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BIG MOOCHIE GRAPE - East Haiti Baby

The show must go on. Young Dolph stopped being bulletproof. He is dead, now. But his little empire, Paper Route, still stands tall. The dolphin's heir apparent, Key Glock, took control, and other protégés like Kenny […]
Published on Thursday 7 July 2022 at 22:59 in Albums
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PUSHA T - It's Almost Dry

We've waited for Pusha T's solo masterpiece for a long time. Despite the hopes we had about his albums from a decade ago, or for the Fear Of God and Wrath Of Caine mixtapes, something was always missing with these. Four […]
Published on Friday 17 June 2022 at 22:32 in Albums
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COOTIE - Welcome To The Trap

Rap music changes. New trends come and go. New scenes appear, year after year, in every region, and then a new wave crushes them. The music of Gucci Mane remains, though. It remains in Georgia, of course. And in […]
Published on Tuesday 10 May 2022 at 22:25 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 its cover art that looked 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. His raps weren't welcoming, his […]
Published on Saturday 29 January 2022 at 11:02 in Albums
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CHIEF KEEF - 4NEM

In the last few years, Chief Keef didn't stop being the prolific rapper we know. He collaborated with Zaytoven and he provided follow-ups to the Leek and GloFiles mixtapes. None of these, though, pretended to be an […]
Published on Tuesday 25 January 2022 at 22:16 in Albums
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MACH-HOMMY - Pray For Haiti

Mach-Hommy has not always chased success. Like some other underground heroes, he has shunned the medias for a while. Not much is known 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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KA - A Martyr's Reward

Looking at the year-end album lists in 2021, judging by the strong presence of people such as the Griselda crew, their pal Mach-Hommy, MIKE, Wiki, Moor Mother, Armand Hammer, and a few others, it looks like the center of […]
Published on Wednesday 15 December 2021 at 22:54 in Albums
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CASEY - Tragédie d'une trajectoire

The year 2006 was key to 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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