Tag: Jazz Rap
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Gang Starr ‘Moment of Truth’ (1998)
Moment of Truth feels like peak 90’s hip hop— Guru’s commanding, introspective lyrics paired with DJ Premier’s meticulously crafted beats have that raw authenticity which defined a lot of “underground” hip hop from that era. It’s polished but unpretentious, keeping one foot in the Golden Age of Hip Hop of the 80’s and the other…
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Chance The Rapper ‘Acid Rap’ (2013)
Chance The Rapper’s 2013 mixtape Acid Rap celebrated its 10-year anniversary earlier this year. I remember first being turned onto Chance after his initial mixtape 10 Day by two old friends who run Oxalis restaurant in NYC. One of the founders had spent a lot of time in Chance’s hometown of Chicago (where Chance was…
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The Pharcyde ‘Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde’ (1992)
There’s an old saying that goes “If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, it’s probably a duck.” When The Pharcyde named their 1992 album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde they certainly talked like a duck. And almost immediately after hitting the first note, it’s clear The Pharcyde is here to also…
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A Tribe Called Quest ‘Midnight Marauders’ (1993)
A Tribe Called Quest is one of the most influential hip-hop groups of all time, contributing an absolutely epic run of three all-time albums in the 90’s. Midnight Marauders is the second album of that run, book-ended by 1991’s Low End Theory and 1996’s Beats, Rhymes and Life. Tribe’s use of jazz, funk, soul, and…
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