Tag: Ka
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Album Review-Wolves Don’t Eat with Shepherds by Knowledge The Pirate and Big Ghost Ltd
by Dan O The flyness of Roc and the weight of Ka woven together in one of the most interesting rap artists on the East Coast. Knowledge The Pirate sounds DIFFERENT. Lot of rappers are flashing money, sitting in exotic chairs on album covers and sounding like Griselda. You got to think about this lane […]
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5 Questions for Nate Patrin
by Dan-O I was on a boat with family reading Bring That Beat Back by Nate Patrin. As we hit turbulence I looked at my wife and said “I might be able to interview this guy. I should try.” She looked unmoved and agreed, “Sure, why not?” By the end of that day I had […]
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Song of The Year-Ode2MyLove produced and performed by Navy Blue
by Dan-O Some of the best stories are spoken in hushed tones. Navy Blue was a professional skater with sponsorships from Converse and Supreme but he kept putting out EP’s and experimenting with hip hop. Most of the time when that happens you can hear clear influence in what they do. Such and such NBA […]
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Albums of The Year so far p.2
by Dan-O The album is a map and without the map you have no idea where to go. That map leads you to what is so engrossing about the artist who made it: what they worry about, what they celebrate, and how they’ve grown. It is very important to consider the last part. Over the […]
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#Bandcampgold-Eastern Medicine, Western Illness by Preservation
by Dan-O The intangible brilliance in a producer is being able to arrive at and capture the very best of an artist. It’s a combination of casting the right voices on your songs and making sure you give the audience the very height of what they bring to the table. That is the true victory […]
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Song of The Year-Sins Of The Father by Ka featuring Roc Marciano produced by Roc Marciano
Song of The Year-Sins Of The Father by Ka featuring Roc Marciano produced by Roc Marciano by Dan-O An underrated value in hip hop is friendship. Watching El-P and Killer Mike laugh together like they fit perfectly or Freddie Gibbs give Madlib a deep hug that’s worth a thousand thank you’ s. It’s not just […]
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FREEMUSICEMPIRE MVP OF 2018 IS ROC MARCIANO
FREEMUSICEMPIRE MVP OF 2018 IS ROC MARCIANO by Dan-O I was sitting with a table of people I respect. All involved are my age within five years. We were talking about music this year and they launched into how great Eminem is and his beef with MGK. It was difficult to find the words […]
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Song Review-Marksmen by Roc Marciano featuring Ka produced by Arch Druids
Song Review-Marksmen by Roc Marciano featuring Ka produced by Arch Druids by Dan-O I don’t think any song on the new Joey Bada$$ album (All-Amerikkkan Bada$$) is as important as him going to Hot 97 and telling them NY radio hasn’t grown. He was correct but I would have changed the ageism laced in his […]
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Song of the year-Just by KA
Song of the year-Just by KA by Dan-O I wonder how hard most of the reviewers who now lavish praise on KA yearly work to understand what he is saying? It is VERY easy to get spun into his dimension and float on a sea of jagged found sounds (those out of control jingle bells […]
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The Investigation into Dr. Yen Lo
The Investigation into Dr. Yen Lo by Dan-O At first the new release(Days with Dr. Yen Lo) from Ka and his fits-like-a-glove producer Preservation might just seem like music to go crazy alongside (or because of) and in a way it is but it’s in a very unique way that must be looked into and understood. […]
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