Monthly Archives: May 2007

Mixtapes I Don’t Hate: Marshall Law Testing the Waters

May 31, 2007 – 10:36 am

The A-Trak post a couple weeks ago where I outlined my non-interest in most of the mixtapes on the market yeilded a few cool responses from people suggesting I listen to their mixes, or directing me to mixes that happen to be floating around in the ether of the internet. The dope thing is that […]

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Is this what they mean by “Hip-Hop Abs?”

May 30, 2007 – 11:13 am

The first time I heard a couple of tracks from Canadian emcee Abdominal’s new album Escape From the Pigeon Hole I remarked to myself in mock-Ridenhour-speak “It’s nine-teen-eighty-nine.” My exultation paled in comparison to Mistachuck’s resonant baritone and was far less indignantly enthusiastic, but that wasn’t the point (since I was not in fact fighting […]

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Yes y’all, it’s time to get shameless

May 29, 2007 – 11:30 am

If there’s one lesson aspiring musicians should take away from this post it’s that sometimes cultivating a memorable personality online can assist you on your path to recognition for your artistic achievements. Of course, it helps a lot if the personality you’ve fostered on these internets isn’t that of a dick. But since freedom of […]

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Records At Random Vol. 10 - Horace Andy In The Light

May 25, 2007 – 11:25 am

A lot of youngsters probably know Horace Andy as “that Reggae dude” who worked with Trip-Hop vanguards Massive Attack. But he’s actually a respected musical veteran with a long and storied career. He’d already been around for years by the time he released the In The Light LP in 1977. The album reveals an artist […]

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The Albino Rap phenom has a case of the Red, White, and Blues

May 24, 2007 – 2:06 am

Minneapolis-bred emcee Brother Ali released his newest long-player, the highly-anticipated The Undisputed Truth to critical-acclaim and widespread fan praise last month. I was one of the many folks anticipating Ali’s next move since he dropped the Champion EP some three years ago, so I greeted his official follow up to the stellar 2003 LP Shadows […]

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