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6.5

Ray West & O.C. :: Ray’s Café

Matt JostOctober 21, 2014

From emo to cloud rap, from drug to weirdo rap, a lot of more recent rap music has been about capturing moods, however vaguely or precisely. "Ray's Café" excels... Read More...

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7.5

MarQ Spekt and Blockhead :: JustPlayWitIt

Patrick TaylorOctober 21, 2014

MarQ Spekt's career spans decades. He started out as a battle rapper in Philadelphia in the 90s before being signed to Subverse Records in 2000. That label fold... Read More...

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7.5

T.I. :: Paperwork

Steve 'Flash' JuonOctober 21, 2014

T.I. has ambitious plans for "Paperwork" - so grand that I admire his hustle but also so grandiose that I worry if it will all come to fruition. He talks about... Read More...

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5.5

Mac Mall :: MACnifacence & MALLiciousness

Matt JostOctober 14, 2014

Have you heard Mac Mall go off about competition on his tape with DJ Fresh? It was a vintage "Sucker MC's" moment: "Fire to that fake shit you clowns came with... Read More...

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7.5

Flying Lotus :: You’re Dead

Patrick TaylorOctober 14, 2014

Stephen Ellison has been pushing musical boundaries since his first record as Flying Lotus, 2006's "1982." He came up in the underground L.A. beat scene alongs... Read More...

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4.5

Diamond D :: The Diam Piece

Matt JostOctober 14, 2014

One of hip-hop's most unpredictable niches is the producer album. It holds everything from beat tapes to self-produced solo rap joints to star-studded compilat... Read More...

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