Articles by Jasmyn Burke

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  Method Man

  4:21… The Day After

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

  What the fuck is in the Wu’s water these days? First, Ghostface drops a so-far peerless rap-album-of-the-year candidate in Fishscale and no...

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  Yo Gotti

  Back 2 Da Basics

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  One line in Yo Gotti’s single "Full Time” (which appeared in last year’s Hustle & Flow) could serve as a criticism of the southern MC: "I’m...

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  Chords

  The Garden Around the Mansion

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  There is practically no indication in Chords’ music or raps that he is from Sweden. He raps in English (unlike many of his Swedish hip-hop...

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  Tha Dogg Pound

  Cali Iz Active

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  The strength of "Cali Iz Active” — a twisted, low-slung slab of West coast funk — might’ve raised the bar a bit too high for Tha Dogg Pound...

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  Astronautalis

  The Mighty Ocean and Nine Dark Theaters

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  If The Mighty Ocean and Nine Dark Theaters serves as your introduction to Astronautalis, it may be hard to believe he initially made a name...

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  Roc ‘C'

  All Questions Answered

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  If having the Stones Throw insignia planted on the back of a jewel case nearly guarantees that discerning hip-hop fans are going to give a...

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  Talkdemonic

  Beat Romantic

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Talkdemonic play majestic, dynamic instrumental post-rock that is, yes, cathartic, but there are no crashing guitars to punctuate these sad...

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  Mitchell Brothers

  A Breath of Fresh Attire

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  The Mike Skinner-produced debut from the Mitchell Brothers poses a problem of chronology: released last year in the UK but only now seeing...