Articles by Chris Dart
Clipse
Til the Casket Drops
PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2010
The problem with success is that it raises people's expectations. Such is the issue facing the Clipse on their third album, Til the Casket...
Saigon
Warning Shots 2
PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2010
On his latest offering, Warning Shots 2, underground mainstay and former Entourage guest star Saigon puts together a thought-provoking and...
D-Sisive
Jonestown
PUBLISHED Nov 24, 2009
On Jonestown, D-Sisive uses one of the largest mass suicides in human history as a metaphor for everything from alienation ("One Way Ticket...
Empire
Get It
PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2009
Get It, the long-delayed debut from Toronto, ON mixtape veterans Empire, is a blast from the past, in the best possible way. In a hip-hop l...
Blue Scholars
OOF!
PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2009
On OOF!, the latest offering from Blue Scholars, the Left coast, left-of-centre outfit try to cover a range of emotions, from angry to intr...
Crown City Rockers
The Day After Forever
PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2009
While there's nothing particularly novel about a hip-hop group using live instrumentation in this post-Roots era, Oakland, CA's Crown City...
KO
Let's Blaze
PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2009
On Let's Blaze, KO's autobiographical debut album, the Toronto, ON-based singer/rapper/guitarist talks with remarkable candour about his de...
Madcon
Conquest
PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2009
Conquest, the North American debut from Norwegian duo Madcon, isn't really a hip-hop album. Instead, Madcon use hip-hop as a base and build...