Review

8.5

L’Orange :: After the Flowers EP

Steve 'Flash' JuonOctober 14, 2014

Stik Figa gave me an increased appreciation for L'Orange as a producer - or arguably it was the other way around. Either way "The City Under the City" is the k... Read More...

EPReview

7.5

Flying Lotus :: You’re Dead

Patrick TaylorOctober 14, 2014

Stephen Ellison has been pushing musical boundaries since his first record as Flying Lotus, 2006's "1982." He came up in the underground L.A. beat scene alongs... Read More...

LPReview

4.5

Diamond D :: The Diam Piece

Matt JostOctober 14, 2014

One of hip-hop's most unpredictable niches is the producer album. It holds everything from beat tapes to self-produced solo rap joints to star-studded compilat... Read More...

LPReview

7

Childish Gambino :: STN MTN/Kauai

Steve 'Flash' JuonOctober 14, 2014

Childish Gambino has come a long way from the actor who seemed to be rapping as a lark. We had no way to know whether or not to take Donald Glover seriously - a... Read More...

LPReview

5.5

All the King’s Men :: All the King’s Men

Grant JonesSeptember 30, 2014

All the King's Men is a new rap collective consisting ofBrinson,CStraight andReadywriter. None of the rappers are new to each other - they are all members of t... Read More...

LPReview

8.5

Wara from the NBHD :: Kidnapped

Patrick TaylorSeptember 30, 2014

Though Wara from the NBHD lives in Atlanta, the 24-year-old was raised in Brooklyn. That borough is all over "Kidnapped." For starters, Wara sounds like "Reas... Read More...

LPReview

Reviews

Blueface :: Free Blueface

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

Quadeca :: Scrapyard

L’Orange :: After the Flowers EP

Flying Lotus :: You’re Dead

Diamond D :: The Diam Piece

Childish Gambino :: STN MTN/Kauai

All the King’s Men :: All the King’s Men

Wara from the NBHD :: Kidnapped