Articles by Chris Dart

Lexington + Whatevski

Preggers Can't Be Choosers

PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2009

If Preggers Can't Be Choosers tells us one thing about Lexington + Whatevski, it's that they're a pair of disturbed, misanthropic drunks. T...

Busta Rhymes

Back on My B.S.

PUBLISHED May 22, 2009

Back on My B.S. is a triumph of style over substance. There's no lyrical depth here, and that's OK. It's filled with big, dumb, fun club ba...

Solid Mas

The Show Off Mixtape

PUBLISHED May 21, 2009

The Show Off Mixtape, which is really more of an album, has all the hallmarks of an accomplished battle rapper's first take at making a rec...

Uncle Travelling Matt

Postcards from the Edge

PUBLISHED May 21, 2009

Apparently, Uncle Travelling Matt wants to make hip-hop fun again. At least that's what he says repeatedly on "It's Time," the third track...

Grand Analog Move Forward

PUBLISHED May 21, 2009

There's nothing in the first seven seconds of Metropolis is Burning, the second full-length album from Winnipeg outfit Grand Analog, that i...

A-Trak / Various

Fabriclive .45

PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2009

On Fabriclive .45, A-Trak manages to encapsulate most of the major dance music trends of the last decade and condense them into a neat litt...

Obscene Kidz

Langue Sale

PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2009

Obscene Kidz are a seven-man electro-rap collective out of Montreal. Their full-length debut, Langue Sale, is filled with dance floor-minde...

The Qemists

"Dem Na Like Me (feat. Wiley)"

PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2009

Every so often a song comes out that seems like it was scientifically designed to cause fights in nightclubs. "Dem Na Like Me" is one of th...