album review

LiKWUiD’s “Fay Grim” Bridges Hip-Hop Gaps With Style and Substance

Manny Faces — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 17:03:23 +0000

Along with NYC-based production team 2 Hungry Bros., LiKWUiD successfully merges two typically disparate 'sounds' in modern hip-hop music -- NY and not-NY.

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Masta Ace: MA_DOOM: Son of Yvonne (Album Review)

Steven Ortiz — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:34:08 +0000

Brooklyn vet Masta Ace teams up with the inimitable MF DOOM for "MA_DOOM: Son of Yvonne" a well crafted musical dedication to Mama Ace, "one of the best rap music releases of 2012."

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Watch The Throne: Jay-Z, Kanye West Opus ‘Watch The Throne’ Released (Without Leak)

Birthplace Magazine — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:01:54 +0000

Watch The Throne, the highly anticipated joint LP from hip hop heavyweights Jay-Z and Kanye West, has been released as planned through iTunes, and remarkably, avoided being prematurely "leaked" over the internet, as so many major releases are subject to.

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Album Review: Top $ Raz – “The New Flesh” – Album Release Show Wed. Feb. 23 at Southpaw, BK

Manny Faces — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:05:18 +0000

Top $ Raz, the Far Rockaway MC who has grabbed our attention on more than one occasion over the last few months, celebrates the release of his album, The New Flesh, Wednesday, February 23 at Southpaw in Brooklyn.

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LiKWUiD – Gummy Bears & Champagne [ALBUM REVIEW]

Manny Faces — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:48:42 +0000

Though it took 745,638,753 years after I promised to check it out in detail, LiKWUiD's "Gummy Bears & Champagne" was largely a worth-the-wait listen, and a better-late-than-never introduction to those unfamiliar with this South Carolina transplant making a name for herself in the Big Apple.

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Koncept (of Brown Bag AllStars) – Playing Life EP

Manny Faces — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 17:40:10 +0000

Smart, personal lyrics, sharp cuts and smooth tracks make Koncept's Playing Life album an enjoyable listening experience, providing a mix of smart, personal lyrics over smooth sample+drum tracks

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Premonition: “The Build” Album Review

Manny Faces — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:09:06 +0000

Premonition drops his debut full-length album "The Build", a multifaceted 12-track project that lays a solid, smart, eclectic and largely enjoyable foundation

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