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Eightball And MJG, Space Age 4…
On Top Of The World, the duo's second album, was brash and nasty, fro… more »
DJ Screw, Screw Tape in The De…
Though his main idea was a simple one, DJ Screw was sui generis. Inspired… more »
B.G., Livin’ Legend…
One of the original Hot Boys on New Orleans 'seminal Cash Money Recor… more »
Jacki-O, Poe Little Rich Girl…
Unjustly ignored upon its release, Poe Little Rich Girl might be one of t… more »
Tony M.F. Rock, Let Me Take Yo…
Let Me Take You to the Rockhouse is a document of a time where hip-hop wa… more »
Pedal Steel Transmission, Peda…
This Pedal Steel Transmission show was recorded live at Schubas on 03/19/… more »
God Or Julie, God Or Julie Liv…
This God Or Julie show was recorded live at Maxwell's on 03/18/05. Th… more »
Little Brother, The Listening…
Almost everywhere there's been hip-hop, there's been a bohemian-m… more »
DJ Smurf, The Mix Tape…
Though it got less recognition, Atlanta in the '80s and '90s had … more »
M.O.P., Mash Out Posse…
Known primarily for being the Brooklyn bruisers of hip-hop, M.O.P. have a… more »
The Freestyle Fellowship, To W…
While the rest of Los Angeles was drowning in self-conscious gangsterism … more »
Three 6 Mafia, Mystic Stylez…
No rap group ever elevated chaos to such artistic highs as did Memphis … more »
Sage Francis, A Healthy Distru…
Even for someone so preoccupied with examining himself in the mirror, Sag… more »
The Dirty South
It's easy to forget that Southern hip-hop was once not much more than… more »