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6.5

Kurtis Blow :: America

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 15, 2021

There was a point in my childhood where old school rappers, and by that I mean anybody who was a big star between 1979 and 1983, had fallen so far out of favor... Read More...

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4.5

Kaliphz :: Seven Deadly Sins

Matt JostJune 15, 2021

Hip-Hop is a game of identities, a way to define yourself, instead of having others tell you who you are. In the brief period they were active, British rap cre... Read More...

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5

Young Buck :: Vaccine

Grant JonesJune 8, 2021

"G-Unit was my generation's Pac and BiggieI remember n****s wanting to get shot because of 50"— Che' Noir (from the song "'94") We covered the failed ... Read More...

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4.5

Lil Berete :: Icebreaker 2

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 8, 2021

It shouldn't stun me how homogeneous the North American rap scene has become, but here we are talking about Toronto rapper Lil Berete's new album "Icebreaker 2... Read More...

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7

Schoolly D :: Saturday Night! – The Album

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 8, 2021

The recording of Schoolly D's hit "Saturday Night" has been described as a happy accident. The story goes that D's producer DJ Code Money, a self-described vir... Read More...

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5.5

Leeky Bandz :: Life After Future

Steve 'Flash' JuonJune 8, 2021

Two years ago Honorable C.N.O.T.E. produced a minor hit for an up-and-coming Manhattan rapper named Leeky Bandz called "Picasso." I can't say whether or not ha... Read More...

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Reviews

Blueface :: Free Blueface

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

Quadeca :: Scrapyard

Kurtis Blow :: America

Kaliphz :: Seven Deadly Sins

Young Buck :: Vaccine

Lil Berete :: Icebreaker 2

Schoolly D :: Saturday Night! – The Album

Leeky Bandz :: Life After Future