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Braille & Symbolyc One
Posted on 09/18/2009
Braille is traveling unchartered territory. As far as Gospel rappers are concerned, who’s really paving the way? The closest person that comes to mind is Christopher Martin also known as “Play” from Kid ‘N Play and he only further proves the aforementioned concern. So, considering the odds of Christian rap replacing Southern rap as Hip-Hop’s go-to subgenre, there is a warm authenticity, Cloud Nineteen, Braille’s collaboration album with Symbolyc One, the producing third of Strange Fruit Project. It’s the classic underground story of a true-to-craft MC who bumps paths with a like-minded producer and creates a notable offering to the genre he has so diligently studied.
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K'Jon
Posted on 09/18/2009
K’Jon has endured several challenges along his road to recognition, and he tells all on his major label debut, I Get Around, a brutally honest musical biography in which the Detroit native rises above haters like a superhero, compares the emotions of love to summer rainfall, and proclaims that he wants to live forever. The smooth and sultry production makes this record perfect for a romantic evening or down time on a Sunday afternoon, but it lacks the overall charisma to stay in the rotation for a long period of time.
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Hits: 410
 

DJ Food
Posted on 09/18/2009
It’s always a bad sign when a press release spends most of the time listing the artist’s past glories (especially when most of the original DJ Food collective are long departed) before summarily asking, “So what about the music?” and brusquely giving a release schedule in response. So, what about the music then? Well, it’s a bit average. Six vaguely jazz/hip hop flavoured tracks of which little sticks in the memory, besides some of their interminable length.
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Blitz The Ambassador
Posted on 09/08/2009
Energy. Excitement. Passion. These are more than the empty promises of a Vitamin Water ad, they're the ingredients to one of the most anticipated hip-hop albums of 2009. From the bumping "Prelude" to the gospel-infused "Something to Believe," Blitz the Ambassador's third release, Stereotype, delivers the strongest 1-2 (add in "Breathe" and make it 1-2-3) punch on a hip-hop album in a long time. There are few stereotypes played to on this unified vision of hip-hop from Ghana's Ambassador that at once takes a fond look at hip-hop's fabled past while pushing the genre forward.
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Scheme
Posted on 09/08/2009
For the past few years, the model of releasing LPs to the public has changed drastically. Mixtapes, “street” albums, and the like have become standard fare – mostly free of charge. Listeners are spoiled now, what with some artists releasing better free product than their retail outputs. Chicago’s Scheme adds on to this current trend but with a twist. His new release, The Manifesto EP, has been made available as a free download but has been released to several retail outlets. The strategy behind this is simple: enjoy the LP, support it by purchasing. The question remains if this is a smart ploy or a foolhardy venture.
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