Articles by Kevin Jones

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  Oddisee / Various

  Instrumental Mixtape Vol. 2

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  For more than a minute now, Washington DC native Oddisee has been turning heads and moving feet with spot-on musical creations for the like...

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  Beans featuring William Parker and Hamid Drake

  Only

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  For the next phase in his perennial mission to all but erase the boundaries of what can be considered hip-hop music, former Antipop lyricis...

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  Various

  Voices from the Frontlines

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  For all the armchair warriors, political pendants and idealistic freedom fighters who chime in daily with personal opinions about the war i...

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  Busta Rhymes

  The Big Bang

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  When you think back throughout the years, it’s quite impressive the number of notable, big name hip-hop records that have had — as a finish...

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  Susana Baca

  Travesías

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  Celebrated Peruvian songstress Susana Baca is one of those artists that require close listening in order to fully appreciate everything tha...

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  DJ Green Lantern

  Alive on Arrival

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  When revered mix-tape champ DJ Green Lantern became the lone and unlikely casualty of a long simmering beef between G-Unit’s major players...

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  RH Factor

  Distractions

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  Stalwart trumpeter Roy Hargrove returns with his land bridge project to unite jazz with hip-hop and soul on his latest RH Factor set, Distr...

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  Louis Vega Presents Luisito Quintero

  Percussion Madness

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  Perennial master at work Louis Vega’s long-time rhythmic co-conspirator, the Venezuelan percussionist Luisito Quintero, steps out from the...