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Review: Q-Tip The Renaissance

Q-Tip
The Renaissance

The Renaissance is a solid effort from the leader of one of the most renowned- groups of hip-hop’s timeline, historically known as the Native Tongues era. Q-Tip’s greatest feat may have been the fact that he successfully pushed the boundaries of boom-bap, which often times can get protected and stagnated by it’s own pioneering [...]

November 24, 2008

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Album Review: Foreign Exchange – Leave it All Behind

Foreign Exchange
Leave It All Behind

Netherlands producer Nicolay, and MC, Phonte one half of Little Brother have come together for their second Foreign Exchange effort entitled Leave it All Behind. With Nicolay moving to North Carolina where Phonte is from and still resides, one would think studio sessions as opposed to the Internet and file sharing [...]

November 12, 2008

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Jay Electronica: Exhibit A (Transformations) Prod. by Just Blaze

Jay Electronica – Exhibit A (Transformations)
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November 11, 2008

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Kanye West “Heartless” Video

Heartless from kwest on Vimeo.

Common’s Universal Mind Control – tracklist

Common’s Universal Mind Control drops Dec 9th ‘09.
Tracklist:
01. Universal Mind Control
02. Punch Drunk Love (Feat. Kanye West)
03. Make My Day (Feat. Cee-Lo Green)
04. Sex 4 Sugar
05. Announcement (Feat. Pharrell Williams)
06. Gladiator
07. Changes
08. Inhale
09. What a World
10. Everywhere

Oddisee on Vimby

VIMBY – Oddisee
 
Finally all the hardwork is paying off and the DMV is truly getting recognized. Peep Oddisee’s in-depth interview as he represents the district to the fullest. Also be on the lookout for that Rosenberg (Peter)- Oddisee Project I hear it’s crazy!

October 24, 2008

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Interview: TONE

Dale Coachman is the editor and creator of Scheme Magazine and contributed this interview to The Couch Sessions. Check out his site at schememag.com.

TONE was introduced to photography by his mother’s old boyfriend, but he would only start shooting because of a relationship of his that took a turn for the worst. As bad as [...]

August 6, 2008

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