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Key Kool & Rhettmatic’s ‘Kozmonautz’: An Oral History

Words by John Morrison. Originally released on August 22, 1995 on the small independent start-up Up Above Records, Key Kool and Rhettmatic’s debut album Kozmonautz...

Interview: Cas Metah

There are few genres of music as cutting edge as hip-hop, with the latest technology, social trends and pop culture references having been rapped...

Thoughts on the De La Soul Kickstarter

The recent news that De La Soul have launched a Kickstarter campaign to get their new album out is part awesome, part sad. Its awesome...

Why the Wu’s Once Upon A Time in Shaolin is ridiculously smug

The decline in music sales over the last 15 years has had a huge impact on record companies and artists. For us listeners though,...

Here’s why Rhymesayers and Duck Down hitting 20 years is a huge deal

Making an independent record label run successfully is hard. Many have tried, and most have failed (including the editor of this very site)....

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