Articles Posted September 2011
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The Ratings Game: The Inflation Of Review Scores
The democratization of the music press isn’t necessarily a bad thing, since loosing the gatekeepers of traditional media also means a loosening of the hold that labels or perhaps even may have had over them. The other side of the coin however is that we also loose the gatekeepers of quality control.
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Who flipped it better? J. Cole Vs CRU
2011: J. Cole – The Sideline Story 1997: CRU Ft. Slick Rick – Just Another Case ORIGINAL: Rhythm – The World Is A Place (1976)
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Freebie Friday: Wit & Dre Murray – Hell’s Paradise II: Episode 3
True producer/MC tandems are rare. Enter Wit and Dre Murray: a high-minded duo who takes seriously the art of storytelling through their respective crafts.(See their acclaimed Hell’s Paradise project originally released in 2009.) This year,…
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RIP Sylvia Robinson
Sylvia Robinson passed away at the age of 75 yesterday. While she may have become a somewhat controversial figure in later years due to some less than wholesome business practices at Sugar Hill it remains…
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REVIEW: Evidence – Cats & Dogs
Rewind a couple years back to Nas declaring hip-hop dead and see what was really missing then. It’s the same thing still conspicuously absent from mainstream rap and something Kanye announced he was bringing back…
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Mobb Deep Bringing ‘Black Cocaine’ To The Streets
Crime Rhyme Houdini P and the H. A. V. O. C. are getting ready to release the next addition to the Mobb discography. The EP called ‘Black Cocaine‘ will drop on Black Friday (November 25th)…
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Common Is Now A New York Times Bestselling Author
Common’s book definitely has my interest, it’s a shame they’re not sending review copies overseas. Europeans can read English good too! Not that I mind throwing a couple bucks in the publisher’s direction for this…
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DJ Flash presents The Best Of Phonte (Mixtape)
Tiggalo dropped his solo debut yesterday and also co-signed this mixtape by DJ Flash as follows: The Phonte mixtape to end all Phonte mixtapes. 70 tracks, 78 minutes, covering the past 10 years of my…
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Random Axe Ft. Roc Marciano – Chewbacca (Video)
Remember that scene in The Empire Strikes Back where Chewie visits Rock The Bells and knocks down a security guard to party onstage with Random Axe? No? Me neither. Must be one of those additions…
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TRU Brain Trust Reviews Cole World: The Sideline Story
After several pushbacks and a critically acclaimed series of mixtapes anticipation for J. Cole’s official debut has risen to a fever pitch. Will the Roc Nation newbie be a worthy heir to the throne? TRU…
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Stream DJ Shadow’s The Less You Know, The Better
I know, I know, your week is off to a shaky start–those projects keep piling up and your boss is a certified bag of douche with no facial hair which makes you really wish something…
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Nefew and 7 Inch Join Forces on Transitions
After dropping their well received Man vs Many project earlier this month, rap duo Nefew (Polemikk and PA) has now teamed up with German producer 7 inch for their next project, Transitions. 10 songs, all…
