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Bold As Love – Best of 2007

December 19, 2007 | Written by Stone

Category: Best of 2007, Negroclash! | Tags:

Just a heads up: Rob over at Bold as Love selected me to give my picks for the best Black Rock releases for 2007 (yeah, I know I’ve left y’all Afropunks in the dust in 07…my bad. Blame Kanye.) Anyway, here is my best Black Rock picks for ’07. I’ll have a more comprehensive list of “Best of 2007″ picks soon.

The Carps – The Last Days of Carpedia
Saul Williams – The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!
Kenna – Make Sure They See My Face
Indigo Son – Nothing New On The Radio
J*Davey – The Land of the Lost EP
Santogold – Creator

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2 comments

  1. Tarik

    nice picks

    Comment by Tarik on December 19, 2007 at 1:03 pm

  2. Cam

    I agree. The Carps are it.

    Comment by Cam on December 20, 2007 at 6:59 pm


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