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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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#BandcampGold-Bad Moves EP by Cool Tara
#BandcampGold-Bad Moves EP by Cool Tara by Dan-O This three song set kicked off a pretty cool discussion of the most necessary/underrated parts of a rock band in my house. That’s not coincidence either. While Cool Tara sometimes fall back into the anyone-can-do-this two minute punk song(new ep is going to be 7 songs 18…
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Mixtape Review-Trapzuse by Zuse
Mixtape Review-Trapzuse by Zuse by Dan-O Having a non-traditional flow or style is cooler than it’s ever been. Weirdo rap runs strong not just from Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug but IloveMakonnen and down the line. That doesn’t mean that some things don’t still take some time to get used too. I think it…
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Song of The Year-No Sleeep by Janet Jackson featuring J.Cole
Song of The Year-No Sleeep by Janet Jackson featuring J.Cole by Dan-O At the height of her fame Janet was stuck smack in the middle between two of the most important female artists in history. Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey were in a high note arms race, holding the microphone and bending backward belting and…
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Mixtape Review-The Cooligan by Scotty ATL
Mixtape Review-The Cooligan by Scotty ATL by Dan-O Being cool has nothing to do with style or taste. The icon of cool for a lot of Americans was Fonz on Happy Days but stylistically he wasn’t cool at all. He was set in the forties during the sixties; he looked silly to that audience. What…
