Review

8.5

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis :: The Heist

Zach GaseOctober 23, 2012

Is there anything more exciting than watching something grow and develop from something small into something huge and dynamic? This type of excitement can be fo... Read More...

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8

dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip :: The Logic of Chance

Zach GaseOctober 23, 2012

It took me a while to really understand, appreciate and enjoy UK hip hop. I gave artists like Sway and Dizzee Rascal a few chances in my younger days, but coul... Read More...

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6

Soldjasoulz :: Soulz of the Storm

Steve 'Flash' JuonOctober 23, 2012

UK month continueswith a look at the Soldjasoulz, the hip-hop duo of DPF and Reds, both hailing from Norwich. I took the opportunity to educate myself not just... Read More...

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8

Flying Lotus :: Until the Quiet Comes

Patrick TaylorOctober 23, 2012

Stephen Ellison, AKA Flying Lotus has been deconstructing and embellishing instrumental hip-hop since his 2006 debut, "1983." His 2010 album "Cosmogramma" was h... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

7.5

Chino XL :: RICANstruction – The Black Rosary

Matt JostOctober 23, 2012

I always thought there was a lot of truth to the opening sequence to Big Punisher's "Capital Punishment" album (an excerpt from the movie 'Fresh'), where two k... Read More...

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8.5

Tricky :: Pre-Millennium Tension

Patrick TaylorOctober 23, 2012

British rapper Tricky first made a name for himself as part of Bristol's Wild Bunch, which morphed into Massive Attack. After rapping on that group's albums "... Read More...

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Reviews

Homeboy Sandman :: Manners

Wu-Tang x Mathematics :: Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman

Lil B :: Paint

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis :: The Heist

dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip :: The Logic of Chance

Soldjasoulz :: Soulz of the Storm

Flying Lotus :: Until the Quiet Comes

Chino XL :: RICANstruction – The Black Rosary

Tricky :: Pre-Millennium Tension