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7.5

Bishop Nehru & MF DOOM :: NehruvianDOOM

Steve 'Flash' JuonMay 19, 2020

Originally released in 2014, "NehruvianDOOM" is the unexpected but wholly welcome collaboration of Nanuet, New York's Markel Scott a/k/a Bishop Nehru and Long ... Read More...

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6

YSN Flow :: Flow $ZN

Steve 'Flash' JuonMay 12, 2020

The amount of "Y" rap families with three letter acronyms are becoming indistinguishable these days. There's the YNW clique, the YBN collective, YSR, YSB and ... Read More...

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8.5

Shabazz Palaces :: The Don of Diamond Dreams

Patrick TaylorMay 5, 2020

Shabazz Palaces have been steadily refining their afrofuturist take on hip-hop for the past ten years. Each successive album improves upon the last, adding mor... Read More...

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6.5

Blueface :: Find the Beat

Steve 'Flash' JuonApril 28, 2020

"I'm so high that I get paid to be cool" https://youtu.be/_BOvRhfKVdk The first time we reviewed Blueface on RR, I was pleasantly surprised by the pers... Read More...

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8.5

Che Noir :: Juno

Steve 'Flash' JuonApril 28, 2020

"I'm cool under pressure, I don't even sweat near the fire" https://youtu.be/0t56lk1ANDo Che Noir's peers describe her this way: "She a nerd, she rap, ... Read More...

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8.5

Aesop Rock :: Freedom Finger

Steve 'Flash' JuonApril 21, 2020

I'm sitting here cursing myself out for not knowing that Aesop Rock composed the music for an insane shoot-em-up video game called Freedom Finger. It sounds li... Read More...

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Reviews

Chuck D :: Chuck D Presents Enemy Radio: Radio Armageddon

KRS-One :: Temple of Hip Hop Global Awareness

PlaqueBoyMax :: Five Forever

Bishop Nehru & MF DOOM :: NehruvianDOOM

YSN Flow :: Flow $ZN

Shabazz Palaces :: The Don of Diamond Dreams

Blueface :: Find the Beat

Che Noir :: Juno

Aesop Rock :: Freedom Finger