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My Favorite Album of 2020
by Dan-O Since 2012 I’ve told anyone who asked that the best lyricist in the world is Ka. So the May 1st release of Descendants of Cain was a big deal for me. He was back to full form and the album dominated my listening. Fast forward to August and the buzz around an album…
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State of The Game Vol. 39-AOTY p.1 50-26
by Dan-O ATTENDEESDaniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA● Give our AOTY lists from 50-26, isolating and discussing majordifferences.● Go in depth on decision making and any albums that surprised you byclimbing your list or being on the other person’s list. NOTES● Have you seen any of the aoty lists? They seem especially generic thisyear and it…
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FME MVP 2020 HONORABLE MENTION-BOLDY JAMES
by Dan-O The lyrical space Boldy James inhabits is insular but not in a safe way, it’s a tight container terrorized by the external world. Just look at the chorus to Giant Slide from his game changing collaborative album with Alchemist called The Price of Tea In China: “Cold game in these streets, kept it…
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5 Questions for Bloo
Honestly, it’s just a deep zone I fall into. My emotions are everywhere, which plays a major part in my writing.–Bloo by Dan-O Between MF Bloo and Danger Bloo the Bronx MC gave us a lot to chew on this year. It’s a perfect way to introduce yourself to the listening public, from the Madlib…
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State of The Game Vol.37-Man On The Moon 1-3
by Dan-O ATTENDEESDaniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDANew Business● Talk about what makes each volume of Man On The Moon important andunique musically.● Dissect the general influence of the series and specific influence ofthe albums and songs. NOTES● Man on the Moon: The End of Day came out September 15th 2009. Asinnovative and anthemic as it…
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Song Review-Scapulimancy (or Bonecaster) by Iceberg Theory & August Fanon
by Dan-O If you watch comedy documentaries(and listen to comedy podcasts) like I do you know this special species of performer. Some nights they connect with the audience other times they don’t but it doesn’t matter. It’s Gilbert Gottfried doing a Seinfeld impression in the 70’s when no one in the audience knows why that…
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small professor’s best produced albums(not his) of 2020
by small professor introduction by Dan-O Before he agreed to write this, I declared to anyone who would hear that my favorite producer of 2020 is small professor. The Jawn Supreme series was the music I always put on whenever I didn’t have a planned listen. I just fell back into how soulful and propulsive…
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State of The Game Vol.36-The Art of Intentionality
by Dan-O ATTENDEESDaniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA● Talk about three albums that are completely different in tone andintention assessing levels of success.● Figure out how to tell intention from the albums discussed, what to lookfor. NOTES● Rico Nasty-Nightmare Vacation. Billed as her debut album the Maryland MChas build scream rap into a different place. She…
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