Review

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Akrobatik :: Built to Last

Steve 'Flash' JuonOctober 21, 2014

The title of "Built to Last" is both an affirmation and a reminder of Boston-based emcee Akrobatik's presence in hip-hop. It's possible some people had forgotte... Read More...

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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...

LPReview

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...

LPReview

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...

LPReview

7

SkyBlew :: SkyBlew’s UNModern Life

Steve 'Flash' JuonOctober 14, 2014

There's no way I could resist checking out this album. I'll confess to being a fan of the off-beat and whacky Nickelodeon cartoon "Rocko's Modern Life," and lik... Read More...

MixtapeReview

Reviews

Blueface :: Free Blueface

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

Quadeca :: Scrapyard

Akrobatik :: Built to Last

Ray West & O.C. :: Ray’s Café

MarQ Spekt and Blockhead :: JustPlayWitIt

T.I. :: Paperwork

Mac Mall :: MACnifacence & MALLiciousness

SkyBlew :: SkyBlew’s UNModern Life