Category: Music
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Debelah Morgan – Interview
hanging with debelah morgan Debelah Morgan was transplanted two years ago from the West Coast to the heart of New York. Has life been getting more and more chaotic closer to the albums release? Yes. My schedule, my responsibilities, and my anxiety level all have been increasing. (laughs) Its okay. Has life been getting more…
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B-Legit – Hempin’ Ain’t Easy
Artist: B-Legit Title: Hempin’ Ain’t Easy Label: Koch Rating: 3/10 With an album title like Hempin’ Ain’t Easy, it isn’t hard to imagine the lyrical content. B-Legit has a style that reminds me a lot of Too Short, and I have the feeling he’s heard that a few times. The vocal style is all B-Legit…
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Tom Tom Club – The Good, The Bad and the Funky
Artist: Tom Tom Club Title: The Good, The Bad and the Funky Label: RYKO Rating: 7/10 At first you may think the Tom Tom Club is stealing their style from Len, but they’ve been around longer than most of Len’s members have been alive. The Tom Tom Club is made up of former Talking Heads…
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Liquid Gang – Sunshine
Artist: Liquid Gang Title: Sunshine Label: Atlantic Rating: 5/10 Liquid Gang has been scaring up Philadelphia, and now they’re ready to take their sound to another level. Sunshine is a heavy both in emotion and instrumentation. Sunshine’s first track, “Breakdown”, speaks on a few levels. You can take it at face value, but you’ll be…
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Unified Theory – Interview
Picking up the pieces with unified theory The story of how Unified Theory formed is more a tale about fate. While Chris Thorn and Brad Smith, once members of the infamous groove and jam band Blind Melon, were sleepless in Seattle looking for a lead singer to front a new project, Chris Shinn’s life was…
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Teddy Thompson – Teddy Thompson
Artist: Teddy Thompson Title: Teddy Thompson Label: Virgin Rating: 4/10 Teddy Thompson opens his self-titled album with a poignant “Wake Up”. Thompson has this soft rock sound that won’t alienate anyone, but may not find him any fans other than housewives across the country. It’s not as catchy as Sting and not as melodic as…
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Lil’ Kim – Interview [2000]
lil’ kim exposed Would you know a superstar if you met one? It wasn’t long ago that Kimberly Denise Jones was walking the tough streets of Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy neighborhood. It was here that she happened upon Christopher Wallace. A friend mentioned to the now Notorious B.I.G. that Kim knew how to rap. Biggie remarked that…
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Vallejo – Into The New
Artist: Vallejo Title: Into The New Label: 550 Rating: 4/10 Vallejo is interesting. You’ve got three brothers and three others along for the slow ride. Their sound is rock, nothing too heavy or too light. The title track, “Into The New”, is a decent introduction to the band. “Someway” is a track we all can…
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Adam Freeland – Tectonics
Artist: Adam Freeland Title: Tectonics Label: Ultra Rating: 6/10 The founder of nu school breaks, Adam Freeland has just produced a mix of his favorite tracks that will certainly cause the earth to shake. For people that don’t know what breakbeat is, there’s a quick lesson to be learned from Tectonics. This style of beats…
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Ruff Endz – Love Crimes
Artist: Ruff Endz Title: Love Crimes Label: Epic Rating: 7/10 Ruff Endz are made up of David “Davinch” Chance and Dante “Chi” Jordan. Their style consists of soulful R&B and beautiful arrangements. The first single is the dynamic “No More”. The stretch not only their voices, but also their skills. If you ever dug Dru…