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Category: Reprints

Reprints consist of articles written for out-of-print outlets that no longer exist as well as stories that were previously offline. Most appear here in their original draft format before they were edited for professional publication. Publication dates noted where available.

Reprints Reviews

Curren$y, ‘Pilot Talk’

mreeves April 14, 2012 No Comments 2010Curren$yNew OrleansSki BeatzWeed Rap

If hip-hop is jazz, then Curren$y can be described as a traditionalist. His debut album, Pilot Talk, is pure braggadocio, with rhymes about fancy cars…

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Madlib, ‘Madlib Medicine Show No. 1: Before the Verdict’

mreeves April 14, 2012 No Comments 2010BTSGuilty SimpsonLos AngelesMadlibOn the BoardsThugginWeed Rap

Late last year, Stones Throw Records announced that it would release a full-length album of tunes by its veritable resident producer Madlib in 2010 .…

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