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Vordul Mega: Megagraphitti

by Andrew Martin

[8.Sep.08] :. While the hits on Megagraphitti far outweigh the misses, this album is still far from perfect.

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EL-P lets his non-corporate rap channel dark thoughts into the light

by Len Righi [The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (MCT)]

[21.Jun.07] :. El-P readily admits that pessimism pervades his long-awaited second disc, “I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead.” But the unconventional New York rapper, producer and Def Jux label...

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El-P: Ill Sleep When Youre Dead

by Dave Heaton

[13.Apr.07] :. Classic hip-hop sounds a lot different after you've filtered it through 1984, through the War in Iraq, through the Patriot Act.

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Asleep at the Wheel, El-P, Pop Levi…

by PopMatters Staff

[29.Mar.07] :. Asleep at the Wheel Am I Right (Or Amarillo) [MP3] from Reinventing the Wheel, out March 20.       “Thirty-seven years and 9 Grammys later, the...

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Mr. Lif: Mo Mega

by Michael Frauenhofer

[14.Jun.06] :. Over the course of Mo' Mega's 11 tracks, Lif manages to fulfill just about none of our expectations.

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El-P: Collecting the Kid

by Justin Cober-Lake

[3.Feb.05] :. For this disc, highly-regarded producer El-P gathers some of his rarities, outtakes, and soundtrack work into one place.

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El-P: High Water

by David Morris

[15.Jun.04] :. Aside from the album’s tenor, there are problems in the tension between songwriting and improvisation.

 
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El-P: High Water

by Stefan Braidwood

[30.Apr.04] :. Quite simply, whether you’re a Matthew Shipp groupie, a Def Jukie or even a Roc soldier, you need to hear this record, as it’s probably the biggest step forward for hip-hop as a musical art form since Endtroducing.

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EL-P: Fandam Plus: Instrumentals, Remixes, Lyrics & Video

by Dave Heaton

[5.Feb.03] :. Historically instrumental hip-hop albums have been geared toward DJ’s. While instrumental versions of nearly every hip-hop recording exist, they are generally on vinyl and not marketed to the...

 

EL-P: Fandam Plus: Instrumentals, Remixes, Lyrics & Video

by Scott Hreha

[24.Jan.03] :. El-P’s Definitive Jux label has made some serious headway over the past year, gaining enough momentum to inflate it from fledgling dream to full-blown phenomenon. After a strong run at the end...

 

El-P: Cannibal Oxtrumentals

by Matt Cibula

[21.Aug.02] :. There was only one hip-hop album last year that blew me away: Cannibal Ox’s The Cold Vein on Definitive Jux Records. This dark futuristic masterpiece introduced two brand-new lyrical...

 

El-P: Fantastic Damage

by Matt Eberhart

[25.Jun.02] :. We’ve all been waiting for this one. Since El-P’s trio, Company Flow, broke up in March of 2000, we’ve all been sitting tight, praying, hoping, and most definitely fiending for...