Articles tagged "j dilla"

Capsule Reviews

Finale: A Pipedream and a Promise

by Andrew Martin

[20.Apr.09] :. Finale is not messing around on his debut, a fiery blend of introspection and braggadocio that never slows down.

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Music Review

Various Artists: Dillanthology Vol. 1

by Andrew Martin

[31.Mar.09] :. Although it offers nothing new, this is a fine introductory piece for new or unacquainted J Dilla listeners.

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Music Review

DOOM: Born Like This

by Andrew Martin

[25.Mar.09] :. The masked villain returns from a controversial hiatus with a satisfying and flawed album that bores or delights based on your mood.

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Column: Busted Headphones

Hip-Hop Hooray: Tributes in Rhyme

by Quentin B. Huff

[13.Mar.09] :. Forget the beef, let's talk about honoring our hip-hop icons. Perhaps the best way to pay homage to hip-hoppers is to let them speak in their own words.

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Calling Out Around the World: Motown Turns 50 Feature

These Are the Breaks: The Motown Sound’s Influence on Hip-Hop Sampling

by John Bohannon

[28.Jan.09] :. For any influential group in the hip-hop game, specifically in the early 1990s, Motown's stamp of approval and its variety of subsidiaries were undeniably influential.

Calling Out Around the World: Motown Turns 50

 

Music Review

Q-Tip: The Rennaisance

by Anthony Henriques

[11.Dec.08] :. Logical thought could have safely concluded on November 3rd that yes, Barack Obama would be elected President, and yes, the new Q-Tip album would be good.

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Moka Only: Vermilion

by Mike Schiller

[31.Jul.07] :. Ask Moka Only, and he'll tell you that this is the album he "wanted" to make.

 

Phat Kat: Carte Blanche

by Quentin B. Huff

[15.Jun.07] :. Lyrics, beats, or delivery? Well, I'd like to have them all, but we don't always get what we want.

 

Birdmonster, Kate Havnevik, J Dilla…

by PopMatters Staff

[30.Mar.07] :. Birdmonster Cause You Can [MP3]       Skeleton Suit [MP3]       Kate Havnevik Unlike Me [MP3]       J...

 

J Dilla: The Shining

by Michael Frauenhofer

[25.Aug.06] :. The problem is that while the whole of Dilla's first true posthumous release is incredibly solid and expertly crafted, it's for the most part unremarkable.