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My Gut Reaction: DJ Muggs and Meyhem Lauren - Gems From The Equinox (October 27, 2017)

The last review of 2017 goes to a project that came out of nowhere for me (during my "break", I also opted out of paying attention to any promotional e-mails I received, so when I randomly came across info for today's topic online I was genuinely and pleasantly surprised), one that I ultimately enjoyed much more than I thought I would: the return of

Well, 2017 Sure Was Terrible

2017 was a motherfucker, as we all know. And I'm not even talking about everyone we lost this year. Or even this past fucking week. (R.I.P. Combat Jack and DJ Pam the Funkstress.) I can tell because, even though I remember listening to a lot of new music this year (and finding specific chunks of it to be well outside of my realm of expertise, if we're being honest with one another), I

Soundtrack Soundcheck: Gang Starr

Bringing back a feature that I only tried out once over five years ago to mild response isn't how I thought I would be finishing off 2017, I'll tell you that much. But I saw an opening to write about Gang Starr, the duo made up of producer Chris "DJ Premier" Martin and the late rapper-slash-producer Keith "Guru" Elam, and figured I'd shoot my shot. Since I most likely don't have the same

Reader Review: Sticky Fingaz - Blacktrash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones (May 22, 2001)

(So today I'm running another of the Reader Reviews submitted fifty years ago, this one from Savion, who tackles the solo debut from Onyx's Sticky Fingaz, Blacktrash: The Autobiography of KirkJones. Note: this write-up will not discuss any plot details, as Savion chose instead to comment on just the music and not the overall narrative, so there aren't any spoilers to be found, unless you