Articles by Thomas Quinlan

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  Young Fathers

  DEAD

  PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2014

  Young Fathers are a Scottish trio of African descent who make hip hop that fluctuates between abrasive and melodic, often within the same s...

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  Fortunato

  Unseen Armada

  PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2014

  Unseen Armada is Fortunato's first studio album since the official breakup of Angerville. No stranger to solo work — not only has he...

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  Arkeologists x Bobby Balkan

  The Beautiful Ugly

  PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2014

  K-Dot-O-Dot returns with a new name likely thanks to the appropriation of the K-Dot moniker by Kendrick Lamar. Despite the name change, Bob...

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  Del The Funky Homosapien

  Iller Than Most

  PUBLISHED Jan 2, 2014

  Three months after dropping the lyrically dense Deltron 3030 sophomore album with producer Dan the Automator and DJ Kid Koala, Del The Funk...

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  Michael Rushden

  Fiero

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2014

  For his third solo release, six-song EP Fiero, Vancouver comedy rapper Michael Rushden focuses on fast cars and fast women; even when neith...

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  Wolves

  Wolves

  PUBLISHED Dec 25, 2013

  Toronto's newest rap super group teams Ghettosocks with his Teenburger partner Timbuktu and his Twin Peaks partner Muneshine, as well as re...

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  King Jus & Fresh Kils

  Work Hard

  PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2013

  Toronto rap vet King Jus, who released his first album in 1999, teams with producer/MPC button masher Fresh Kils for this superb six-song E...

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  Jorun-P.M.C.

  The Magic Disco Machine EP

  PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2013

  Halifax hip-hop pioneer Jorun Bombay (producer on early recordings for Classified, Buck 65 and Hip Club Groove) and Philadelphia's Phill Mo...