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• July 25, 2018

  Hivemind and the open expanse of R&B in 2018

  Hivemind and the open expanse of R&B in 2018 by Dan-O I’m old and from Maine. In my high school I got made fun of for loving R&B music. My discman went everywhere with me so when people discovered I was listening to Smokey and The Miracles they would clown me. It’s interesting to think…
• July 19, 2018

  Song of The Year-Choosy by 03 Greedo & Nef The Pharaoh featuring Chris O Bannon & ALLBLACK

  Song of The Year-Choosy by 03 Greedo & Nef The Pharaoh featuring Chris  O Bannon & ALLBLACK by Dan-O The story of the 03 Greedo X Nef The Pharaoh collaboration EP Porter 2 Grape always points back to the depressing reality that Greedo is going to prison for 20 years for riding extra dirty. Greedo…
• July 10, 2018

  #Bandcampgold-Role Model by Michael Christmas

  #Bandcampgold-Role Model by Michael Christmas by Dan-O A lot of the most profitable rappers have become quite good at positioning themselves as post-joy flat featured heavy-hangs-the-crown types. Of course it isn’t true for most of them but acting like the weight of the world is on your shoulders as you are at your sales high…
• July 6, 2018

  Song of The Year-Nont For Sale by Sudan Archives

  Song of The Year-Nont For Sale by Sudan Archives by Dan-O I would bet the artist Sudan Archives knows more about the violin than I know about my family. Nont For Sale is my summer song but also a class I’m enrolled in on how to build a song. The first seven seconds are her…
• June 30, 2018

  The case for Schoolboy Q as a top 3 lyricist in 2018

  The case for Schoolboy Q as a top 3 lyricist in 2018 by Dan-O I’m not doing the “he’s no Kool Moe Dee” all time argument with you Fuzzy Kangol Truthers. Save his place in history for later down the line right now we are talking about right now. The other thing to get out of…
• June 21, 2018

  #BandcampGold-Stuck by Nickelus F

  #BandcampGold-Stuck by Nickelus F by Dan-O On the first real song(Sleazie Wonder) of his new album STUCK, Nickelus F says “Shoulda got a mixtape award but peace to Justo.” He’s absolutely right. In 2013 he released one of my favorite mixtapes of all time (Vices). I listened to it constantly and scoured the internet looking for…
• June 13, 2018

  Mixtape review-41-P by Payroll Giovanni

  Mixtape review-41-P by Payroll Giovanni by Dan-O Payroll Giovanni is my kind of MC. Mentally he is tougher than shark skin with a flow that can speedbag the beat to impressive levels. The other thing to love about the thirty year old rapper from Detroit is that he’s always working and its good smart work.  His…
• June 6, 2018

  Song of The Year-Amen by Bobby Feeno

  Song of The Year-Amen by Bobby Feeno by Dan-O I always liked Arian Foster. Even though athletes rapping doesn’t always work out well I was pretty sure Flamingo and Koval (his debut album) would. Yes he did pick a Nintendo 64 lead character name (not for real but it does sound like it) to rap under but…
• May 31, 2018

  The Vulnerable Layer

  The Vulnerable Layer by Dan-O A lot of old school hip hop heads do a fair (or unfair) amount of complaining about pink hair tight pants and tattoos. These new kids on drugs trap beats and repeating words over and over again…are a much smaller percentage of hip hop than you might think. I noticed this…
• May 24, 2018

  #Bandcampgold-Veib by Shane Reis & God Damn Chan

  #Bandcampgold-Veib by Shane Reis & God Damn Chan by Dan-O From the stage Shane Reis has the authority of the most important guy in the properly humming kitchen of a restaurant. His music has always carried that ceaseless Joe Frazier energy: moving forward, finding optimal positioning, and getting off his best shots no matter what touches…