May 2010
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R.I.P. Mr Sexx (LB Fam) →
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All Hail Based God
Lil B- Realist Alive (Internet 2010)
So wow, over the last 24 hours Lil B mania really seems to have hit the internet, with his shit causing a firestorm everywhere from 2dopeboyz to the Smoking Section to Pitchfork and the Washington Post. It’s interesting, because there has definitely been a critical circle led by Noz that has been on this dude for the last year, and the readers of...
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Willy Northpole- Back to Mexico (Internet 2010)
Props to Willy Northpole for being the only rapper I’ve heard so far take a stand on the immigration law.
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Rick James- Hollywood
Money’s been killin it with the posts, I’ve been away from my computer for such long stretches of time in the last 2 days I haven’t been able to post properly, but I saw Devin the Dude last night and I was thinking about his track “Anythang”, and wanted to shed a little light on the sample while i’m on my lunch break. It comes from Rick James’...
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It seems that many artists are subscribing to the ‘more is more’ theory, fearing...
– Unkut, “Has Hip-Hop Become More Bitch-made?”
This piece echos *exactly* what I was getting at earlier this week — right down to the “more is more” theory. If I’m on the same page as Robbie (who I have the utmost respect for as rap journalist), I definitely feel...
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Come the mid-’90s and OutKast and Goodie Mob’s Organized...
– From The ATLiens Have Landed by Philip Mlynar
This is the best writing I’ve seen at DX in quite a while. It also uses full sentences and proper punctuation and grammar — a welcome change from the album reviews I’ve checked out over there recently. Also, if you haven’t read...
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KD “Thug Dreamin’” (Internet, 2010) (Dir. by KD & LB)
The lone track from Soul Inn on the forthcoming DJ Burn One Presents…The Best of KD, Vol. 1 gets the video treatment. Always liked the “Stay” flip from B. Kirk on this track since I first heard it — the production really highlights KD’s strengths as a lyricist and connoisseur of old soul...
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R.I.P. Markey Fresh →
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Rap-A-Lot Celebrates Upcoming 25th Anniversary... →
Let’s hope this means a reissue of Fadanuf Fa Erybody is on the way.
-$M
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