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7.5

Skreintax :: Scene Stealers

Matt JostNovember 1, 2016

Subject matter seems like one of those abstract terms critics use to turn a meaningful whole into a boring, bureaucratic set of technical categories. That is, u... Read More...

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8

Kool G Rap :: 4, 5, 6

Steve 'Flash' JuonOctober 25, 2016

Already a hip-hop legend by 1995, Nathaniel Wilson b/k/a Kool G Rap had the unfortunate dilemma of being too big to be on a tiny imprint and too notorious to be... Read More...

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8

Lord Finesse :: The Awakening

Matt JostOctober 18, 2016

Moving as quickly as ever, the rap game had all but forgotten about Lord Finesse by 1994. It was up to the artist to bring himself back into play, first with a ... Read More...

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7.5

DJ Premier :: Rare Play Volume One

Grant JonesAugust 23, 2016

DJ Premier needs no introduction, but let's try and do a quick one. Numerous classic albums alongside Guru as Gang Starr, production credits on damn near every ... Read More...

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EPMD :: Business Never Personal

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 21, 2016

The irony of the album's title is not lost on anybody familiar with EPMD's history, but for those of you new to Erick and Parrish Making Dollars, things could n... Read More...

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6.5

Kris Kross :: Totally Krossed Out

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 14, 2016

I sat and pondered three different ways to tell the Kris Kross story before writing this review. The first way would be to talk about the rap group fad of the e... Read More...

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Reviews

DDG :: Blame the Chat

The Backyard Rangers :: Head for the Hills!!!

Yomo & Maulkie :: Are U Xperienced?

Skreintax :: Scene Stealers

Kool G Rap :: 4, 5, 6

Lord Finesse :: The Awakening

DJ Premier :: Rare Play Volume One

EPMD :: Business Never Personal

Kris Kross :: Totally Krossed Out