Articles by Aaron Matthews

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  JJ DOOM

  Key to the Kuffs

  PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2012

  Underground rap legend MF Doom was exiled to England in 2010 over a customs mix-up. The return to his birthplace provides loose inspiration...

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  Reks

  Rebelutionary

  PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2012

  Reks has built an underground rep with candid autobiographical lyrics and a purist-worthy technique. On sixth album Rebelutionary, the Bost...

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  Rick Ross

  God Forgives, I Don't

  PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2012

  Rick Ross knows big. On his fifth album, God Forgives, I Don't, Ross's lyrical focus hasn't changed, only the scope: he remains a fearsome...

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  Killer Mike

  R.A.P. Music

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2012

  Atlanta, GA rapper Killer Mike finally recorded his classic album over ten years into his career. Produced entirely by underground auteur E...

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  O.C. & Apollo Brown

  Trophies

  PUBLISHED May 15, 2012

  Rap has historically abandoned its veterans, so thank the Internet for making second winds like Trophies viable. O.C.'s sixth solo LP links...

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  Blockhead

  Interludes After Midnight

  PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2012

  With fifth album Interludes After Midnight, producer Blockhead delivers what might just be his masterpiece. Interludes is a dedication to t...

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  Moka Only & Ayatollah

  Bridges

  PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2012

  An out-of-the-blue collaboration on paper, Bridges links NYC underground producer Ayatollah (Talib Kweli, Styles P, Mos Def) with productiv...

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  Big K.R.I.T.

  4Eva N A Day

  PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2012

  Big K.R.I.T. is frustrated. The Mississippi rapper's debut, Live From The Underground, has faced repeated setbacks since he inked with Def...