M.T. Richards

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Dawn Richard

Jan 23, 2013

At eight years old, I fell in violent, appetite-depleting love with songbird Aaliyah — and haven't really fallen out since. When MTV interrupted its...

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Chief Keef

Jan 9, 2013

Let's not kid ourselves with this touchy-feely stuff: There is no future for children like Chief Keef in 2013 because America doesn't think they...

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The Game

Jan 2, 2013

The Game used to be so much fun. On his classic first two albums, Dr. Dre's pistol of an ex-protégé shocked and awed with...

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Saul Conrad

Dec 12, 2012

Listening to Saul Conrad's debut album, Poison Packets — croaking, defeatist indie-folk in the vein of Elliott Smith with the Nineties-inspired lo-fi hooks of...

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Beanie and Twista’s Dark, Twisted Fantasy

Aug 29, 2012

Chicago rapper Twista and his Philadelphia-born counterpart, Beanie Sigel, who will both hit the Bay Area this Friday — Sigel at The New Parish...

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The Gaslight Anthem

Aug 22, 2012

Gaslight Anthem honcho Brian Fallon doesn't live out of a suitcase; he's too drunk to haul one around. On Handwritten, Fallon and his bar-rocking...

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Rick Ross

Aug 8, 2012

In 1998, Yonkers hip-hop group The Lox released its epochal Money, Power, & Respect. On his new album, Rick Ross sings a different tune:...

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50 Cent

Aug 1, 2012

50 Cent lives in a pocket dimension. Listening to any of his last three or so albums is like watching Tony Soprano's amnesiac uncle...

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