HAIKU D'ETAT - Haiku D'Etat The contiguity of the words "haiku" and "coup d'état" may sound strange. It is, however, an appropriate translation of what this atypical album is made of. This record, indeed, mixes the concision of […]
AESOP ROCK - Appleseed 1999 is, somehow, the apex of the indie rap era. Many gems are recorded, that year. The more we dig, the more of these we find, released by small labels, or self-released. Appleseed is one of these. With its eight tracks […]
MF DOOM - Operation Doomsday By 1999, the excellence of the newly released Operation Doomsday album was not a surprise, to those already familiar with New-York's underground rap scene. By then, MF Doom had already released several great singles on […]
SONIC SUM - The Sanity Annex It is, in some way, a forgotten classic. This album didn't really make its way, beyond a small clique of rap connoisseurs. Music critics, including the generalists, have been quite positive when The Sanity Annex was […]
BRAILLE - Lifefirst: Half The Battle The existence of a Christian oriented hip-hop branch being now granted, it was only a matter of time before someone really talented emerge from it. Such a guy, actually, does exist. He comes from Portland, Oregon, his […]
