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Rainman: Bigga Than Life

by Chris Catania

[7.Sep.07] :. Southern gangsta rap takes a soggy nose dive into crunk cliché via limp and lagging Biggie Smalls poses.

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Yea Big/Kid Static: The Heavy 7 Inch

by Chris Catania

[28.Aug.07] :. Chicago duo pushes the boundaries of hip hop through the vortex of laptops and interplanetary lyrical flow.

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American Bhangra: American Bhangra

by Deanne Sole

[14.May.07] :. The title is an overstatement and the cover design is ordinary but underneath the clumsy packaging thumps the heart of a very good debut bhangra album.

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