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Song of The Year-Speedboat by Denzel Curry produced by Rugah Rahj
Song of The Year-Speedboat by Denzel Curry produced by Rugah Rahj by Dan-O Very few people do what Denzel Curry does. That is what struck me when I listened to his new album ZUU and heard him rapping with Rick Ross over a crunchy jagged industrial beat. If you are an old school hip hop head…
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#BandcampGold-Never Hated I Just Waited by Chris Crack
#BandcampGold-Never Hated I Just Waited by Chris Crack by Dan-O Best way to think of Chicago Rap is like one of those old Shaw Brothers martial arts films. Surreal things happen, good and evil magic. Different clans represent divergent schools of thought with powers and weaknesses as specific as they are out of this world.…
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Song of The Year-Whipped Cream by Ari Lennox
Song of The Year-Whipped Cream by Ari Lennox by Dan-O I’m impressed with Dreamville. It’s a talented roster of artists from J.I.D. to Cozz to Bas and Ari Lennox but talent is all over the place. Talent doesn’t surprise me. Any rap label headed by an artist runs into the same problem: ‘you can be…
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#SampleSnitch-Curren$y and Jay Worthy ride with The Stylistics
#SampleSnitch-Curren$y and Jay Worthy ride with The Stylistics by Dan-O The Stylistics are a huge marker in whether you’re talking to a real R & B person. Anyone who has ever heard music can monologue on the importance of Stevie Wonder or Marvin Gaye. Those are pop stars. The self-titled 1971 Stylistics album is better…
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My 5 favorite weird Wu-Tang songs
My 5 favorite weird Wu-Tang songs by Dan-O Showtime dropped a four part documentary series about the Wu-Tang Clan that is everything to anyone who has a place in their heart for the Staten Island pioneers. I am doing promo for it right now because it’s the last I can do for the MC’s who…
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Song Review-Big Titties by Rico Nasty featuring Baauer and Earthgang produced by Kenny Beats
Song Review-Big Titties by Rico Nasty featuring Baauer and Earthgang produced by Kenny Beats by Dan-O When I post this on my personal social media I will have some friend (possibly plural) who clutches their chest with a deep breath offended by the title of this song. Human beings burst forth with imagery and emotions that…
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#Bandcampgold-Black Beans by Exile x Choosey
#Bandcampgold-Black Beans by Exile x Choosey by Dan-O The world makes us feel terrible. Mac Miller and Nipsey Hussle are dead. Ogres are in power and they don’t even lie to us about how old evil and full of greed/hate they are. Music is necessary, all kinds of music. Black Beans is a beam of light on the…
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Song of The Year-Cuz I Love You by Lizzo
Song of The Year- Cuz I Love You by Lizzo By Dan-O This is my favorite first song of the year (it’s from the self-titled album). Sure, Lizzo has a show stopping voice of the kind I would stab an alien for. That is not the most exciting thing about Lizzo. I can’t get enough of…
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Fight for The Future of Lil Uzi Vert
Fight for The Future of Lil Uzi Vert by Dan-O We complain a lot. All of us do. In Hip Hop, we get mad at youngsters for not doing what the older generations would do. Real rap problems exist: loss of interesting word usage, too much of a focus on ad-libs, drug addiction creating a generation…
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Five Song Tribute to The Legacy of Nipsey Hussle
Five Song Tribute to The Legacy of Nipsey Hussle by Dan-O The night before Nipsey Hussle was killed I was up later than my family bouncing from Youtube video to Youtube video looking for the right end point to justify going to sleep. The one that sealed the evening was a ten question relationship quiz…
