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The Cabal(a) Interview w/ Iceberg Theory(5 Questions)
It’s really exciting to be able to talk to someone who is making a name in underground rap RIGHT NOW. In 2020, Iceberg Theory has been flooding the Bandcamp streets with release after release. His newest collaboration with underground production king August Fanon is called The Cabal(a) and gives the listener a lot to chew…
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Podcast Meritocracy
by Dan-O Sometimes I think podcast listeners are suckers. They get hooked into the personality of a comedian or semi-comedian, semi-social commentator and hear the same stories from them over and over. I love Bill Burr’s comedy but I did a few episodes of the podcast and was like “This is it?!” Since it’s my…
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Song of The Year-Mirage by Quelle Chris & Chris Keys f. Earl Sweatshirt, Denmark Vessey, Merill Gabrus & Big Sen
by Dan-O I DID NOT LIKE QUELLE CHRIS. His voice is a tough hang (He makes fun of it on his new album Innocent Country 2) and he’s funny enough that I never knew how seriously to take him. All of the artists I love, love him. Feature after feature kept stacking up and eventually it…
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Mixtape Review-I’m Gay (I’m Happy) by Lil B
by Dan-O The reason to look back on this release from June 29th 2011 is because too many people know Lil B as a jovial cult leader. I ask the younger people in my office about him and they know him for his social media presence but not his work. He’s been an incredible producer and…
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#BandcampGold-ShrapKnel (Curly Castro x PremRock)
by Dan-O Backwoodz Studioz has had a heck of a 2020. Obviously, the flagship act is Armand Hammer-Shrines which captured the national conversation as Clippers-fan-not-Lakers-fan option against Run The Jewels 4. To have another group album of the year, ShrapKnel, to put alongside that release is stupendous(I know it came out first, RELAX). If you came…
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#Bandcampgold-Little Dominiques Nosebleed by The Koreatown Oddity
by Dan-O I really felt like Little Dominiques Nosebleed was too much. I was especially intimidated when I found out that The Koreatown Oddity had produced it all himself. It wasn’t until my third listen I realized that it feels like too much on purpose. Five of the sixteen songs have multiple guests. Attention Challenge…
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#StateofTheGame-1997 in 3 albums
by Dan-O It was all supposed to be so easy. Pick 3 albums from 1997(1 rock 1 rap 1 R&B) and talk about how important they were for their time and our current time. Turns out 1997 was way more crowded with important music than I thought. Keith jumped into the decision making process and…
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Song of The Year-Tiger Song by Naeem
by Dan-O Some of my favorite books, songs, paintings, poems offended me the first time I took them in. I’ve realized that for a work to truly offend me it needs to be very well done. That is what makes it hurt the most. The Tiger Song ends a very warm brilliant album (Startisha) and…
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Song of The Year-Ode2MyLove produced and performed by Navy Blue
by Dan-O Some of the best stories are spoken in hushed tones. Navy Blue was a professional skater with sponsorships from Converse and Supreme but he kept putting out EP’s and experimenting with hip hop. Most of the time when that happens you can hear clear influence in what they do. Such and such NBA…
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Albums of The Year so far p.2
by Dan-O The album is a map and without the map you have no idea where to go. That map leads you to what is so engrossing about the artist who made it: what they worry about, what they celebrate, and how they’ve grown. It is very important to consider the last part. Over the…
