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3.5

Prince Johnny C :: It’s Been a Long Rhyme Coming

Matt JostApril 20, 2010

The first Ghetto Boys album from 1988 doesn't nearly get enough props as a pioneering effort of badass, browbeating, menace-to-society thugging. Name any other... Read More...

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7

Tech N9ne :: The Lost Scripts of K.O.D.

Pedro 'DJ Complejo' HernandezApril 13, 2010

Given the usual creative process that goes into making the average rap album, a project like "The Lost Scripts of K.O.D." is quite rare. The average rapper rec... Read More...

EPReview

5.5

Soul Mafia :: MK Ultra

Steve 'Flash' JuonApril 13, 2010

Soul Mafia's musical makeup is the very definition of eclectic. Their frontman is a saxophone player and guitarist turned rapper who looks like he'd be more co... Read More...

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8

yU :: Before Taxes

Pete T.April 13, 2010

yU was already a veteran of the DMV (that's DC, Maryland, and Virginia) hip hop scene when he finally broke through last year as one-third of Diamond District ... Read More...

LPReview

5.5

Raheem :: The Vigilante

Matt JostApril 13, 2010

Declaring himself the "first motherfucker with a record out of Houston" in retrospect on "5th Ward," Raheem was likely referring to "Car Freak," the first Ghet... Read More...

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7

Swollen Members :: Greatest Hits: Ten Years of Turmoil

Emanuel WallaceApril 13, 2010

This past November I wrote the review of Swollen Members' "Armed to the Teeth," and while it was my first exposure to the Canadian hip-hop collective, I found ... Read More...

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