Reviews: Hip-Hop Archives - Gridface

Various: Everything

By Jacob Arnold January 3, 2007 January 2, 2019 Reviews: Hip-Hop

This compilation reveals a vibrant Midwest rap community.
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Distrakt: Distraktions

By Jacob Arnold November 30, 2006 January 2, 2019 Reviews: Hip-Hop

Distrakt is a natural crate-digger.
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Fresh Air: Slowly Coming Along

By Jacob Arnold October 8, 2006 January 2, 2019 Reviews: Hip-Hop

Yet another hip-hop group expertly combining jazzy early nineties-style production with conscious lyrics.
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Jedi Mind Tricks: Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell

By Jacob Arnold September 27, 2006 January 2, 2019 Reviews: Hip-Hop

Just the right mix of over-the-top violence and personal introspection.
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Black Ice: The Death of Willie Lynch

By Jacob Arnold September 18, 2006 January 2, 2019 Reviews: Hip-Hop

Black Ice is a poet.
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J Dilla: The Shining

By Jacob Arnold September 9, 2006 June 11, 2025 Reviews: Hip-Hop

A beautiful, bittersweet release.
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Strange Fruit Project: The Healing

By Jacob Arnold July 25, 2006 January 2, 2019 Reviews: Hip-Hop

Three MCs from Waco, Texas: Myone, Myth, and Symbolyc One.
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Mr. Lif: Mo’ Mega

By Jacob Arnold June 9, 2006 January 2, 2019 Reviews: Hip-Hop

Mr. Lif teams up with El-P for his first album in four years.
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CopperShot: Issues

By Jacob Arnold April 7, 2006 January 2, 2019 Reviews: Hip-Hop

According to their press material, Copperpot and LongShot both have bad boy reputations.
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Modill: Midnight Green

By Jacob Arnold March 13, 2006 January 2, 2019 Reviews: Hip-Hop

Chicago-based Modill have a fresh sound, thanks to creative raps by Racecar and inventive production by funk drummer K-Kruz.
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