Benny the Butcher and Harry Fraud: The Plugs I Met 2
The cover and theme of The Plugs I Met 2 highlights the monumental summit between Tony Montana and Alejandro Sosa, characters from the 1983…
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Dark Time Sunshine: LORE
Seattle-based duo Dark Time Sunshine has been away for a while. Their latest offering, LORE, arrives nine years since their last and distain for…
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slowthai: Tyron
Smiling, nude in a pillory is how slowthai was initially presented to the world. His 2019 debut Nothing Great About Britain was a politically…
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J Dilla: Welcome 2 Detroit (20th Anniversary Edition)
Welcome 2 Detroit, Jay Dee’s 2001 debut, was a turning point for hip-hop and Dilla himself. The glossy, overproduced sound of the mainstream was…
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Madlib: Sound Ancestors
Vinyl had undoubtedly made a comeback over the last twenty years. Many lost pressings are being remastered and you can buy a portable record…
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R.A.P. Ferreira: bob’s son: R.A.P. Ferreira in the garden level cafe of the scallops hotel
The latest mosaic from R.A.P. Ferreira, formerly known as Milo, is a dense and affectionate tribute to beat poet Bob Kaufman. The San Francisco…
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Slaughter Beach, Dog: At the Moonbase
At the Moonbase is the 4th studio album from the Philadelphia based folk quartet Slaughter Beach, Dog. Unlike his earlier work, Jake Ewald (of…
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Two Weeks Notice: A Calm, Measured Response
The world has changed considerably in the five years since Tribe One and Mikal kHill dropped their eponymous debut, Two Weeks Notice. The aptly-named…
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Playboi Carti: Whole Lotta Red
Jimi Hendrix is a rockstar often cited by rappers mining the deep well of trap music. Future, who makes an appearance midway through Whole…
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Eminem: Music To Be Murdered By – Side B
With over 30 years in the game, it’s hard to ignore Eminem’s immense skill as a wordsmith. When considering the act of putting words…
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