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FEATURE
Music-themed toys (not) for tots
And other noteworthy novelty items in time for the holidaze
Vol. 38 No. 29 Published 11.18.09 by Chad Radford, Ben Westhoff and Rodney Carmichael -
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Blockhead: The Music Scene
Ninja Tune
Vol. 38 No. 29 Published 11.18.09 by Ben Westhoff -
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R.A. the Rugged Man: Legendary Classics, Volume 1
On his 2004 track “Chains,” R.A. the Rugged Man raps that he is “mad famous for be...
Vol. 38 No. 28 Published 11.11.09 by Ben Westhoff -
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Soulico: Exotic on the Speaker
A DJ crew composed of four Tel Aviv beatmakers, Soulico blends U.S. hip-hop with traditional Jewish...
Vol. 38 No. 28 Published 11.11.09 by Ben Westhoff -
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Music Go Music: Expressions
The members of Music Go Music must want you to believe they're Scandinavian fairies living in th...
Vol. 38 No. 26 Published 10.28.09 by Ben Westhoff -
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Doom: Unexpected Guests
With another Madvillainy CD in the works and MF Doom's collaboration with Ghostface in the final...
Vol. 38 No. 25 Published 10.21.09 by Ben Westhoff -
SHOW PREVIEW
R. Kelly recruits Atlantans for new album, Untitled
The pied piper of R&B can't stop, won't stop laying the pipe
Vol. 38 No. 25 Published 10.21.09 by Ben Westhoff -
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Black Keys' drummer enlists four other drummers to form Drummer
Stick men display new tricks on Feel Good Together
Vol. 38 No. 24 Published 10.14.09 by Ben Westhoff -
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Warren G: The G Files
"They say just live your life, but I'ma live mine twice," goes the hook on "True...
Vol. 38 No. 24 Published 10.14.09 by Ben Westhoff -
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Shafiq Husayn: Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka
Shafiq Husayn was a producer on Ice-T’s O.G. Original Gangster, and later became a member of L...
Vol. 38 No. 23 Published 10.07.09 by Ben Westhoff -
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Brown Bag AllStars: The Brown Tape
Brown Bag AllStars aren’t so much a supergroup as a collective of hip-hop supergeeks who work...
Vol. 38 No. 23 Published 10.07.09 by Ben Westhoff -
FEATURE
Rakim brings back-to-future flow to A3C Festival
Leader of the true school seeks return to relevance with The Seventh Seal
Vol. 38 No. 22 Published 09.30.09 by Ben Westhoff -
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Living Colour is Chair men of the board
After being more or less discovered by Mick Jagger in the late ’80s, Living Colour’s flu...
Vol. 38 No. 19 Published 09.09.09 by Ben Westhoff -
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Jamie Foxx: The master of the entertainment universe
Let’s face it – Jamie Foxx can do just about anything he wants. After he accidentally le...
Vol. 38 No. 18 Published 09.02.09 by Ben Westhoff -
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Killer Mike: Underground Atlanta
The title of Killer Mike's new compilation album featuring local MCs is a little misleading. Aft...
Vol. 38 No. 18 Published 09.02.09 by Ben Westhoff -
FEATURE
Dallas Austin's cinéma vérité
Without marketing support from his label, the Atlanta superproducer makes a 'record you can watch'
Vol. 38 No. 17 Published 08.26.09 by Ben Westhoff -
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Slaughterhouse: Slaughterhouse
If hip-hop were a track meet, it would be hard to find a four-man squad that could beat Slaughterhou...
Vol. 38 No. 17 Published 08.26.09 by Ben Westhoff -
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Smokey Robinson: Time Flies When You're Having Fun
Michael Jackson's death and the 50th anniversary of Motown Records' founding has renewed foc...
Vol. 38 No. 17 Published 08.26.09 by Ben Westhoff -
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Brandon Patton: Underhill Downs
Though his debut Should Confusion was released near the beginning of the decade, Staten Island, N.Y....
Vol. 38 No. 16 Published 08.19.09 by Ben Westhoff -
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Dallas Austin Experience: 8Dazeaweakend
Serving as the soundtrack to Dallas Austin's new film of the same name, 8Dazeaweakend tells the...
Vol. 38 No. 16 Published 08.19.09 by Ben Westhoff
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