CD | Raekwon | ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX II
14 years after releasing one of the greatest rap albums ever, the original Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Chef Raekwon has finally graced us with the long awaited sequel. Trying not to compare the new one with the old one will be tough, but completely unfair at the same time. Some summits will never be reached twice. This one starts exactly how ...
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The Simpsons G'd Up
Awww shit... Tupac has been Simpsonized! This has to be some kind of gangsta'a paradise, there's Biggie chillin' with Eazy E, a sad looking Kanye West, a doped up Snoop Dogg, a fat Fat Joe, a dapper Andre 3000 and a eccentric public enemy Flava Flav. These hip-hop icons were designed by Moxy Creative for Format magazine as a viral marketing campaig...
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Standing on Their Own
FARRIN FOSTER | Photos HARMONY NICHOLAS Tracks down one independent record label that’s bucking the slacker stereotype. AC/DC weren’t kidding when they said it was a long way to the top. If you want to rock and roll as a successful musician these days the pinnacle of success rests at the end of a tiresome journey littered with paperwo...
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CD | Delta | THE SECOND STORY
After his imposing 2006 debut, you’d imagine Delta would have a hard time topping The Lostralian – but with The Second Story he just might have. Three years on from The Lostralian, Delta unleashes a stronger, more deliberate and politically-charged rhetoric on your ear drums. Still prevalent on The Second Story is the artist’s com...
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CD | Raph Boogie | LE BUMP
While some tracks are typical of what Australian hip-hop has become (exaggerated accents rapping about how tough it was growing up), most of this album is funky and energetic, and even a bit reminiscent of Jurassic 5. Raph Boogie’s extensive MC history is evident in the fast-paced track ‘Twister’. The quick-flying rhymes in this t...
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