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Dungeon Family’s Future: Big Boi
This essay on new-era Dungeon Fam was posted on Rhapsody.com’s Music Stuff Place on July 7. I wrote it for my Rap Is Not Pop column. Prince once sang, “All The Critics Love You In New York,” mock-celebrating the rock-crit … Continue reading
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Tagged Andre 3000, Big Boi, Cee-Lo, Dirty South, Dungeon Family, Janelle Monae, Khujo Goodie, mainstream rap, OutKast, Willie Isz
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The Plug One 50 2009: Top 20 Albums
This year’s crop of hip hop albums was an improvement over last year. But it didn’t come from the artists expected to dominate. Around this time in 2008, everyone was buzzing about the “new school” of blog-hyped rappers. They injected … Continue reading
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Tagged Aceyalone, Antipop Consortium, Brother Ali, Busdriver, Dorian Concept, Finale, Jneiro Jarel, Khujo Goodie, Madlib, MF Doom, Mike Slott, Mos Def, Mr. Lif, Nosaj Thing, P.O.S., Polyphonic, Raekwon, Sa-Ra, Serengeti, Shafiq Husayn, Tanya Morgan, Willie Isz, Zion-I
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Willie Isz create “Georgiavania”
In late 2007, Jneiro Jarel and Khujo Goodie announced they were recording together under the guise Willie Isz; they subsequently leaked several well-circulated tracks on the Internet. Now comes the full length. Georgiavania is a notable departure for Jarel, best … Continue reading
Ten anticipated albums for 2009
Here is a speculative list of ten 2009 hip-hop albums. All of these titles are scheduled to drop sometime during the next 12 months. I omitted some perennial “coming soon” titles (Madvillainy 2, 9th Wonder’s The Wonder Years, Ghost & … Continue reading
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Tagged Antipop Consortium, Charles Hamilton, Dam-Funk, Hi-Tek, Hudson Mohawke, Jneiro Jarel, Khujo Goodie, Kid Cudi, Mos Def, Sa-Ra, Talib Kweli, Willie Isz, Zion-I
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