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Tech N9ne, Absolute Power

mreeves January 23, 2022 No Comments Five DecadesTech N9ne

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

mreeves January 23, 2022 No Comments Five DecadesTech N9ne

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

mreeves January 22, 2022 No Comments Five DecadesRas Kass

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

mreeves January 3, 2022 No Comments Five DecadesSlum Village

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

mreeves January 3, 2022 No Comments Five DecadesMurs

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

mreeves January 3, 2022 No Comments Five DecadesQwel

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

mreeves January 3, 2022 No Comments D-StylesFive Decades

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

mreeves January 3, 2022 No Comments Five DecadesMr. Lif

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

mreeves January 3, 2022 No Comments AliasFive Decades

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

mreeves January 3, 2022 No Comments EminemFive Decades

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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