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8.5

Brother Ali :: Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color

Patrick TaylorSeptember 25, 2012

After a three-year hiatus from recording, Brother Ali, America's best legally blind Muslim albino rapper, is back with a new album. The cover of the record sho... Read More...

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8

Styles of Beyond :: Reseda Beach

Steve 'Flash' JuonSeptember 25, 2012

If I had to make a short list (say under 10) of rap groups in 1999 I expected big things from in the century to come,Styles of Beyond would not just have quali... Read More...

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7.5

Masta Ace :: MA_DOOM: Son of Yvonne

Matt JostSeptember 25, 2012

Few rappers can look back on such a long and rich recording history as Masta Ace. Ever since he was part of the Juice Crew's defining moment of glory "The Symp... Read More...

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3.5

Various Artists :: Beyond Faded

Steve 'Flash' JuonSeptember 25, 2012

At 22 tracks and nearly 80 minutes long, "Beyond Faded" embodies the excesses prevalent in so many internet mixtapes, which is for all intents what this releas... Read More...

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7.5

Montage One :: 10.6.3 OGX

Steve 'Flash' JuonSeptember 25, 2012

Montage One is a soldier of the Gold Chain Military, a California collective led by General Planet Asia, consistently one of the most slept on emcees in hip-ho... Read More...

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8

A+ :: The Latch-Key Child

Pete T.September 25, 2012

Teenage rappers are a phenomenon almost as old as hip hop itself, and the most lucrative were those marketed to a teeny-boppers' audience. If one looks back at ... Read More...

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Fresh Daily & Parental :: These Things Take Time

Eric Biddines :: The Local Cafe

Hussein Fatal :: Ridin’ All Week On Em

Brother Ali :: Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color

Styles of Beyond :: Reseda Beach

Masta Ace :: MA_DOOM: Son of Yvonne

Various Artists :: Beyond Faded

Montage One :: 10.6.3 OGX

A+ :: The Latch-Key Child