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Album Review: billy woods ‘History Will Absolve Me’
When I first heard billy woods’ music in 2005, the hip hop music scene was in a strange place. A diverse independent boom that peaked in 2000 was all but over. Even my favorite rapper at the time,...
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Album Preview: Cult Favorite (A.M. Breakups & Elucid)
New York producer A.M. Breakups and his Reservoir Sound record label reside on the cutting edge of the region’s progressive hip hop groundswell. The collective’s talent has been apparent for a while...
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Compilation Review: Reservoir Sound ‘ALEA IACTA EST’
In a very short period of time producer A.M. Breakups’ Brooklyn based Reservoir Sound collective has become one of my favorite underground rap labels. Similar to other NY labels like Backwoodz...
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Album Review: Cult Favorite ‘For Madmen Only’
Knowing versus believing. The nature of truth. Having vision and being accountable to it. Perspective’s impact on complacency. These are the types of themes and concepts that run wild through...
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Video: Cult Favorite “For All of these Birds”
Fresh off the release of their thought provoking debut album For Madmen Only, Elucid and AM Breakups unveiled a video for the album’s lead single “For All Of These Birds.” The ominous feel of AM’s...
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Album Review: Aeon Grey ‘Lead Breakfast’
Aeon Grey is an artist who just recently hit my radar. A multi-talented rapper/producer and veteran of the Des Moines, Iowa hip hop collective Maxilla Blue, Grey’s creative use of live...
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Track for Track Interview: Elucid & AM Breakups on ‘For Madmen Only’
Cult Favorite consists of MC Elucid and producer AM Breakups. I reviewed their stellar debut For Madmen Only earlier this year and reached out for them to be the guinea pigs for a new interview format...
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Album Review: billy woods ‘Dour Candy’
Upon first hearing billy woods’ new album Dour Candy I thought it was the most accessible album that he had released in his 10+ years as an MC (part as a solo artist and part as half of the now...
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Track for Track: billy woods on ‘Dour Candy’
Interview by John Bugbee I knew that doing a track by track interview with billy woods about his new album Dour Candy was going to be a cool experience. The level of insight and detail he puts into...
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