Review

10

GZA :: Liquid Swords – The Chess Box

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 14, 2012

In some ways nothing has changed since I reviewed "Liquid Swords" for a Back to the Lab feature over 10 years ago. Fancy new packaging or not, this album is st... Read More...

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7.5

Various Artists :: Out of Many: 50 Years of Reggae Music

Patrick TaylorAugust 8, 2012

Reggae has been synonymous with Jamaica almost since the island nation gained its independence in 1962. This box set shows the evolution of Jamaica's music ove... Read More...

CompilationReview

8

8Ball :: Life’s Quest

Pete T.August 8, 2012

8Ball's a regional hero and an underground legend, a veteran of two decades and a Southern innovator responsible for putting Memphis on the hip hop map. After ... Read More...

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6.5

Childish Gambino :: Sick Boi

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 31, 2012

Even though Childish Gambino recently blew up with a major label album, the actor turned rapper had been dropping free mixtapes for years, dating back to "Sick... Read More...

Back to the LabMixtapeReview

7.5

Frank Ocean :: nostalgia, ULTRA

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 31, 2012

No pun intended, but this is a bit of an odd album. This is the album that really blew Frank Ocean up in a big way. This is the album Jay-Z was listening to wh... Read More...

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5

B-Pos :: Pos Tapes – The Album

Matthew 'Matt G' GutwilligJuly 31, 2012

Conscious rap has played an important element of hip-hop culture since the early 1980's. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message" was the first c... Read More...

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Reviews

Homeboy Sandman :: Manners

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

Lil B :: Paint

GZA :: Liquid Swords – The Chess Box

Various Artists :: Out of Many: 50 Years of Reggae Music

8Ball :: Life’s Quest

Childish Gambino :: Sick Boi

Frank Ocean :: nostalgia, ULTRA

B-Pos :: Pos Tapes – The Album