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Dewtopia: Dances With You
by Big Flowers I confidently make the claim that MIKE is as important to music at large as D’angelo. If MIKE decided to take the 5 years that D’angelo took between Brown Sugar and Voodoo, I would argue that the next project he dropped would have a similar effect on our understanding of hip-hop as…
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PIRATA: A Rallying Cry for the Disillusioned
by Ricky Robertson Jr. PIRATA is the most recent group to emerge from New York’s legendary Atoms Family hip hop collective. Once home to as many as 30 MCs, Atoms Family birthed the oft-celebrated Cannibal Ox as well as several highly underrated groups like Hangar 18, ATOMS, and IT. This latest offshoot sees the duo…
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Dewtopia: Stay Serrated
by Big Flowers By this measure, there’s no room for baby steps, there’s no room for taking things easy, there’s no room for pay-to-play stratagem. Either you’re in or you’re not, either you’re sharp or you’re dull, and there’s no room for butter in the toolshed. In his dealings, Weiss understands that not every decision…
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Dewtopia: The Tiniest Apartment
by Big Flowers I am giddy when I hear what’s next, because as far as I’m concerned, every song coming from this scene of delocalized collectivism is another reason why it’s such an interesting time to be tapped into the underground. It flows, so fresh, so open, and only for right now; blood. The Tiniest…
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