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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...

LPReview

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...

LPReview

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...

CompilationMixtapeReview

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...

LPReview

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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...

Back to the LabReview

7

Joey Bada$$ :: 1999

Matt JostSeptember 25, 2012

In 1999 Sean Combs threatened to be here "Forever" while seeing to it that Christopher Wallace was "Born Again." Meanwhile Afeni Shakur resurrected her son not... Read More...

MixtapeReview

Reviews

Big L :: Harlem’s Finest: Return of the King

Smoove Dinero :: GREEN FUR

TrippyThaKid :: Squid Puppies Deluxe

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

Joey Bada$$ :: 1999