Articles by Del F. Cowie

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  Joi

  Star Kitty's Revenge

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

  On "Ya'll Better Be Glad," an interlude on this resolutely funky release, Joi Gilliam-Gipp toys with the thought of having a bigger butt an...

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  Me'shell N'dgeocello

  Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

  After delivering the stunning acoustically and emotionally bare Bitter three years ago, Cookie... in many ways finds Me'Shell N'dgeocello c...

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  Raphael Saadiq

  Instant Vintage

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

  Few would dispute the status of Raphael Saadiq as a producer, arranger and musician, but peculiarly, this is his first attempt to put his s...

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  Various

  Rewind!

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

  As the subtitle says, the tracks on these compilations are "original classics, reworked, remixed, reedited and rewound." That is about the...

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  Cee Lo

  Cee-Lo Green & His Perfect Imperfections

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  Ever since Cee-Lo's voice was first heard on Outkast's Southernplayalisiticcadillacmusick 1994 debut platter, it's been pretty evident that...

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  Lone Catalysts

  The Catalysts' Files

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  The Columbus, OH, duo of J. Sands and J. Rawls has been steadily issuing twelve-inch singles and building their rep, culminating in the rel...

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  L'Roneous

  Imaginarium

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  Originally released in 1998, this L'Roneous release finds this disarmingly poetic Bay Area MC favouring a stream of consciousness flow for...

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  Nappy Roots

  Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  At first it's hard to figure out what to make of this Kentucky sextet, but once you get past their thick accents, their country image and t...