The following list was assembled by a cabal of URB contributors and confidants—writers, DJs, publicists, label heads, fashionistas and more. It in no way covers <em>all</em> of the greatest musical moments of the past ten years, but we think it represents a good consensus. And of course, we left room for you to tell us your favorite Artist, Album, Song and Label.
What happened when Aesop Rock joined with Murs and Slug for Felt 3? URB spoke with Slug and Aesop to find out.
Felt
Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez
Released by Rhymesayers Entertainment
"We still spittin’ on that indie bullshit,” Murs raps on “Protagonists,” the lead track off Felt’s third album. While his 2008 Warner Bros. release Murs For President didn’t exactly fly off the shelves, the whole shebang seemed kind of uncomfortably commercial for a guy that hosts an independent hip-hop festival every summer. Add this to the fact that his Felt partner-in-rhyme Slug (of the Minneapolis group Atmosphere) now co-owns a label that recently signed well-known acts like former Roc-A-Fella MC Freeway and Dilated Peoples member Evidence, and it’s no wonder these ...
Felt is back! Slug of (Atmosphere) and Murs of (Living Legends) team up for the third time on FELT 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez which drops tomorrow November 17 on Rhymesayers Entertainment. Check out this single off the album, which can be downloaded free at Rhymesayers.com
Time is one of those MCs who acts like he doesn’t give a fuck what you think of him. His deeply analytical and introspective lyrics coupled with his total lack of regard for anything that sounds appealing gives the impression of an underground renegade. On the other hand, how many Slug clones can we put up with before enough is enough?
I will say one thing though, dude is smart as hell, and he knows it. Throughout his third solo album’s 18 tracks he does everything in his power to ...










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