Review

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Tyler, the Creator :: Flower Boy

Patrick TaylorJanuary 23, 2018

Ish done changed. Nine years ago, when Tyler, the Creator released his debut mixtape "Bastard," very few critics challenged the violently homophobic and misogyn... Read More...

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Scarface :: Deeply Rooted: The Lost Files

Matt JostJanuary 23, 2018

"What's the higher level if your s--t ain't real?" a debuting rapper once demanded with the poise of a sage. That rapper was X Clan's Brother J, and the argumen... Read More...

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4.5

J. Stalin :: Gas Nation 2

Matt JostJanuary 23, 2018

Rappers, where would they be without producers? Producers set prosaic narratives to exciting music. They attune words to what rhyme writers hope to express. The... Read More...

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7.5

Eminem :: Revival

Steve 'Flash' JuonJanuary 16, 2018

After seeing Eminem's "Revival" on so many of our Year 2017 in Review lists, I decided it was time to take on this review. It's not as though I had a sudden rev... Read More...

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Amos Larkins II :: Miami Bass Christmas – Booty Style

Steve 'Flash' JuonJanuary 9, 2018

"Oh what fun it is to ride in a sleigh full of that bass." Oh dear. Even though this is an album obviously meant for the Yuletide season, the timing was such ... Read More...

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7.5

Sha Stimuli :: Lazarus

Grant JonesDecember 19, 2017

Sha Stimuli is the type of emcee you shout from the roof about when you discover his music. An emcee's emcee cut from a similar cloth to Crooked I and Elzhi, "L... Read More...

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Reviews

Blueface :: Free Blueface

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

Quadeca :: Scrapyard

Tyler, the Creator :: Flower Boy

Scarface :: Deeply Rooted: The Lost Files

J. Stalin :: Gas Nation 2

Eminem :: Revival

Amos Larkins II :: Miami Bass Christmas – Booty Style

Sha Stimuli :: Lazarus