Articles by Aaron Matthews

Curren$y & the Alchemist

Covert Coup

PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2011

The highest compliment one can pay Covert Coup is that the album sounds exactly how one would expect a Curren$y/Alchemist team-up to sound....

Atmosphere's Slug to Upcoming Indie Rappers: "You Came Out of My Balls"

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2011

Minnesota indie rap stalwarts Atmosphere have been recording for over a decade now, so it's only naturally they would be a bit jaded. And s...

Raekwon

Ritual Nightclub, Ottawa ON April 14

PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2011

"How many of y'all fuck with real hip-hop?" Raekwon shouted as he took to the Ritual stage a few minutes past midnight. Clad in a military...

Atmosphere

The Family Sign

PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2011

Minneapolis, MN duo Atmosphere made their name matching MC Slug's sardonic introspection with producer Ant's sampled breaks. But the group'...

Blueprint

Adventures in the Counter-Culture

PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2011

Blueprint's sophomore album has been a long-time coming, arriving six years after his 2005 solo debut, 1988. The Columbus, OH rapper/produc...

Pharoahe Monch

W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2011

Four years after Desire, the former Organized Konfusion MC delivers W.A.R., his most explicitly political album yet. Social commentary has...

CunninLynguists

Oneirology

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2011

The CunninLynguists' fifth album finds the Kentucky/Atlanta trio of Kno, Deacon the Villain and Natti exploring the science of dreams. From...

Raekwon

Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang

PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2011

With OBCL2 off his back, and more relevant than he's been in years, Raekwon sounds reinvigorated on Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang. Despite guest spot...