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About Time
Domination/Pro Se Rec | 2008
There's a big chance that you haven't heard of Saint before, but a few details will school and enthusiast the dedicated underground fan: Saint started his career with the remix of two Unspoken Heard songs whilst being an audio engineer at Seven Heads Records, he released his debut album 'Grown Folk Music' with features from Grap Luva, Mr Man of Bus... [ READ
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posted by: cpf | 08-30-2008 | rated: mighty phat
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 Shaya
Fallen Awake
Interdependent Media | 2008
It took him years of selling handmade CD's and mixtapes, but now, with a debut album under his belt, a fresh and progressive label behind him (with also J Davey, K'naan, Windimoto and Tanya Morgan on their roster) and under the wings of A&R iD (who discovered Little Brother), Shaya is out for recognition with his self-proclaimed 'thinking man'-musi... [ READ
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posted by: cpf | 08-20-2008 | rated: phat
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 Grip Grand
Brokelore
Look Records | 2008
Back from Brokeland, California, after he left us three year waiting after the semi-club banger 'Poppin Pockets' (featuring DITC AG and singing 'my lyrics ain’t the only gold that I got in my mouth'), is Grip Grand. The Californian rapp... [ READ
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posted by: cpf | 05-31-2008 | rated: mighty phat
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 Giant Panda
Electric Laser
Tres Records | 2008
The LA-based trio of Maanumental, Chikaramanga and Newman aka Giant Panda is back with their sophomore effort 'Electric Laser', combining uplifting funk (trademark Tres Records of course) with the sound of Han Solo's laser sword into a delicious blend of mid school and future school hip-hop.
The up-tempo drum roll of 'Justin Case', the ti... [ READ
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posted by: cpf | 05-19-2008 | rated: mighty phat
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 The Grouch
Show You The World
Legendary Music | 2008
It was two years ago that we were introduced to a change in The Grouch's life. That change was a daughter, under the name of Rio, whom he dedicated a song to on the impressive 'Heroes In The City Of Dope' album with Zion I (that song: '10 Fingers, 10 Toes, 10 lbs, 10 oz'). Now this daughter inspired him to make his first solo album in four years (s... [ READ
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posted by: cpf | 04-30-2008 | rated: topnotch
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 Fat Ray & Black Milk
The Set Up
Music House | 2008
Two third of Detroit’s BR Gunna, aka the group mostly known for their 'Dirty District vol 2' album and productions on Slum Village’s 'Detroit Deli' or – and their solo names will ring a bigger bell by now- Fat Ray and Black Milk, are releasing this 11-track EP on Milk’s own Music House, which makes Black Milk one of the busiest artists of the year,... [ READ
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posted by: cpf | 03-27-2008 | rated: phat
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 The Aztext
The Sacred Document
AZT Records | 2007
Up for free download is The Aztext’s sophomore album 'The Sacred Document', a hip-hop trio from Vermont. Vermont? Yep the city known for its D.O.C. cheese, trout fishing and we wouldn’t have a clue of what else. But on dodging t... [ READ
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posted by: cpf | 03-18-2008 | rated: phat
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 Sophistic
It Is What It Is
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Three years ago we found an album in the mail by The Second Thought Crew, a LA-based quartet with MC’s that sounded hungry as wandering wolves in the woods, with nice jazz-influenced beats and bringing back that particular West Coast vibe that characterizes groups like The Pharcyde and Hieroglyphics. Their debut 'It’s About That Time' was oracled b... [ READ
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posted by: cpf | 03-05-2008 | rated: phat
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 The White Shadow Of Norway
Untouchable
Uncut Poductions | 2008
A thousand years after the Norsemen conquered Europe, Norway's White Shadow is on a quest to do the same anno 2008. And not only Europe, because with a guest list composed of some of the US's most respectable rappers in the underground community, he's ready to pull the same trick on American soil too.
Since the early nineties, he’s been m... [ READ
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posted by: cpf | 02-24-2008 | rated: mighty phat
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 dumhi
3 Seats From Heaven
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Yes yes y'all, dumhi is back with their third effort in three years, and as we know, three is a magic number. '3 Seats From Heaven' is once again a celebration of having fun ('Club hopping cause we’re not on the guest list') and smoking the green stuff (plus trying to place the term 'weed rapper', that they are often l... [ READ
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posted by: cpf | 11-29-2007 | rated: phat
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 Faculty
Phar From Home
D&H Records | 2007
Straight from Oxnard, CA comes the duo of Mr Mondell and Trigonometry aka Faculty, provin that there’s more than Stones Throw legends and strawberry in the 805. Welcome to camp Get Down, where originality reigns supreme and hip-hop history is honoured. Although they could’ve made an album with some local heroes, they chose to get behind them a line... [ READ
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posted by: cpf | 11-01-2007 | rated: phat
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 Musab
Slicks Box
Hiero Imperium | 2007
Minnesota Slicks aka Musab is better known as Beyond, formerly a member of the Headshots crew (with the early Atmosphere) and founder of the Rhymesayers label on which he issued his first album. Record number two symbolizes a turn, leaving the nest, now being signed to Hiero Imperium. With that, and the name change, Musab is a harder player as he e... [ READ
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posted by: cpf | 10-18-2007 | rated: phat
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 Sankofa
The Tortoise Hustle
ObeseAmerica | 2007
Latest album from the man who came from Down Under years ago and has now settled in Fort Wayne ('I call Fort Wayne my home in damn near every song'). Where? Fort Wayne, that’s in Indiana…Hoosier State, The Komets, anyone? However, no matter the place, no matter where he’s from, 'The Tortoise Hustle' is the album you ne... [ READ
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posted by: cpf | 10-06-2007 | rated: mighty phat
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 Y Society
Travel At Your Own Pace
Tres Records | 2007
Recorded in Germany, with Damu from Washington DC on the boards and Insight, from Boston, with the mic in hand, 'Travel At Your Own Pace' is Tres Records’ newest super duo of one experienced and one gifted artist that make their music conform the mid-school ways, reviving mid-school heroes such as Pete Rock (there’s even a dedication to INI, Pete R... [ READ
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posted by: cpf | 10-05-2007 | rated: phat
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 Zimbabwe Legit
House Of Stone
pH Music/Pro Se | 2007
Brothers from the Mother, Akim and Dumi Right, came from Zimbabwe to the 'Land Of Opportunities' more than ten years ago to do what no other African rap artist had done before; signing with a respectable US label (Hollywood BASIC). Then, under the guidance of the David Funkenklein, they stood at the beginning of a promising career, however sadly sh... [ READ
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posted by: cpf | 09-26-2007 | rated: mighty phat
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