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National Boom Bap

Yo! SD Raps: 'Young Mass presents The Best Of Daygo City'

It wouldn't make much sense to review this Best Of Daygo City compilation as an album because, well, it's a compilation (duh). Albums are like full...
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Yo! SD Raps: Blame One, Orko Eloheim, Pedalay, Kahlee & Adikt 1

Blame One "Mr. Science" YTest ft. Blame One "Accept It" Just 5 months after retiring, Blame One comes back like Jordan wearing...
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Album review: Raekwon's 'Cuban Linx II' not the Bible

By all accounts, this album should not exist. The sequel to the quintessential drug rap album, 1995's Only Built For Cuban Linx, was first...
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A guide to the 'Best Hip Hop' nominees for the San Diego Music Awards '09

The nominees for the 19th annual San Diego Music Awards nominees were announced last week. Nudged in-between a slew of hippie folk singers and...
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Rap shows in SD this Comic-Con weekend

It looks like closet-nerd (and not-so-closet-nerd) rappers are congregating in San Diego this weekend, likely to get in on some San Diego Comic-Con...
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Interview: DJ Spinna, pt. 3

In the final part of our interview with DJ Spinna, the producer speaks on his upcoming project, Sonic Smash. The traditionalist boom bap album...
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Interview: DJ Spinna, pt. 2

We continue our conversation with acclaimed producer, DJ Spinna. In part 2 of this interview, DJ Spinna speaks on his work with an unsigned Eminem...
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Interview: DJ Spinna, pt. 1

Famed producer DJ Spinna rose up during the mid-90's underground rap boom in New York, leading the way for many a rapper to don Jansports and spit...
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Album review: Wu Tang Clan's 'Chamber Music'

At this point, it's not much to say that the Wu Tang Clan have left a huge mark on the landscape of music. With an abundance of grit, sharp...
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Blame One re-releases select songs from catalogue digitally

Recently retired San Diego rapper, Blame One, leaves fans with a little parting gift before he bows out completely. Realizing that most of the hip...
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