Contributed by Ryan Strauss on 12/28/07
The opening screams on Hi-Tek’s new album might well scare the hell out of you. Giving fans a way to relate to a mother’s perspective on the growth of Tony Cottrell is a cool way to start the third installment in the Hi-Teknology series, but the actual execution is […]
Dec
28
HI-TEK Hi-Teknology 3: Underground
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Dec
11
WU-TANG CLAN 8 Diagrams
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Contributed by Ryan Strauss on 12/11/07
Fifteen years after they burst onto the scene as one of hip hop’s flagship acts in the 1990s, Wu-Tang should’ve already followed the path of many hip hop acts into obscurity and irrelevance. They should’ve already walked away with their place in history intact. Never straying from his role as […]
Nov
21
The Pros and Cons of Saigon’s Retirement
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Contributed by Ryan Strauss on 11/21/07
On April, Saigon, who’s been keeping fans anxious in anticipation of his album The Greatest Story Never Told for over two years, suddenly announced as a blog post on his Myspace, “I QUIT.”
Nov
21
LITTLE BROTHER “Getback”
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Contributed by Ryan Strauss on 11/21/07
If you’ve ever heard or read Little Brother’s MC duo, Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh describing their music, chances are you’ve noticed that the two like to downplay the storylines that underlie their music, almost to the point where you wonder if they even understand the importance of their group’s […]
