Marco Polo isn’t Timbaland. And in this case that’s definitely a good thing. Polo, a hip-hop producer originally from Toronto, isn’t a rapper, so he doesn’t try to be. Instead, on his debut album, Port Authority, he lets his highly talented guest emcees shine.
“You’re only as good as the people you surround yourself with,” Polo […]
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MARCO POLO Port Authority
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16
OUTLANDISH Closer Than Veins
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Outlandish is a very unique hip-hop group. For starters, the trio, based in Denmark, includes a member with a Moroccan background (Isam Bachiri), one with a Pakistani background (Waqas Ali Qadri) and one born in Honduras (Lenny Martinez). All are extremely religious; Bachiri and Qadri are Muslim, Martinez is Catholic. Formed in 1997, the group’s […]
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JOELL ORTIZ The Brick (Bodega Chronicles)
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Joell Ortiz isn’t like most rappers. He’s Latino: a negative in the eyes of some A&R’s. He’s a legitimate “baller”: he was offered scholarships to play college basketball. And he’s intelligent: He scored close to a 1400 on his SAT’s. His debut album, The Brick: Bodega Chronicles, proves Ortiz is unlike most rappers musically as […]
