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ALBUM REVIEW: Curren$y x Alchemist – Covert Coup

Posted on April 23, 2011 by JoeyMC

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] “I’m a trill mothafucka after all,” Curren$y spits as if it had been largely forgotten on “BBS,” the opening track of his free 420 Alchemist collaboration Covert Coup. After the success of his … Continue reading →

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ALBUM REVIEW: KD – G-Fluid

Posted on April 21, 2011 by JoeyMC

Seu browser não suporta iframes. The late April sun would have you believe it’s summer already, and the urge to put away the Northface and rock nothing but shorts and basketball jerseys until mid-September is great. But in the back … Continue reading →

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ALBUM REVIEW: Avatar Young Blaze – Danny Darko

Posted on March 29, 2011 by JoeyMC

It’s been a hellaciously busy couple weeks, so yeah, the blog is most definitely being ignored. And unfortunately, by way of virtue so is some great music released in the past week. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Avatar … Continue reading →

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ALBUM REVIEW: Rittz – White Jesus

Posted on March 10, 2011 by JoeyMC

“Motherfuckers say I disrespect the art form,” outlandish Georgia rapper Rittz declares on the title track off his new mixtape White Jesus, available for free download here. Who would make such an assertion is never clear, nor is why; Rittz … Continue reading →

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ALBUM REVIEW: Kno – Death Is Silent

Posted on November 1, 2010 by JoeyMC

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Keeping in the Halloween spirit, no unknown pervades human existence more so than death. It is a unifying fact of life, one each and every living being shares and will have to face. … Continue reading →

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Crayola Cerebellum

Posted on October 4, 2010 by JoeyMC

I wrote a traditional review of Lil B‘s new ambient-rap album Rain in England, read it here. It’s really good. The review, I mean, the album, not so much. The ideas behind the album are ground-breaking, the actual execution leaves … Continue reading →

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ALBUM REVIEW: Trae – Can’t Ban tha Truth

Posted on October 1, 2010 by JoeyMC

Radio and rap have always had a contentious relationship. Countless tracks have voiced displeasure (Eminem’s “The Way I Am”) mixed with pride (Mac Dre’s “Too Hard For the Radio”) in finding difficulty getting play over the airwaves. In recent times, … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Playboy Tre – The Last Call

Posted on September 2, 2010 by JoeyMC

“Maaaannn…” Atlanta MC and self-appointed liquor store mascot Playboy Tre laments on his latest mixtape/album, The Last Call (which you can get for free here). Tre can’t stand what he sees around him: inferior, inauthentic rappers who don’t spit from … Continue reading →

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Album Review: D.Black and B.Brown – The Blackest Brown EP

Posted on September 2, 2010 by JoeyMC

In a genre where authenticity is everything, D.Black may be too real for hip-hop. Many a rapper mentions their devotion to God in passing, at least during their acceptance speech at the BET Awards, but few demonstrate this commitment in … Continue reading →

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