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Mixtape review-Trappers Alley 2: Risk vs. Reward by Boldy James
Mixtape review-Trappers Alley 2: Risk vs. Reward by Boldy James by Dan-O At times it feels like Rakim and Big Daddy Kane split the rap world in half. During all the Nas interview interludes on the new Boldy James mixtape Trappers Alley 2: Risk vs. Reward it was all I could think about. Rakim was…
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Song Review-1 Minute by Gucci Mane
Song Review-1 Minute by Gucci Mane by Dan-O Being a Gucci Mane fan is what I imagine life is like as a NY Giants fan. You think the team might barely make the playoffs, they win the Superbowl. You think they can win the Superbowl, they don’t make the playoffs. Gucci goes on brilliant runs…
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Mixtape Review: Trap Genius by Tree
Mixtape Review: Trap Genius by Tree by Dan-O Sunday School 2: When Church Lets Out is what broke Tree wide open for the tastemakers. The funny part about this is they all had a shot at falling in love with him on the first Sunday School. That’s when I dove in with both feet (along with…
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Song of The Year-Jungle by Drake produced by 40
Song of The Year-Jungle by Drake produced by 40 by Dan-O Right as the anniversary of So Far Gone approached Drake was planning a mixtape that went retail and I was writing about how So Far Gone changed masculinity in hip hop. I wish I could tell you I planned it this way. Who knew…
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Mixtape Review-Blue Dream & Lean 2 by Juicy J
Mixtape Review-Blue Dream & Lean 2 by Juicy J by Dan-O If you don’t like Juicy J Blue Dream & Lean 2 is not going to change your mind. If you are a fan of the raucous king of repugnant imagery and gleeful mischief this is a must hear. Juicy doesn’t just give you the…
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Song Review-Money Counter by Two-9 produced by Charlie Heat
Song Review-Money Counter by Two-9 produced by Charlie Heat by Dan-O This whole who-killed-who-on-the-track way of thinking is post-Eminem v. Jay on Renegade(on The Blueprint). That’s not how we listened to rap music when real groups existed. To be honest my favorite groups were the ones where I never thought about whose verse I was…
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Mixtape Review-Who Killed The Last Dragon? By INDEEDFACE produced by DJ Burn One & The Five Points Bakery
Mixtape Review-Who Killed The Last Dragon? By INDEEDFACE produced by DJ Burn One & The Five Points Bakery by Dan-O If you are looking for the best produced mixtape of 2015 (to this date) look no further than Who Killed The Last Dragon? It’s the greatest return on investment any production mind has ever had.…
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Song Review-Gone Girl by Vado produced by Deelockit313 & Mandalae Didd
Song Review-Gone Girl by Vado produced by Deelockit313 & Mandalae Didd by Dan-O I’ve always thought it was strange that the NY goon rappers of old would wear Godfather persona’s and lecture (or sometimes just shout) about respect and honor and loyalty, then snicker at how dirty they were doing the women they were dating.…
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EP Review-Skate Life by Black Dave
EP Review-Skate Life by Black Dave by Dan-O New York is jam packed with “underground” artists. I throw quotations because some artists choose the stylistic definition of the word and some artists just don’t have what it takes for the spotlight (but really do yearn for it) and are still called underground. Is Rass Kass…
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Song of The Year-Private Room by Niko Is produced by Thanks Joey or My Pitch for you to buy the Brutus LP
Song of The Year-Private Room by Niko Is produced by Thanks Joey or My Pitch for you to buy the Brutus LP by Dan-O In an ideal world I would go four thousand words deep on the Brutus LP. This being a free music based site I don’t think that would be right but…BUY Brutus.…
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