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4.5

Grandmaster Flash :: The Source

Steve 'Flash' JuonApril 1, 2025

It's been a while since an old school record from an artist I venerate has made me cringe both inwardly and outwardly, but hearing the awkward synth version of... Read More...

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6.5

Too $hort :: Players

Steve 'Flash' JuonApril 1, 2025

If you experienced a sense of déjà vu while reading this review of Too $hort's "Players" I would understand why. Four years ago I wrote about Todd Shaw's debut... Read More...

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Boogie Boys :: Survival of the Freshest

Steve 'Flash' JuonMarch 25, 2025

"City city life really upsets yaDealing with it can real-ly wreck ya" https://youtu.be/_-5bd43tRvc I'm not saying I'm a wordsmith on the level of Pharo... Read More...

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8.5

Open Mike Eagle & Paul White :: Hella Personal Film Festival

Steve 'Flash' JuonMarch 25, 2025

Spoiler alert -- I like Open Mike Eagle a lot. I subscribe to his YouTube channel and it's not just because he's a great rapper (he is) or an incredibly though... Read More...

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Flatbush Zombies :: 3001: A Laced Odyssey

Steve 'Flash' JuonMarch 25, 2025

"This fan told me her parents said I sound like the DevilTo me I sound like a poor black kid from the ghetto" - Meechy Darko https://youtu.be/2TTw6lORkI4 ... Read More...

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6.5

Drew the Architect :: I Never Thought

Steve 'Flash' JuonMarch 25, 2025

Sometimes I just want to chill. https://youtu.be/BVcnBDjqoi0 I had never heard of Drew the Architect before writing a review of "I Never Thought," and ... Read More...

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Reviews

Blueface :: Free Blueface

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

Quadeca :: Scrapyard

Grandmaster Flash :: The Source

Too $hort :: Players

Boogie Boys :: Survival of the Freshest

Open Mike Eagle & Paul White :: Hella Personal Film Festival

Flatbush Zombies :: 3001: A Laced Odyssey

Drew the Architect :: I Never Thought