Having previously covered his early childhood on Son of Yvonne, Ace continues to reminisce about both the good and bad ol’ days of life in Brooklyn while attending high school via a long bus ride. Unlike the fictionalized scenarios he acted out on Disposable Arts and A Long Hot Summer, here we find Ace recalling…
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Long players that win
Re-evaluating The Classics: Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Mecca And The Soul Brother LP
For a new regular feature, I thought it would be interesting to revisit some albums that were originally lauded as classics in their time to see how they still hold up, or have the sands of time dulled their shine? Peter and Cory’s first full-length was feverishly anticipted following both their enjoyable debut EP and…
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Return of D.I.T.C.
Both the Diggin’ In The Crates crew and this site are now back from hiatus so it seemed appropriate to review the new album. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Return of D.I.T.C.
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Life Of Pablo—The Death of a Musical Perfectionist
My editor asked for my thoughts on the latest release from a young man who has been tagged as ‘the next big thing’ by taste-makers everywhere. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Life Of Pablo—The Death of a Musical Perfectionist
Meyhem Lauren – Piatto D’oro Album Review
Laurenovich is back with a new album on the Fool’s Gold label, and continues to refine his modern Queens rap recipe. Early in proceedings Meyhem pledges that you’ll never catch him in sandals, while explaining that once he turned 21 he ‘became a man, bought a watch and a gun’ before telling the police that…
Download: Clever 1 – Caveman Cuisine Album
Making his own contribution to the Food Rap genre, Clever 1 from the Buze Brovaz describes Caveman Cuisine as ‘Based on food references, titles and concepts – some of our creative versatile work. Story telling, metaphorical literature with a twist type shit. I do the chef thing real heavy so I felt like giving a…
Great Consecutive Albums Runs
I was musing about the fact that EPMD had an amazing run of three four cutting-edge albums before they parted ways the first time, which is almost unprecedented. However, as Old Man Rap Twitter pointed out, there are a few other contenders: Run-DMC – Set the pace on their first three LP’s, although Tougher Than…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Albums That Fell Tragically Short of Their Potential
Those times when I got played for my $22 at the vinyl import spot…salutes to P_gotsachill for the idea. No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Albums That Fell Tragically Short of Their Potential
That Shit I Don’t Like: Lyricist Lounge, Volume 1
My old drinking buddy Phillip Mlynar penned Lyricist Lounge: An Oral History this week, which reminded me of just how disappointing the actual album dedicated to that place was. As a record buyer during that period, I fondly recall that period in the mid to late 90’s when MF Doom, Juggaknots, Jigmastas and Scaramanga were…
Raekwon – F.I.L.A. Track-By-Track Review
Raekwon’s long-awaited new album is here, after what seems like years of hype. Is it that official tissue or some old punk smoove shit? 01. ‘Intro’ Faux British accent customs agent informs The Chef he needs a new passport. Gripping stuff. 02. ‘4 In The Morning’ (feat. Ghostface Killah) A perfectly serviceable RAGU track. 03….
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: To Review A Butterfly
The new web editor over at Acclaim asked for me to write about the new Kendrick Lamar album. I attempted to keep an open mind as best I could. No Country For Old (Rap) Men: To Review A Butterfly
Download: Clever 1 – The Dirty Dozen Album
Halloween is here, and so is another Conservative Rap Coalition Records sure-shot! This time the other half of Da Buze Brovaz, Clever 1, delivers twelve slabs of Philly heat produced by DJ Rocksteady. Throw your L’s up and don’t turn nothing down but the collar. Download: Clever 1 – The Dirty Dozen [re-upped] Back cover: