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Song Review-“DODGECARAVAN” by Mike Shabb x Estee Nack featuring Stove God Cook$
by Dan O Bless the seasoning and the meal. Welcome to the flavor age. I was talking to an old head who told me he is a strict bar guy. Doesn’t need the ad libs or the vocal doubles or the crazy flow switches, it is just about the words. He actually said “It’s not…
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Producer Fantasy Ranking: Roper Williams
by Dan O You get the sense that Roper doesn’t see any point in doing a project if it doesn’t expand his skill set or challenge his pre-existing understanding of music. One of the issues with hip hop discourse is the criteria we use to evaluate greatness often has very little to do with who…
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Song Review-A Colored Night/A Black Man’s Worst Fear by Lukah
by Dan O Storytelling makes a huge difference. Hip hop has shocked white audiences with very vivid songs about being stopped by police. The problem is shock is not the desired effect. It hasn’t really paid off in building empathy. What the author wants is for the audience to feel the difference. Lukah has changed…
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Bob Dylan is more important than The Beatles
by Dan O I’ve been a Beatles fan my whole life. In stages. The best thing about becoming a Beatles fan was chasing down their influences, the artists they covered, the ones they elevated their game to in order to stay on top. They had a way of taking the temperature of what was going…
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Bandcamp day Map
by Dan O Bandcamp day is upon us! A lot is up and available. I want to give you a map that will lead you to a well-balanced haul. Fat Tony & Taydex-I Will Make A Baby in This Damn Economy- Taydex and Tony have a relationship that has changed the underground. Tony has that…