A Tribe Called Quest is largely responsible for the popularity of Jazzy Hip-Hop that seemed to dominate the East Coast sound of the early 1990's. ATCQ was formed in 1985 by
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5 out of 5 Wallets in El Segundo
music / is / global
A Tribe Called Quest is largely responsible for the popularity of Jazzy Hip-Hop that seemed to dominate the East Coast sound of the early 1990's. ATCQ was formed in 1985 by
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5 out of 5 Wallets in El Segundo
2 out 5 Wickets
Since their beginning, Hieroglyphics have amassed a dedicated following of die-hard fans largely through their live concerts, pod-casts (Hierocasts), and promotion through their popular website. It also helped that their sound spreads like the plague; as soon as one person hears it, they can’t help but pass it on to someone else.
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4 out 5 Powers That Be
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4 out 5 Pimp The Systems
There are all kinds of awesome music venues in
Luckily enough, we do have one spot that offers great artists (usually at decent prices). The Aggie Theater can be found down in
Whats most important though is not the drinking, but rather that the Aggie always manages to book a variety of talented underground hip-hop artists; as well as prominent reggae groups.
February Calendar (Reggae, Rap, Hip-Hop)
This album is a must for any collection. The incredible tranquility this album creates with the intellect and ears is felt the very first time you listen; or the 100th time for that matter.
5 out of 5 Fools Gold
Donuts is one big pot full of mixed records. One track is longer than two minutes, several are less than one; records are chopped, flipped, sped up, slowed down and slapped together; there are vocal drops, noise drops, needle drops, obscure records, soul records, electric-company ads and all sorts of pirated sounds from samples he'd probably never clear. This is what you call a well-orchestrated mess.
If it sounds handcrafted, that's because it is. Dilla is the master of one instrument - the MPC drum machine - and this album serves as testimony that if you equipped him with a sampler and some dusty records, Dilla would use his God-gifted ear to cut, chop, and serve you up something brand new every time. There is nothing commercial about Donuts, and if it weren't for the vision of a label such as Stones Throw, this album might have ended up as just another Internet rumor.
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4 out 5 Screwed Up Hooks
With the decaying lyrical quality of the entire hip-hop genre, there are only a few artists whose words actually have a story to tell. The trivial racket that so many of today’s popular MC’s produce, lacks an abundance of important song characteristics; style, fluidity, prose, and most importantly, a point.
5 out of 5 FNF’s