Articles by Joe Galiwango

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  Jim Jones

  Harlem: Diary of a Summer

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2005

  Jim Jones, has the secret to success in hip-hop: personality. You can’t help but notice him, even when he’s surrounded by his extra noticea...

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  Capone

  Pain, Time & Glory

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2005

  Capone is finally able to represent his legacy and shine on his own with Pain, Time & Glory. He’s had the respect from the streets and indu...

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  SunN.Y.

  Overnight Celebrity

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2005

  SunN.Y. sounds fresh. He was scooped up by Jermaine Dupri but there are no Bow Wow-isms to disrupt things on Overnight Celebrity. Dupri’s e...

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  Tony Yayo

  Thoughts of a Predicate Felon

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2005

  Thoughts of a Predicate Felon finally hits the streets in a whirlwind of hype because of Tony Yayo’s year and a half behind bars. His priso...

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  Ying Yang Twins

  United States of Atlanta (Screwed and Chopped)

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2005

  DJ Michael "5000” Watts has taken the torch from Houston’s DJ Screw as the main operator for slowing down (screwing) rap from the Dirty Sou...

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  Cassidy

  I'm A Hustla

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  Cassidy has [decided] to get serious on his second album, titled I’m A Hustla. His gold-selling debut, Split Personality, was mostly fluffy...

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  Royce Da 5'9"

  Independent's Day

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  Royce seems to have found his niche as an independent artist expressing himself completely on his own terms. The expectations of big sales...

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  Big Proof

  Grown Man Sh!t

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

  Despite being in a financially comfortable position in the bosom of Shady Records, Big Proof still wants recognition as a solo MC. His late...