By
Elizabeth Walker
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Nov 21, 2011
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Okay, I'm gonna say it: popular rap and hip hop of late has been more than disappointing. A genre which grew out of empowerment and self-expression has mainly been reduced to autotune and poorly executed samples from its archives. Last week, I heard ...
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By
Joshua Mellin
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Jun 23, 2011
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After only getting to catch a few songs from their set at Bonnaroo, I was granted the pleasure of seeing Florence Welch grace the stage at the Aragon Theater in Chicago than a week later.Packed into the front row were scores of adoring flower haired ...
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By
James Curtis
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Aug 2, 2010
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Once you pay the proverbial toll and get over the fact that BBU stands for 'Bin Laden Blowin Up', you get access to a Chicago hip-hop group voted "Best New Musical Group" in the Chicago Reader. Earlier this month the group released their album 'Fear ...
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By
el gringo rico
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Sep 22, 2009
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In a hip hop world where the beats are almost always created by overbassed synthesizers, the funky and worldly beats on this album seem so crisp and genuine. Qwel & Maker complete their triology with the september release of "So Be It". After lis...
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