The trusty Allmusic weighs in. Here’s a excerpt: Like the series, this isn’t an easy swallow and it’s not supposed to be. The fact is, though, that it carries its own punchy swagger. It’s not sequenced for approval; it’s sequenced as art — low, high, popular, "edgy," whatever you..
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Just to clarify, “not-favorite” doesn’t mean that I didn’t like these albums — I actually liked most of the albums I’m about to mention, just not as much as the albums that made our top 10. Some, however, I didn’t much care for… speaking of which… 50 Cent – “Smile..
I’d love to go to this, might even head up to NY for it. Jeff says he puts on the best live shows in the business. Thanks to GRANDGOOD for the hookup, that’s a dope poster. Bonus: Edan’s infamous “Johnny the Fox” routine being performed at North Eastern University. Sphere:..
My own personal list for 2007 consists of the producers who put in amazing work this year and deserve some props. Listed in no particular order, with the artists they did the best work with this year. Alchemist (Prodigy, Pharoahe Monch, Evidence, Styles P) The Hitmen (Jay-Z, Ghostface, Pharoahe Monch)..
Via Cocaine Blunts I’ve posted about Killer’s label woes before that led to his followup to his debut Monster, Ghetto Extraordinary, being shelved indefinitely. Now that’s been signed to SMC (home of Wu-Tang, Pharaohe Monch, and others), Killer Mike is teaming up with Hip Hop DX to offer the album..
First off, if you haven’t already, check out our all-ML ’07 wrap-up post — some have wished death on us because of it. And now, a quick recap of just who Marco Polo is… he released (and fully produced) Port Authority in May of last year on Soulspazm/Rawkus to critical..
At the Red Bull Music Academy website, there are lectures in the form of interviews with a variety of hip hop luminaries, mostly producers. The lecture series started in 1998 in Berlin, with its most recent lecture in Toronto earlier last year The interviewers consistently ask great questions, and Jeff..
Chances are, what you’re about to read is the latest 2007 wrap-up amongst the hip hop blogosphere. And I don’t mean “latest” as in the “newest”. I mean “latest” as in everybody has done this before we did, and as a result, we’re late. Like how you wouldn’t want your..
Tony Yayo: The release of Curtis was my best moment. The worst was the day that my mom’s crib got shot up. – This shit had me on the floor, sorry. There’s some mildly interesting commentary on the year ’07 in there from people like 9th Wonder, Method Man and..
Just got this in the mailbox, might as well put this on The Carter III “leak ” album now. Feeling the track heavy, Weezy continues his awesome way of pronouncing celebrity names. First it was Lindsay “Lohanh” on USDA’s White Girl remix, here it’s Kevin “Federlin”. MP3: Lil Wayne-I’m Me..
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One thing I would love for you to explain is who is Herb, that Nas mentioned that Jay-Z hung around, if
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