ortiz x Kxng Crooked :: Rise & Fall of Slaughterhouse

Sy ShacklefordJune 14, 2022

Joell Ortiz and KXNG Crooked’s “Rise & Fall of Slaughterhouse” is less of a follow-up to their 2020 collaborative effort “H.A.R.D.” and more of an explanat... Read More...

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