Articles by Thomas Quinlan

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  RDS

  Open Mic

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  RDS is the latest Prairies producer to present his perspective with a producer-backed compilation. Open Mic opens right with Heywoodjablome...

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  Atherton & Sire

  A Different Way of Doing the Same Old Thing

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Ottawa duo MC Atherton and DJ Sire take the long-established hip-hop formula and give it their own twist, which happens to be smooth, warm...

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  CX Kidtronik

  Krak Attack

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  In the early ’90s, CX was producer and head of Further 3 MCs and K.I.N., the latter group also featuring slam poet/rapper Saul Williams. Du...

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  Blue Sky Black Death

  A Heap of Broken Images

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Producer Blue Sky Black Death has hit upon the winning formula to guarantee the utmost exposure for his down-tempo and hip-hop instrumental...

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  Mr. Nogatco (aka Kool Keith)

  Nogatco Rd

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Kool Keith’s Dr. Octagonecologyst was a ground-breaking album that exposed Keith — and hip-hop — to a whole new fan-base that included rave...

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  Various

  Up North Trip Volume 4

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  As the final preparations get underway for the 11th annual Under Pressure graffiti showcase, Up North Trip Volume 4 documents the event thr...

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  Various

  Underground Hip-Hop Volume 04

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  The latest in a series of compilations featuring selections from the most recent URBNET releases and some of their friends, Underground Hip...

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  The IF?

  Promotional Left Hand Daps

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  Originally recorded between 2001 and 2003, Promotional Left Hand Daps was planned as an early release for the newly minted Labeless Illtell...