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Artifacts :: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Jason De ZilvaAugust 8, 2006

By 1994, several Hip Hop duos had already established a high-quality standard in back-and-forth rhyming amidst unbridled chemistry and fluent exchanges that imp... Read More...

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7.5

Lifers Group :: Living Proof

Matt JostAugust 1, 2006

In 1969 inmates of Rahway State Prison in New Jersey formed a vocal ensemble called The Escorts. They came to the attention of George Kerr, a veteran soulman wh... Read More...

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Scarface :: My Homies

Matt JostJuly 5, 2006

Sometimes average or even below average albums can hold a disproportionately prominent position in one's listening log. Scarface's "My Homies" is such an album... Read More...

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5

The Firm :: The Album

Matt JostJune 20, 2006

In December 1998 TIME magazine published a TIME 100 issue titled 'Builders & Titans - The most influential business geniuses of the century.' It profiled tw... Read More...

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EPMD :: Business as Usual

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 13, 2006

Some albums are LOCKED IN from the very first time you hear them. No one can really say why it happens - you were at a certain age and very impressionable, amon... Read More...

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7.5

Mellow Man Ace :: Escape From Havana

Matt JostMay 30, 2006

"I came all the way from Cuba just to babalu ya on a raft to the river, from the river on to ya Steppin' like a prisoner who came por el Mariel with a mission i... Read More...

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Reviews

Blueface :: Free Blueface

Independent as F*** : Underground Hip Hop from 1995-2005

Quadeca :: Scrapyard

Artifacts :: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Lifers Group :: Living Proof

Scarface :: My Homies

The Firm :: The Album

EPMD :: Business as Usual

Mellow Man Ace :: Escape From Havana