Capitol Records

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Ebony Eyez :: 7 Day Cycle

Steve 'Flash' JuonOctober 11, 2005

In twenty plus years of listening to rap music, I honestly thought I had seen and heard it all. From the highest of the highs to the lowest of the lows, from th... Read More...

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5.5

Czar*Nok :: That One Way

Steve 'Flash' JuonSeptember 13, 2005

Rappers from Cincinatti, Ohio have got to be a little frustrated that all the attention on their state seems to head in other directions. Despite a strong hip-... Read More...

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7.5

Madlib :: Shades of Blue – Madlib Invades Blue Note

Matt JostAugust 12, 2003

Around the time when the calendar flipped from the 1980s to the '90s, a couple of clever people started noticing common features in jazz and hip-hop. Some of th... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

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Chingy :: Jackpot

Steve 'Flash' JuonJuly 18, 2003

"Right Thurr." If Chingy wasn't from St. Louis, haters across the country would say that his first hit single from "Jackpot" was biting Nelly's style. Since he... Read More...

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5

Slum Village :: Trinity (Past, Present and Future)

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 13, 2002

It's no secret that in the world of underground hip-hop elitism (what some derisively refer to as "backpacker rap") Slum Village is often the dividing line for... Read More...

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8.5

Dilated Peoples :: Expansion Team

Steve 'Flash' JuonOctober 30, 2001

To write record reviews, the person behind the pen must cultivate a sense of independence free of restrictions. Any class on journalism will tell you that bias... 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

Ebony Eyez :: 7 Day Cycle

Czar*Nok :: That One Way

Madlib :: Shades of Blue – Madlib Invades Blue Note

Chingy :: Jackpot

Slum Village :: Trinity (Past, Present and Future)

Dilated Peoples :: Expansion Team