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#BandcampGoldFOLLOWUP-EP TWO by Cool Tara
#BandcampGoldFOLLOWUP-EP TWO by Cool Tara by Dan-O Tell you what sucks, if you google search Cool Tara Review my October review of their Bad Moves EP is the sixth entry and the first actual review. This is depressing because who the F__ am I? The answer is a dinky blog off in the deep niche…
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They call these things mixtapes but we have to pay for them?
They call these things mixtapes but we have to pay for them? by Dan-O Whenever people look at me and say the mixtape doesn’t exist anymore; no difference exists between albums and mixtapes…I have to look at them confused. What do you mean? I know it’s an album because I paid for the thing. This…
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#BandcampGold-Late Start by Bully Mammoth
#BandcampGold-Late Start by Bully Mammoth by Dan-O I attended the album release of the new Bully Mammoth album Late Start but it was a strange decision, a gamble for me. Bully are described as noise rock and that is not my area of expertise. The four songs they allowed to sample before their album was…
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Song of The Year-Extradite by Freddie Gibbs featuring Black Thought produced by Mikhail
Song of The Year-Extradite by Freddie Gibbs featuring Black Thought produced by Mikhail by Dan-O Rap music is so hopelessly cool that the effect a new star has is inebriating. A new talent comes out of nowhere and changes the world…at least your world. So every critic has their own best-flow-in-the-business candidate and it usually…
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Mixtape Review-MMM by Diddy
Mixtape Review-MMM by Diddy by Dan-O Diddy is a human tapeworm. His musical career is characterized by the systematic withdrawal of artistic vitality from those he worked with; G. Dep, Black Rob, Shyne, Loon, Craig Mack and on and on. The distaste I have for Diddy is both cavernous and voluminous in ways that should…
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Song of The Year-Just Win by Jeezy produced by Cassius Jay
Song of The Year-Just Win by Jeezy produced by Cassius Jay by Dan-O Thinking about how much Jeezy has changed, without altering his aesthetic universe in the slightest, is baffling. During his breakout Thug Motivation 101/Trap or Die phase he was openly mocking lyricism, loudly declaring his allegiance to the hustle and the hustle alone.…
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Throwback Thursday (Mixtape Mashup edition)-The Billprint
Throwback Thursday (Mixtape Mashup edition)-The Billprint by Dan-O Mash up mixtapes are my favorite thing because when you flip the beat from a classic song, you hear the lyrics naked again on that first listen. Without the sonic universe seemingly fated for these words you hear them differently and feel yourself entering something new. When…
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Mixtape Review-Medicated Consumption by Chris Rivers
Mixtape Review-Medicated Consumption by Chris Rivers by Dan-O Can’t tell you how proud I am that the first Chris Rivers review I did for this site was written not knowing he was Big Pun’s son ( I live in Maine). I was able to talk about his talents and opportunities frankly and without any weird…
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Song Review-Brokeland by Kirk Knight produced by Kirk Knight
Song Review-Brokeland by Kirk Knight produced by Kirk Knight by Dan-O I’m so glad that we can all trust the Pro Era clique to be smarter than the narrative. While all of them have shown profound artistic talent, we all had reasonable concerns about the sound. The glorious 90’s nostalgia of Joey Bada$$ 1999 gave…
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Mixtape Review-It’s Better This Way by Big K.R.I.T.
Mixtape Review-It’s Better This Way by Big K.R.I.T. by Dan-O Would it be controversial if I said K.R.I.T. would already be a legend in his own time if he was white? Would it be outrageous for me to say that he would be standing next to Drake in sales if he was from New York?…
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