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5.5

French Montana :: Jungle Rules

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 18, 2017

Karim Kharbouch b/k/a French Montana parlayed a successful mixtape career into a deal with Bad Boy Entertainment. In turn he parlayed that deal into his first m... Read More...

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4

Various Artists :: So So Def Bass All-Stars Vol. II

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 11, 2017

There was a period from the early to late 1990's when the name Jermaine Dupri was synonymous with hits. Fresh off the youthful hip-hop sensation of his creation... Read More...

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6.5

21 Savage :: Issa Album

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 11, 2017

21 Savage is the latest representative of the trap music scene to rise to national recognition and major label distribution. Originally the Dominican born, Atla... Read More...

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9

Illogic + Lucid Optics :: Lucid Logic

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 11, 2017

For at least 17 years running Illogic has been one of the most underrated and simultaneously critically acclaimed artists in hip-hop. Is that an impossible para... Read More...

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7.5

Jay-Z :: 4:44

Sy ShacklefordJuly 4, 2017

Four years ago, when "Magna Carta... Holy Grail" dropped, I considered it mostly a lyrical exercise in an indulgence that was just as pervasive in hip-hop as it... Read More...

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7.5

Public Enemy :: Nothing Is Quick in the Desert

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 4, 2017

Right now on the date of publication of this review, Public Enemy's Nothing Is Quick in the Desert" is available as a free download. That timing is not a coinci... Read More...

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Blueface :: Free Blueface

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

Quadeca :: Scrapyard

French Montana :: Jungle Rules

Various Artists :: So So Def Bass All-Stars Vol. II

21 Savage :: Issa Album

Illogic + Lucid Optics :: Lucid Logic

Jay-Z :: 4:44

Public Enemy :: Nothing Is Quick in the Desert