Articles by Chris Dart

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  Rich Kidd

  We On Some Rich Kidd Shit, Volume 5: Born to Win

  PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2011

  Born to Win (the latest in Mississauga, ON-based producer-and-sometimes-MC Rich Kidd's We On Some Rich Kidd Shit mixtape series) is nothing...

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  Lil Wayne

  Sorry 4 the Wait

  PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2011

  The term "mixtape" has become so overused in hip-hop circles that it's almost lost all meaning. Any free-to-web release is now a "mixtape,"...

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  Kendrick Lamar

  Section.80

  PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2011

  Compton-based rapper Kendrick Lamar didn't want to become conscious rap's new hope, and in many ways, he's not. His latest offering, Sectio...

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  Pitbull

  Planet Pit

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2011

  In theory, Planet Pit (the latest offering from Miami, FL-based rapper Pitbull) has a number of things going for it. The beats, which are l...

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  Junk Science and Scott Thorough

  Phoenix Down

  PUBLISHED May 29, 2011

  Phoenix Down is an album that's better in theory than in practice. Scott Thorough's chip tune-hip-hop hybrid is nothing if not unique. His...

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  Reema Major

  I Am Legend

  PUBLISHED May 27, 2011

  I Am Legend, the new mixtape ― and by" mixtape," we mean album ― from much-hyped, Sudanese-born, Kansas City- and Toronto-raise...

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  Boombox Saints

  Bringin' the Boom Back

  PUBLISHED May 3, 2011

  It's hard to talk about Bringin' the Boom Back, the latest offering from Vancouver, BC's Boombox Saints, without lapsing into damnation by...

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  Foreign Legion

  Night Moves

  PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2011

  Night Moves (the latest effort from Bay Area-based outfit Foreign Legion) is pretty much everything you'd expect from a West coast alt-rap...