In his sophomore effort, Canadian rapper Shad mixes race-conscious rhymes with soulful samples, bass-charged techno beats and nods to jazz and classical music. His Common-esque delivery and rhymes can get sloppy, but it's overall a feel good and thought-provoking record.…
The newest album from Rhymesayers' Brother Ali, this is a true gem. In terms of content, it is truly inspirational: as the title suggests, his aim with this disc seems to be to encourage everyone to unite through a common…
Cadence Weapon's second release, while an extremely competent slice of alternative hip hop, is hampered by the use of similar-sounding production on most of the tracks, blending them together into an indistinguishable mash of psychotic synths and over-worked drum machines.…
Another classic from Legendary Music's Grouch and Eligh! This album has some of the deepest, most insightful content I've ever heard in Hip-Hop. It has several great guest artists, including Slug, Gift of Gab, and Sage Francis. Overall it's an…
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ALBUM: You Don't Know - Ninja Cuts ARTIST: Various Artists LABEL: Ninja Tune Ninja Tune Records gives you 49 of its best releases from the past two years, pulling from all genres (hip hop, electronica, indie/underground, loud rock). Everyone's sure…
WHEN: Tomorrow (Nov. 20) / 9pm-midnight WHERE: SCC Social Room (Table Manners Room) @ Pomona College WHO: GRYNCH (Seattle), Cancer Rising (Seattle), Inverse (PZ alumni), Kungtagious Jerms (PZ '09), and Pepe of KnowMads (Seattle) ! IMPORTANT: THIS EVENT IS FOR…