Album Reviews – Page 42

Matrixxman – The XX Files EP

7.5

Determined to give listeners a glimpse of the future, San Francisco native and 3D digital media artist Matrixxman delivers his newest EP titled The XX Files distributed via Brooklyn stationed label…

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8.5

Vince Staples – Stolen Youth [Album Review]

Stolen Youth is the kid brother of good kid, m.A.A.d. city; equally emotion driven, it’s not quite as polished and not as multifaceted, but it’s right on the cusp of…

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6.5

Shwayze – Summer

It's come to my attention (via loving friends and family) that I'm one of those arrogant hipsters when it comes to music, and between being called "pretentious" last week by…

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9.0

Floorplan – Paradise [Album Review]

After 20 years of booms and busts, Detroit's Robert Hood remains to be one of the few artists to come out of the city's initial waves of techno without resting on…

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8.0

Jay-Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail [Album Review]

Jay-Z is the greatest rapper of all-time. Sometimes, it’s hard to see past that. “Greatest” shouldn’t be misunderstood as “best,” though—although he may be that as well—it should be considered…

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8.0

Adrian Marcel – 7 Days of Weak [Album Review]

Singer Adrian Marcel can be easily mistaken for lending soulful vocals on Mariah Carey’s anticipated new single “#Beautiful”. Strikingly, crooner Miguel serves as honorary featured guest for that song. Perhaps,…

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9.0

PARTYNEXTDOOR – PARTYNEXTDOOR [Album Review]

PARTYNEXTDOOR, the enigmatic first signee to Drake’s OVO imprint, represents the softer side of misogyny (if there were such a thing). His eponymous debut is a manifestation of a juvenile…

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6.0

Evidence – Green Tape Instrumentals [Album Review]

Most heads remember his jam with Kanye West that goes, “I can’t live my, I, I can’t live my, I can’t live my life this way.” Or they know his…

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9.0

D-Sisive – The D.Ark Tape [Album Review]

Choosing the right music in the car is essential, especially in dealing with hip-hop. The moment that bad bitch at the crosswalk — you know the one — hears the…

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8.5

V.A. – RAWS-THREE [Album Review]

Tokyo has long housed a vibrant and burgeoning underground hip-hop scene, rivaling even the most die-hard indie rap scenes in New York City or Los Angeles. Some of these artists…

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5.0

Mac Miller – Watching Movies With The Sound Off

Mac Miller is like the Vanessa Hudgens of the rap game. He makes art for teens. Except unlike Hudgens, Miller has always been upfront about being a pothead. I guess…

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9.0

Quasimoto – Yessir, Whatever

This is what hip-hop should sound like. It doesn’t matter if you’re chilling at the tennis courts, killing time on the job or toking in your girl’s dorm room, Madlib’s…

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Matrixxman – The XX Files EP

Vince Staples – Stolen Youth [Album Review]

Shwayze – Summer

Floorplan – Paradise [Album Review]

Jay-Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail [Album Review]

Adrian Marcel – 7 Days of Weak [Album Review]

PARTYNEXTDOOR – PARTYNEXTDOOR [Album Review]

Evidence – Green Tape Instrumentals [Album Review]

D-Sisive – The D.Ark Tape [Album Review]

V.A. – RAWS-THREE [Album Review]

Mac Miller – Watching Movies With The Sound Off

Quasimoto – Yessir, Whatever

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