The Don Bishop Agallah
It was 1996, the CMJ Convention. Supernat and Craig G had just finished up their now legendary battle when
they handed the mic to a young lyricist. Not just anyone could follow such a battle, but they knew Agallah was
one of the few that could. "They gave me the mic and really they done smashed the crowd in half," Agallah remembers
"so to go on after them you got to come crush it so reality is I crushed like the whole convention with some bars and
everybody was like yo, that kid is the truth."
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Jedi Mind Tricks Release Fifth Album, "Servants In Heaven, Kings In Hell"
Album marks return of indie hip-hop favorites with guest appearances by ILL Bill, Sean Price, R.A.
The Rugged Man and more as well as pioneering indie rock collaborative efforts including Sufjan Stevens
vocalist Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond.
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Custom Made - Sidewalk Mindtalk: The Best Of The Custom Made Mixtapes
For some, cars are custom made, boats are custom made, even houses are custom made. For a rare few,
Hip-Hop is custom made, as in the Los Angeles quintet Custom Made, which consists of Sinister Six,
Bluff, Element, Skandalous Scoobs and Aneek. The five MC's, who've drawn comparisons to the likes
of Wu-Tang and Mobb Deep, have been creating a buzz in the streets of LA for a while, having moved over
100,000 mixtapes on the strength of the music and their own street savvy.
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Kool Keith will release "The Lost Masters," a chronology of songs featuring 16 of his alter egos. Keith has recorded under such aliases as Dr. Octagon, Dr. Dooom, Robbie Analog, Mr. Gerbik & Black Elvis. "My image is all about grunge, sex & attitude," Keith said. "I never needed just one subject to rap about. That's what this...is all about."
I am not a Christian, does that mean I can't enjoy Killah Priest's "B.I.B.L.E."? I am not oppressed and have never lived in the ghetto, does that mean I can't feel the words in Ghostface's "All That I Got is You"? The words in these songs do not only apply to those who have gone through the experience. The themes in spiritual songs or songs that tell tales of the struggle are universal. more ...
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Kool Keith will release "The Lost Masters," a chronology of songs featuring 16 of his alter egos. Keith has recorded under such aliases as Dr. Octagon, Dr. Dooom, Robbie Analog, Mr. Gerbik & Black Elvis. "My image is all about grunge, sex & attitude," Keith said. "I never needed just one subject to rap about. That's what this...is all about."
