Articles by Aaron Matthews

Lupe Fiasco

Lasers

PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2011

After three years of delays and struggles to maintain his artistic vision, Lupe Fiasco drops Lasers with a contractually obligated shrug. T...

SonReal

Where's Waldo?

PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2011

SonReal has held Vancouver, BC down for several winters, but still hasn't received the props he deserves. New mixtape Where's Waldo? should...

Talib Kweli Crushes Hopes of New Black Star Album, Explains Meaning of <i>Gutter Rainbows</i>

PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2011

Rapper Talib Kweli arguably made his name in the rap game with fellow Brooklyn rhymer Mos Def as Black Star. The duo's 1998 debut, Mos Def...

Talib Kweli

Gutter Rainbows

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2011

Conscious rappers don't age well and Gutter Rainbows, Talib Kweli's fifth solo album, doesn't shake this preconception. Fresh off last year...

The Golden Dogs

Mavericks, Ottawa ON January 20

PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2011

Even placed in the undersized halls of Mavericks, the Golden Dogs looked at home clambering atop the small stage like travelling hobos. And...

Ghostface Killah

Apollo Kids

PUBLISHED Dec 21, 2010

On his ninth album, Ghostface Killah tunes into generic thug mode over thumping, dusty beats. Now, Ghost is too unique to ever be truly bor...

Crown Royale

Crown Royale

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2010

After two stellar records produced by a team of beat makers, Buff1 of Athletic Mic League has united with renowned Beat Junkie DJ Rhettmati...

Redman

Reggie

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2010

Redman's back with his seventh album, his first without production by mentor Erick Sermon; it's a change from the Jersey rapper's typical f...