Articles by Thomas Quinlan

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  Copywrite

  T.H.E. High Exhaulted: 8th Anniversary Edition

  PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2010

  Coming out of the indie hip-hop boom of the late '90s, Columbus, OH rapper Copywrite was a vicious battle rapper with ultra-violent lyrics...

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  Ricca Razor Sharp & The Equazn

  Opposites Attract

  PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2010

  As opening track "Opposites Attract" reveals, shaggy rap bum Ricca Razor Sharp and self-employed computer nerd the Equazn (or the EQ) use t...

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  Buck 65

  The Lost Tapes

  PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2010

  For his debut DVD release, Buck 65 and director/editor/animator Christopher Mills string together live video interspersed with stylishly sh...

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  Ali the Son of Abdul

  Year of the Satellite

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2010

  Having had some practice with a collaboration EP, alongside rapper JM and producer Frost T (Believe 2008), followed by his solo mixtape, Th...

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  D-Sisive

  Vaudeville

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2010

  It's been more than six months since Jonestown dropped, so you know D-Sisive's demanding release schedule calls for a new album, now! Openi...

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  Jazz Mafia

  Brass, Bows & Beats

  PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2010

  Jazz Mafia's Brass, Bows & Beats is a one-hour work commissioned by SFJAZZ that's being marketed as a hip-hop symphony, but the hip-hop her...

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  Ginsberg's Inkling

  Ummm...

  PUBLISHED May 25, 2010

  It's been four years since Ginsberg's Inkling (aka John Cleary) released his Buck 65-influenced The Halfpenny Marvel, and the time has been...

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  Pip Skid

  Skid Row

  PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2010

  A load-bearing cornerstone of Peanuts & Corn, one of only a few successful indie hip-hop labels in Canada, rapper Pip Skid has a deep disco...