Da Backwudz, Wood Work (2006) Contrary to popular belief, rappers don’t blow up just because they’re from the A. Like everyone else, they need good…
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Aceyalone, Magnificent City
Aceyalone Accompanied by RJD2, Magnificent City (2006) Aceyalone seems to work best with a collaborator. His best album to date as a solo artist is…
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Metal Fingers, Special Herbs: The Box Set Vol. 0-9
Metal Fingers Presents Special Herbs: The Box Set (Vol. 0-9) (2006) Instrumental music hasn’t occupied center stage in hip-hop culture for nearly a decade. These…
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Clipse, Hell Hath No Fury
Clipse’s second album Hell Hath No Fury is receiving the kind of universal critical acclaim reserved for sacred cows like Wilco and Bob Dylan. Its…
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Gym Class Heroes, As Cruel as Schoolchildren
Gym Class Heroes, As Cruel as Schoolchildren (2006) On As Cruel as Schoolchildren, New York rap band Gym Class Heroes uproots hip-hop traditions with rock…
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Tech N9ne, Absolute Power
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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