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Mixtape review-ILOVEMAKONNEN x Ronny J
Mixtape review-ILOVEMAKONNEN x Ronny J by Dan-O Makonnen is so much better in an unorthodox state. Whenever he tries to fit the traditional role of rapper or R & B singer he ends up sounding very out of sorts. I think he is at the very cutting edge of making music that achieves bits of…
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Song of The Year-G.R.E.E.D. by Berner produced by Scott Storch
Song of The Year-G.R.E.E.D. by Berner produced by Scott Storch by Dan-O As a hip hop fan I feel like Berner is one of those good friends I check in with from time to time. He’s always doing well. Most of the time having a great time with a killer guest list. No one has…
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#Bandcampgold-Ephorize by Cupcakke
#Bandcampgold-Ephorize by Cupcakke by Dan-O I feel terrible that I just recently learned of Cupcakke. She came through on Charli XCX Number 1 Angel project (one of my favorite albums of 2017) and cleared the field on the final track (Lipgloss). By the time of Cupcakke’s next album Charli had dropped another song with her…
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Sample Snitch-Chaka Khan, Simply Red, 8ball, & MJG
Sample Snitch-Chaka Khan, Simply Red, 8ball, & MJG by Dan-O So UGK dropped their first album Too Hard To Swallow in 1992 stacked with old soul samples. The sample listing includes Curtis Mayfield, Bill Withers, and the Isley Brothers. I’ve already written a previous Sample Snitch about the Isley connection with UGK. A year later…
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#Bandcampgold-MacGregor Park by Fat Tony
#Bandcampgold-MacGregor Park by Fat Tony by Dan-O The bandcamp description says Fat Tony read a book on Houston hip hop and found out that the first rap single ever released in Houston was called MacGregor Park, which is where the title track and name of this album come from. The resulting eight track project is…
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Song of the year-Desires by Garren Sean
Song of the year-Desires by Garren Sean by Dan-O I reap full benefits from the internet. As many are running hands through hair yelling “THIS IS TOO MUCH MUSIC! What do I listen to?!” I am sticking both of my hands as deep as I can in it and grabbing all I can find. All the…
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Mixtape Review(Mashup edition)-American Godfather by Jay-Z & DJ Skee
Mixtape Review (Mashup edition)-American Godfather by Jay-Z & DJ Skee by Dan-O It bothers me that the mixtape revolution which gave us hip hop in its modern form is hard to find traces of. You can still scour datpiff archives but when I throw “Kush and OJ” through my Amazon unlimited search bar it comes back…
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Song Review-Figure It Out by Wiz Khalifa produced by Sledgren & Cookin’ Soul
Song Review-Figure It Out by Wiz Khalifa produced by Sledgren & Cookin’ Soul by Dan-O I love Wiz Khalifa’s first album Show and Prove released in 2006. He was a 19 year old kid spitting fire and I loved his bars. It was not always an easy process watching him become this generations Snoop. By…
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Song of The Year-Keep The Devil Off by Big K.R.I.T. produced by Big K.R.I.T.
Song of The Year-Keep The Devil Off by Big K.R.I.T. produced by Big K.R.I.T. by Dan-O Wherever I have worked, anything I have achieved has been on the strength of who I am to the people around me…not management. I’ve never been able to convince anyone in power that I fit but the co-workers, customers,…
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