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Strictly Business: The Alchemist

mreeves May 3, 2020 No Comments On the BoardsThe Alchemist

In a 2002 URB interview, the producer talks about the business of making beats, his relationship with Mobb Deep, and the “We Gonna Make It” controversy.

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Madlib, the Instrumentalist

mreeves February 20, 2020 No Comments instrumental hip-hopMadlibOn the Boards

Madlib is one of the most acclaimed hip-hop producers of the past two decades. But his instrumentals often go unnoticed.

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Notes on RJD2

mreeves October 11, 2016 No Comments funky breaksMiddle of the MapOn the BoardsRJD2

The music of Ramble John Krohn, better known as RJD2, can be distilled into two peaks. The first, Deadringer, appeared in the fall of 2002,…

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Flying Lotus, ‘You’re Dead!’

mreeves January 11, 2015 No Comments 2014BTSFlying LotusLos AngelesOn the Boards

On You’re Dead!, Steven “Flying Lotus” Ellison revisits the mysteries of the afterlife. His 2008 album Los Angeles concluded with “Auntie’s Harp” and “Auntie’s Lock/Infinitum,”…

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Black Milk, ‘If There’s a Hell Below’

mreeves January 11, 2015 No Comments 2014Black MilkDetroitOn the Boards

“If I have one fan rate me highly, I could never feel underrated,” raps Black Milk in his slightly stilted Midwestern accent on “What It’s…

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