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For Whom The Beat Tolls - "The Canibus Man will rule forever" were the immortal words from Mike Tyson on Germaine William's classic record "Second Round KO". On "For Whom The Beat Tolls, his eighth album, Canibus whizzes through 16 tracks with potent lyricism, complex rhyme schemes and dope beats. Bis's verbal articulation and usage will...
Jedi Mind Tricks, 'A History of Violence' (Babygrande) -
This Philadelphia duo have built an unlikely indie-rap niche by giving their thuggish hip-hop a quasi-spiritual undertone. On their sixth album, Vinnie Paz boasts, "Me and my seven MAC-11's have a special bond / Same way that my Koran gives me a special calm." Paz's metaphorical jihad eventually wears thin,...
Big L Live Video In Memory - Today marks the 9th anniversary of the death of rapper Big L who was murdered in Harlem on this day 1999. The then 24 year old was beginning to make his mark and was compared to the likes of Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. before his life was cut short....
Reverse The Polarity - Sounding like a psychedelic Cult or a punk Airplane, the Chuck Dukowsky Sextet manage to mine a lot of LA funk and psych, and create hot new stews. They even channel X on occasion, giving some of that band's ideas new and less-pretentious life. The former bass legend from...
The 3rd World - Immortal Technique's first two full-length efforts, Revolutionary Vol. 1 and Revolutionary Vol. 2, are about as direct as music gets as far as emotional impact goes - they're all about anger. Even Dead Prez, Lost Children of Babylon, and Public Enemy (the three acts Tech gets compared to most)...
Port Authority - Soulspazm/Rawkus Let Port Authority be the first volley in the hip-hop is not dead debate. Clearly a 1990s revival is in effect evidenced by Nas Where Are They Now? resurrection remixes, a Notorious B.I.G. greatest hits disc, and new releases from Sean Price, RZA, and Raekwon. On Port Authority, Toronto...
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