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Album Reviews
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Overlooked: JSWISS’s “Awthenticity” (Stream & Album Review)
Posted by Dharmic X on 05/20/13 |
Filed under Downloads, Mixtapes, Opinion, Album Reviews, Overlooked, JSWISSSometimes music is worth a thousand words. Quality music speaks for itself, and that’s exactly what JSwiss brings to the table with his latest release, "Awthenticity",See more...
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Overlooked: Locksmith’s “The Green Box” (Stream & Album Review)
Posted by Dharmic X on 05/13/13 |
Filed under Downloads, Mixtapes, Album Reviews, Overlooked, LocksmithFor the latest edition of "Overlooked", we dig into Locksmith's new "Green Box" album. As he says, “This is not a fu**in album. This is my opening opus… and ode to the hopeless…”See more...
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Overlooked: Gorilla Warfare Tactics’ “Zoology” (Album Stream & Review)
Posted by Dharmic X on 05/06/13 |
Filed under Opinion, Album Reviews, Overlooked, Gorilla Warfare TacticsIt also feels like the antithesis of hip-hop, a culture that prides itself on “grinding” and “being everywhere.” And yet, New York trio Gorilla Warfare Tactics have defied these clichés and done exactly that.
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Re-Reviewing Kanye & Jay’s “Watch the Throne”: Has It Stood the Test of Time?
Posted by Ryan Buell on 05/06/13 |
Filed under Top Stories, Opinion, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Album Reviews"Watch The Throne" was well received, and was nominated for seven Grammys. Perhaps most importantly, the album dominated pop culture and infused itself into the lexicon of millions of AmericansSee more...
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Read Our Album Review of Chance the Rapper’s “Acid Rap” Now
Posted by Nathan S. on 05/02/13 |
Filed under Top Stories, Opinion, Album Reviews, Chance the RapperChance The Rapper's "Acid Rap" mixtape/album is the most heavily buzzed-over project in recent memory, so when RefinedHype regular Dharmic X offered to write up a full album review, I was in. See more...
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Overlooked: Add-2’s ” More Missed Calls” (Stream & Album Review)
Posted by Dharmic X on 04/29/13 |
Filed under Downloads, Mixtapes, Opinion, Album Reviews, Overlooked, Add-2"More Missed Calls" is one of those projects that will not impress with flashiness and star power. The project instead is rooted in sincerity and humility, which is rare in emcees.See more...
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Ghostface Killah’s “12 Reasons To Die” Is The Album of the Year (So Far)
Posted by Nathan S. on 04/17/13 |
Filed under Top Stories, Videos, Ghostface Killah, Album ReviewsThe long story short is that "Twelve Reasons" is the best album of the year. If you had any hesitations about copping it, allow me to lay those hesitations to rest.See more...
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Re-Reviewing Big K.R.I.T.‘s “Live From the Underground” Album
Posted by Ryan Buell on 04/10/13 |
Filed under Opinion, Big K.R.I.T., Album Reviews, Re-Reviews"Live from the Underground" is a curious album. Big KRIT’s studio debut put up modest, but nonetheless impressive album sales (debuting 5th on the US Billboard 200), and was received quite well by critics.See more...
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Overlooked: Gabriel Stark’s “Cocaine Gold” (Album Review)
Posted by Dharmic X on 04/09/13 |
Filed under Mixtapes, Opinion, Album Reviews, Overlooked, Gabriel Stark"Cocaine Gold" is an audio treatise on race and class in the context of America’s schools. However, what makes the music is engaging is just how personal this is for Stark.See more...
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Overlooked: From Durag Dynasty to GQ, the Mega-Edition (Album Reviews)
Posted by Dharmic X on 04/01/13 |
Filed under Opinion, Album Reviews, OverlookedThis week I counted at least four projects with limited coverage on RefinedHype that were definitely worthy of some attention. Inside are review on new albums from Durag Dynasty, The Antiheroes, GQ and Jasiri X. See more...
