Articles by Del F. Cowie

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  DL Incognito

  Life's A Collection of Experiences

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

  Despite the low-profile nature his name would imply, Ottawa-bred MC DL Incognito wants his props. And so he should, as the second album by...

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  Ol' Dirty Bastard

  The Osirus Mixtape

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

  In the wake of ODB’s recent passing this mixtape has emerged as the prelude to what will presumably be his final album later in the year. T...

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  Nas

  Battle Ready

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

  It may seem like inane bickering to those outside hip-hop culture but battling — whether in a freestyle cipher or on wax — is an intrinsic...

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  Ali Shaheed Muhammad

  Shaheedullah & Stereotypes

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

  While Ali Shaheed Muhammad was an integral part of legendary hip-hop trio A Tribe Called Quest, production in the group, was shared at poin...

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  Crown City Rockers

  Earthtones

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

  Since this live hip-hop outfit issued the promising "One” a couple of years ago under the name Mission:, they’ve undergone a couple of chan...

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  Afrodizz

  Kif Kif

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2004

  It doesn’t take long to figure out that the influence of Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti looms large over this Montreal-based eight-piec...

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  Fertile Ground

  Black Is…

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2004

  This is the fourth album for this Baltimore, Maryland band and it features them further honing their brand of what could be termed as spiri...

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  GreenTaRA

  Music For A Mixed Nation

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2004

  With a sound drawing on soul, acid jazz jam band stylings and hip-hop with a penchant for social awareness, Vancouver’s GreenTaRA comes thr...