Review

7.5

Apollo Brown & Ras Kass :: Blasphemy

Grant JonesJanuary 6, 2015

Apollo Brown done did it again. Argue all you like about his music sounding samey, but you now know an Apollo Brown beat when you hear one. He's carved out a d... Read More...

LPReview

7.5

Betty Ford Boys :: Retox

Matt JostDecember 30, 2014

Typically the way to acclaim in hip-hop beatmaking is minimalism. From Larry Smith (R.I.P.) stripping (recorded) rap of its bespangled disco outfit with Run-D.M... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

7.5

Sam Scarfo x Ski Beatz :: 5 Million Stories

Matt JostDecember 30, 2014

Honorable and culturally significant they may be, the mixtape and the battle circuit can also be dead ends for rappers with that Banksian Hunger for More. Sam ... Read More...

MixtapeReview

7

The 1978ers (yU & Slimkat) :: P.O.T. EP

Steve 'Flash' JuonDecember 30, 2014

"So quit, gather round, hear the sound of the manCause I can, yes you know I can, yes I can canSatisfy with the fly display, this may dismayBut I am, the Music... Read More...

EPReview

8

Andy Stott :: Faith in Strangers

Patrick TaylorDecember 30, 2014

"Faith in Strangers" is Andy Stott's second album of 2014. He released "Drop the Vowels" earlier in the year as one-half of Millie and Andrea. His solo album ba... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

8

Swamp Thing :: Outer Limits

Steve 'Flash' JuonDecember 30, 2014

Even though this is their third album for an established indie label in the last four years, Swamp Thing doesn't even rate a footnote on Wikipedia's disambigua... Read More...

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