Tech N9ne, Absolute Power (2002) Tech N9ne sounds exactly as he’s named, capable of spraying buckshot rhymes all over the track. Over the years, his…
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Tech N9ne, AngHellic
Tech N9ne, AngHellic (2001) Cross Marilyn Manson with Papa Roach and DMX and you’ll come close to the sound that emanates from Tech N9ne’s debut…
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Ras Kass, Van Gogh
Ras Kass, Van Gogh (2001) The title of Ras Kass’ third album, Van Gogh, is a metaphor for the West Coast MC’s seeming inability to…
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Slum Village, Trinity
Slum Village, Trinity (2002) In the music of Detroit trio Slum Village, the hip-hop underground is an aural paradise in a “dirty district” filled with…
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Murs, The End of the Beginning
Murs, The End of the Beginning (2003) Murs has been banging it out in the hip-hop underground for years, selling albums hand-to-hand to heads at…
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Qwel, The Rubber Duckie Experiment
Qwel, The Rubber Duckie Experiment (2002) “I might just murder my third person,” says Qwel on The Rubber Duckie Experiment. A forthright MC from Chicago…
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D-Styles, Phantazmagorea
D-Styles, Phantazmagorea (2002) With song titles like “John Wayne on Acid” and “Smorgasbord of Sodomy,” Phantazmagorea commutes Beat Junkie and former Skratch Pikl D-Styles’ outrageously…
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Mr. Lif, I Phantom
Mr. Lif, I Phantom (2002) I Phantom is a conceptual satire starring an everyman (or “phantom”) caught up in events beyond his control. Opening with…
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Alias, The Other Side of the Looking Glass
Alias, The Other Side of the Looking Glass (2002) The Other Side of the Looking Glass is a modest, occasionally dispiriting journey into Alias’ introspection,…
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Eminem, The Eminem Show
Eminem, The Eminem Show (2002) The Eminem Show is the aural equivalent of someone reciting his own press clippings. Eminem unsubtly rehashes his tabloid exploits…
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