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Yung Lean :: Warlord

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 5, 2025

It feels like a tradition now. Once a year I look at a Yung Lean album and attempt to discern what informed his rise to fame and fortune. Today's attempt is "W... Read More...

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Beneficence :: Basement Chemistry

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 5, 2025

In the annals of rap Beneficence might be one of the most New Jersey rappers to ever New Jerz. Don't mind me if you're confused by that opening sentence. I'll ... Read More...

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The Alchemist :: Rapper’s Best Friend 2

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 5, 2025

"(Hey man it's a brilliant plan.) But there's one thing that does concern me though -- that curry goat eating, skinny-ass fat Smitty. He controls the brothers ... Read More...

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B.G. Knocc Out :: Eazy-E’s Protege

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 29, 2025

People may have forgotten how influential Rick Ross was. In 2010 he was near the top in both name recognition and popularity for rappers when he released the L... Read More...

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The Insane Warrior :: We Are the Doorways

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 29, 2025

RJD2 is so enigmatic I didn't even know this was a RJD2 album. That's just how Ramble Jon rumbles and rolls. He could release a new project under a new pseudon... Read More...

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8.5

Flipsyde :: We The People

Damien HolstersJuly 22, 2025

For alternative hip hop, the golden age was the 2000s. Following a somewhat binary decade where rap was either gangsta and hardcore or afro-centric and jazzy, ... Read More...

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Reviews

Clipse :: Let God Sort Em Out

Lee Bannon :: The Big Toy Box 2

Death Grips :: Death Grips

Yung Lean :: Warlord

Beneficence :: Basement Chemistry

The Alchemist :: Rapper’s Best Friend 2

B.G. Knocc Out :: Eazy-E’s Protege

The Insane Warrior :: We Are the Doorways

Flipsyde :: We The People