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Mixtape Review-Doobie Brothaz by Jackie Chain & ST 2 Lettaz
Mixtape Review-Doobie Brothaz by Jackie Chain & ST 2 Lettaz by Dan-O In music criticism consistency is actually a distinct negative. This is why Kanye West is so critic proof. He’s wildly inconsistent, swinging from one end of the genre to the other every album. It gives anyone forced to write about music a built…
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Mixtape Review-Carpe Diem by Monty C. Benjamin
Mixtape Review-Carpe Diem by Monty C. Benjamin by Dan-O I love that I don’t know anything about Monty Benjamin other than he is from Cincinnati. That means I don’t have to sum up his career, comment on his twitter feed and social media presence (basically do what Pitchfork does in the first four paragraphs of…
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Throwback Thursday-Black Ego by Digable Planets
Throwback Thursday-Black Ego by Digable Planets by Dan-O Blowout Comb, the second and final album, by Digable Planets was becoming a bit of the Loch Ness Monster for me. I’d never heard it and all the testimonials of its greatness had me wondering how legit this underground reputation is. Well I have it now and…
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Mixtape Review-The Good Vibe Tribe by Audio Push
Mixtape Review-The Good Vibe Tribe by Audio Push by Dan-O The Good Vibe Tribe mixtape is as close as I am going to get to a return trip into LabCabinCalifornia. Pharcyde were so special because they managed everything, they were passionately fun, aggressively lyrical, excellently produced and always experimenting. Audio Push don’t just give off…
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Song of The Year-The White Shoes by Wale
Song of The Year-The White Shoes by Wale by Dan-O Not to get super militant on anyone but can you imagine a world where Wale is white and still as talented as he is? Can you imagine the exposure/built in audience he would have to choose from? Instead Wale is not white and not slam…
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Free Album Review-Pilot Talk 3 by Curren$y
Free Album Review-Pilot Talk 3 by Curren$y by Dan-O On the Opening Credits (the first track) of Pilot Talk 3 Curren$y references his lost relationship to savagely independent hip hop mogul Dame Dash “then I tried to start a business with Damon…charge that to the game, learned some things…” he implies the money wasn’t right.…
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Song of The Year-Other Guys by ILoveMakonnen
Song of The Year-Other Guys by ILoveMakonnen by Dan-O I’m probably addicted to ILoveMakonnen but I’m not alone. His new mixtape Drink More Water 5 starts with a freestyle under the same name that is a train wreck. It’s more clear than ever from his new output that Makonnen is that weird character in the…
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Mixtape Review-Traffic Jamz by Scotty ATL
Mixtape Review-Traffic Jamz by Scotty ATL by Dan-O When Scotty ATL is about to go to sleep and he’s alone just gazing into the ceiling with his private thoughts, he has nothing to regret about how he has attained his success. He doesn’t have to wonder if his evolution into the spotlight is due to…
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Mini-Mixtape Review-Mardi Gras 2 by Juvenile
Mini-Mixtape Review-Mardi Gras 2 by Juvenile by Dan-O I have been on the craziest Juvenile binge lately. I’m talking Solja Rags, Tha G Code, Juve The Great, Reality Check and that was before he dropped his newest mixtape Mardi Gras 2. What has already been said is that Juvenile reinvented where the catchy part of…
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