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Das EFX :: Hold it Down

Steve 'Flash' JuonDecember 5, 2017

Skoob: "Aiyyo emcees is irrelevant, and delicate to the texture But this style of mines is well defined like Webster's Ain't a badder nigga raw from the jaw tha... Read More...

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Various Artists :: So So Def Bass All-Stars Vol. II

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 11, 2017

There was a period from the early to late 1990's when the name Jermaine Dupri was synonymous with hits. Fresh off the youthful hip-hop sensation of his creation... Read More...

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2.5

Bottom Posse :: 2 Saggin’ Straight From Hell

Matt JostMay 23, 2017

For all its prevalence in the music itself, it still wasn't easy for rap to get the n word on the front page. Raekwon's "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Niggaz" was abb... Read More...

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Digital Underground: Sex Packets

Steve 'Flash' JuonMay 9, 2017

As a young teenage punk in the pre-internet (and even pre-web browser) era my friends and I could get into some pretty weird arguments. I had a subscription to ... Read More...

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3.5

M.C. Chile’ & The Koncrete Jungo :: Everything You Wanted to Know About Compton… But Was Too Scared to Go There and Find Out

Matt JostApril 25, 2017

If there's a fine line between sobriety and satire, the title "Everything You Wanted to Know About Compton... But Was Too Scared to Go There and Find Out" steam... Read More...

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Oddisee :: The Beauty in All

Matt JostApril 11, 2017

Instrumental hip-hop has come a long way. The disc jockey's influence as the one who started it all was long felt, but eventually, with the widespread availabil... Read More...

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