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8.5

Grand Puba :: Reel to Reel

Steve 'Flash' JuonSeptember 29, 2020

"Now brothers want to diss because it's my turn to burnMy best advice for the brothers is to sit back and learnI don't diss nobody to be somebodyI just like to... Read More...

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5.5

Whodini :: Whodini

Steve 'Flash' JuonSeptember 22, 2020

13 years ago I wrote about "Funky Beat" -- the compilation album covering the greatest hits of seminal rap group Whodini. With a recording career that spanned ... Read More...

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8

Dred Scott :: Breakin’ Combs

Steve 'Flash' JuonSeptember 22, 2020

It blew my mind to see that physical copies of Dred Scott's "Breakin' Combs" were selling for $200 on Amazon. First of all don't pay that much for an obscure r... Read More...

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5

Insane Clown Posse :: Beverly Kills 50187

Steve 'Flash' JuonSeptember 22, 2020

"Beverly Kills 50187" was a transitional album for the ICP. Coming two years after they first hit the scene as the Inner City Posse, one year after they rebra... Read More...

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9

Heltah Skeltah :: Nocturnal

Steve 'Flash' JuonSeptember 15, 2020

It has taken me five years to come to terms with the death of Sean Price. It was and to some degree still inconceivable that a rap star only a couple of years ... Read More...

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8.5

Lord Finesse :: Return of the Funky Man

Steve 'Flash' JuonSeptember 15, 2020

As funky as Brand Nubian's "In God We Trust" and its lead single "Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down" were, there was a huge coincidence that hardcore hip-hop head... Read More...

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Reviews

Blueface :: Free Blueface

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

Quadeca :: Scrapyard

Grand Puba :: Reel to Reel

Whodini :: Whodini

Dred Scott :: Breakin’ Combs

Insane Clown Posse :: Beverly Kills 50187

Heltah Skeltah :: Nocturnal

Lord Finesse :: Return of the Funky Man