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• 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…
• May 17, 2018

  Mixtape Review-Doll Szn by Asian Doll

  Mixtape Review-Doll Szn by Asian Doll by Dan-O The intro track (Doll Szn Intro) on the mixtape Doll Szn does a spectacular job establishing who Asian Doll is for anyone coming late to the party. Immediately after you press play she vents and tears away the preconceptions you may bring to this music. She knows…
• May 12, 2018

  Where did this Donald Glover come from?

  Where did this Donald Glover come from? by Dan-O After he hosted and musical guested on Saturday Night Live an enormous new audience checked into Childish Gambino for the first time unaware of the journey his music has gone on since 2008. Lots of people have heard the name Childish Gambino (aside from Glover and his…
• May 2, 2018

  Song Review-Mi Encanta by Husalah

  Song Review-Mi Encanta by Husalah by Dan-O I love the new Husalah album H the way I love watching Jason Statham carve through the world in Transporter 2. It is a lot of fun and more than a bit silly.  He says bitch four or five times more than is logistically manageable (to say nothing…