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BIGWALKDOG - Trick City

Tutwiler is a small town. It's a village, almost, based upon American standards, with even less than 4,000 inhabitants. This is a family. As a matter of fact, the mayor is Da’Jour Walker's own aunt. Therefore, when the […]
Published on Friday 18 November 2022 at 22:20 in Albums
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VINCE STAPLES - Ramona Park Broke My Heart

The positive press on his latest album shows it once again: nowadays, Vince Staples is an established rapper. Each time, his records are praised by both specialized and generalist medias. And there are good reasons for […]
Published on Friday 14 October 2022 at 23:40 in Albums
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KODAK BLACK - Back For Everything

Few medias will tell you the truth. Not many will say that Back For Everything is one of the best albums released so far in 2022. Not because of their bad taste, or their lack of discernment. No. They just decided not to […]
Published on Wednesday 30 March 2022 at 22:17 in Albums
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YOUNG NUDY - DR. EV4L

With his cover art that looks like a photocopy, his disturbing music, and his psychopathic lyrics, Anyways… didn't look like what it was supposed to be: Young Nudy's first official album. This wasn't exactly welcoming, […]
Published on Saturday 29 January 2022 at 11:02 in Albums
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MACH-HOMMY - Pray For Haiti

Mach-Hommy has not always run after success. Like other underground heroes, he has shunned the medias for a while. We don't know much about his identity, and he is always masked, his face hidden behind the Haitian flag […]
Published on Sunday 26 December 2021 at 16:02 in Albums
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CASEY - Tragédie d'une trajectoire

The year 2006 was a key time for Casey. The rapper originally from Rouen had been in for a decade, she had built her own place in the French rap universe, through various collaborations and contributions to mixtapes and […]
Published on Friday 11 June 2021 at 23:04 in Albums
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DEVIN THE DUDE - Soulful Distance

What can Devin Copeland do, while locked-down during the COVID era? Well, smoke marijuana, of course. Relax and chill with his close ones, obviously. And record music. So pretty much the same as usual, more or less. […]
Published on Thursday 18 March 2021 at 23:21 in Albums
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ICE BURGANDY - Progress Involves Risk Unfortunately

Last year, Lonnie Bands from Detroit's BandGang released KOD, one of 2019's remarkable rap albums. A track on this project was "Detroit to Inglewood", a very strong posse cut underlining the many connections […]
Published on Thursday 2 April 2020 at 22:28 in Mixtapes
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MAX B - Public Domain 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer

In 2007, Max Biggavelli was already impacted by the sordid affair which would lead, a few years later, to a 75-year prison sentence. Two years after his liberation in 2005, he was already back to jail, for having […]
Published on Wednesday 26 February 2020 at 22:49 in Mixtapes
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GANGSTA BOO & LA CHAT - Witch

According to a tacit hip-hop rule, it is impossible for two female rappers to coexist. For that reason, some had opposed La Chat to Gangsta Boo. However, none has ever stepped on the other's toes. While the latter was a […]
Published on Thursday 23 January 2020 at 23:19 in Albums
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