Friday, September 10, 2010

Rap Round Table, Week Ending 9/10/2010


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Music Analysis & Reporting:

A Feature About Nothing: The 1990s in Lists by Pitchfork Staff

Juggernaut, Wolverine, Rogue and Colossus by Danny Brown

Where Da Ladies At? by Dart Adams

The Passing of a Record Store by Hua Hsu

1520 Sedgwick Avenue, the 'birthplace of hip-hop,' saved by government loan by Jeff Weiss

The world’s saddest love triangle by Byron Crawford

Hip-Hop’s Medium for Choice Words by Jon Caramanica

Bloggerhouse presents Return Of The Shelved Albums: Sir Menelik “Cyclops 4000″, Kool G Rap “The Giancana Story” & Rah Digga “Everything Is A Story” by Dart Adams

3 Jewish Stereotypes in Rap That Are Played Out by Adam Fleischer

Music is the New Movie by Maurice Garland

Royalty by Danj!

O.C. Demos Restored and Released by Werner von Wallenrod

Hype > Lyrics by C-Dub

Producers – Why Are You Rapping? by Robbie

Kool G Rap's “Sad” Is Sirloin Hip Hop/Rap, Not Ground Chuck by Amir Said

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Weed Carrying But Were Afraid To Ask by Robbie

Rap’s Worst Weed Carriers by Robbie

T.I. Needs a Weed Carrier by C-Dub

Why Albums Are Released On Tuesdays In The U.S. by Frannie Kelley

Album Reviews:

What’s New In Dart’s iPod #21 AKA The Labor Day Weekend Edition by Dart Adams

Roc Marciano - Marcberg by Jon Dempsey

Black Milk - Album of the Year by Jeff Weiss

Celph Titled & Buckwild - Nineteen Ninety Now by Robbie

Q-Unique - Between Heaven & Hell by Amanda Bassa

Bun B - Trill O.G. by Nicholas Candiotto

Rah Digga - Classic by Henry Adaso

KRS-One & True Master - Meta-Historical by Luke Gibson

Playboy Tre - The Last Call by Tom Breihan

Eternia & MoSS - At Last by Ryan J.

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (Legacy Edition) by Mark Richardson

Jenny and Johnny - I'm Having Fun Now by Rebecca Raber

The Clientele - Minotaur by Jess Harvell

Magic Kids - Memphis by Arika Dean

Menomena - Mines by Jennifer Kelly

Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics – (ost) by Marcus Moore

Three Mile Pilot - The Inevitable Past Is The Future Forgotten by Arika Dean

!!! - Strange Weather, Isn’t It? by Brian Hodge

Profiles & Interviews:

Don Cornelius and the 'Soul Train' still grooving 40 years later by Jeff Weiss

Group Home: Up Against The Wall by Chris Thomas

Producer's Corner: Black Milk by William E. Ketchum III

Word to Shiny Suit Man: An Interview With Black EL & Durkin by Zach Cole

Lupe Fiasco Talks “Lasers” Delay, Japanese Cartoon, and “Food & Liquor II” by Insanul “Incilin” Ahmed

Politics:

Is Sean Penn really on cocaine? by Byron Crawford