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6.5

Wale :: Ambition

Jay SoulNovember 8, 2011

Much has been made of Wale's recent "defection" from kind of conscious/hipster rapper to Maybach Music flosser. To be honest, after I revisited his debut album... Read More...

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7

Junkyard Empire :: Acts of Humanity Vol. 1 & 2

Mike BaberNovember 8, 2011

The term "socially conscious rap" is one that is often thrown around too freely. There are hundreds of emcees who claim to represent the views of the people an... Read More...

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6

Infinite P :: Moonlight

Aaron BoyceNovember 1, 2011

This could have the most fitting album cover that I have ever come across in over fifteen years of listening to hip-hop. Ignoring the fact that this album is a... Read More...

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8

Sugar Minott :: Hard Time Pressure

Patrick TaylorNovember 1, 2011

Despite P. Diddy's claims to the contrary, it was reggae musicians who truly invented the remix. Jamaican producers were repurposing instrumental backing track... Read More...

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6.5

Rolling Stoned :: Space Cake

Steve 'Flash' JuonNovember 1, 2011

I first discovered Rolling Stoned while compiling music for a new episode of The Hip-Hop Shop. That goes to show these episodes can be just as useful for me as... Read More...

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6.5

3:33 :: Live From the Grove

Patrick TaylorNovember 1, 2011

The Bohemian Grove, located near San Francisco, is home to the Bohemian Club. The club, whose members include prominent businessmen and politicians, including m... Read More...

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Reviews

OMB Peezy :: Better and Better

Big K.R.I.T. :: Dedicated to Cadalee Biarritz

Beastie Boys :: Aglio e Olio

Wale :: Ambition

Junkyard Empire :: Acts of Humanity Vol. 1 & 2

Infinite P :: Moonlight

Sugar Minott :: Hard Time Pressure

Rolling Stoned :: Space Cake

3:33 :: Live From the Grove