TAG: MC

Nov01

brandUn DeShay – All Day DeShay: AM (Review)

brandUn DeShay

All Day DeShay: AM

Released by N/A


What do Pokémon, Life Alert (yeah, the necklace that saves the lives of the elderly) and hip-hop all have in common? Being weird. Well, unless you count brandUn DeShay, of course. Somehow, the Chicago MC and beatsmith manages to throw all of them together along with video games, pain, love and even the dreaded "s" word* to create great music. All Day DeShay:AM is personal at times and playful at others. No matter which it is at the time it is being listened to, it is enjoyable and worth ...
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Oct19

J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science – Undercover (Review)

J-Boogie's Dubtronic Science

Undercover

Released by OM Records


My familiarity with J-Boogie comes from the various remix and edit work he has done in the past (including one he made for Vieux Farka Touré's "Fafa" from 2009) as well as his collaboration with fan favorites People Under the Stairs, Quantic and his Combo Barbaro, Bay Area compadres Zion I, Goapele and Raashan Ahmad spanning multiple projects, personal and by others. By no means an exhaustive list, J-Boogie’s talent is undeniable and his knowledge of mixing, sampling, and creating great-sounding gems continues to this day. J-Boogie’s extensive network ...
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Oct06

Danny Brown – XXX (Review)

Danny Brown

XXX

Released by Fool's Gold


"Colder than them grits they fed slaves" are the first words heard on Danny Brown's newest full-length release XXX. Obviously, Danny knows his way around a microphone. Upon listening to his latest offering in its entirety though, one realizes there's a lot more in that line than just a simile that stomps on other rappers' similes. Hell, if anybody was nearing their 30th birthday and still struggling to be known in the music business, they would be cold too. Yes, Danny Brown is indeed 30 years old (as denoted ...
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Jun03

TiRon – MSTRD (Review)

TiRon

MSTRD

Released by Mixtape


From the looks of it, people are starting to get it. Of course there are people out there that live for albums or mixtapes or whatever to drop with ‘lebbindy-hundred tracks, but it seems like when that phenomena occurs, there is way too much filler to wade through. It is evident, however, that TiRon does not believe in bloated projects; MSTRD is all killer and no filler. Ten songs these days are not a lot, but that is the great thing about this project. With the number being as it is, each track has no choice but to mean something- and they do. And with everything being condensed and nothing being watered down, TiRon can do what he does best: tell his story.
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Mar20

K. Sparks & G.C. – A Day In The Life (Review)

K. Sparks & G.C.

A Day In The Life

Released by HiPNOTT Records


With XXL unveiling their "Top Ten Freshmen" in hip-hop earlier this month, there have been many smiles, many frowns and many "shoulda-beens." Not to jump on the bandwagon--okay, that actually is EXACTLY what is going on here, but please pay attention--K. Sparks is definitely worthy of being a freshman next year (should XXL choose not to change the line-up after this review, of course). With A Day In The Life, this New York artist teams up with producer G.C. to give listeners just that: an album that illustrates a day in the life of the/an aspiring MC. Most of the time, people cringe whenever the word "conceptual" and "album" are put together (kinda like "romance" and "novel," right?) but Sparks actually does a great job.
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