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Project Pat-Cheez N Dope mixtape review
Project Pat-Cheez N Dope mixtape review by Dan-O History is not always written by the winners. Sometimes it gets written by random people. For most of my generation all narratives formed about hip hop were written from New York publications, often times about New York Hip Hop. Once Southern hip hop took over the radio…
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Song Review-Rollin’ by The Bobby Effect produced by Ade Cruse
Song Review-Rollin’ by The Bobby Effect produced by Ade Cruse If you’ve never heard The Bobby Effect your first reaction could be the teeth sucking realization that this is another one of those people influenced by Nicki Minaj. The problem with the who-influenced-who game is it always ends with me yelling about how much Jay…
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Young Moe-Humble Hustle 2 mixtape review
Young Moe-Humble Hustle 2 mixtape review by Dan-O Free Music Empire contributor D.L. aptly characterized the goals of Humble Hustle 1 in the last sentence of his review from April of last year (https://freemusicempire.com/2012/04/16/young-moe-humble-hustle-2012/), “Here is a bizarro gangster Trap Rap mixtape that fills in the gaps left by caricature, and shows a real person’s…
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Hologram Kizzie(aka Psalm One)-Free Hugs mixtape review
Hologram Kizzie(aka Psalm One)-Free Hugs mixtape review by Dan-O Psalm One has always been an immeasurable talent. When she broke out a fickle hip hop underground built her to be something they wanted. I believe the comparison that always followed her 2006 debut The Death of Frequent Flier was “a mix between Lupe Fiasco and…
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The Art of Spiderwebbing p.2: Champagne Sunday by Niko Is
The Art of Spiderwebbing p.2: Champagne Sunday by Niko Is by Dan-O Whenever I think about who the best pure lyricists in hip hop are, I have a hard time not including Niko Is. After stumbling upon his newest mixtape on DJ Booth (https://freemusicempire.com/2012/12/22/363/) I bookmarked his home site(www.nikoismusic.com) working my way through his catalog…
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Chuck D, Basketball, Word Choice, and the Ludacris song Hell Of A Night by DJ Mustard
Chuck D, Basketball, Word Choice, and the Ludacris song Hell Of A Night by DJ Mustard by Dan-O If you are a hip hop head your first follow on twitter should be Chuck D. It doesn’t matter what you think about his music, he’s as thoughtful and well-schooled a voice as the genre has. I…
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Song Review-Ride 4 My Boo by Gangsta Boo featuring Trouble Andrews and Don Trip produced by Drumma Boy
Song Review-Ride 4 My Boo by Gangsta Boo featuring Trouble Andrews and Don Trip produced by Drumma Boy by Dan-O If Memphis Rap had a Mount Rushmore Gangsta Boo would definitely be on it. Her new mixtape It’s Game Involved is a shining example of the skull cracking artform. I played some of it for…
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The Art of Spiderwebbing p.1: Dreamer’s Block by Suede Jury
The Art of Spiderwebbing p.1: Dreamer’s Block by Suede Jury by Dan-O Spiderwebbing is the only way I know to learn things. It’s just the art of asking questions. I guess it’s most important when listening to Jazz because it’s such a team effort. You start researching every beautiful song. Who is playing bass? Is…
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Sunday School 2 mixtape review
Sunday School 2 mixtape review by Dan-O When Tree dropped Sunday School it proved to be the debut of a completely unique artist. He followed that by producing a compilation with himself featuring Chicago artists that didn’t get talked about nearly enough. So now that Tree has followed his MTV-approved Sunday School with a sequel,…
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