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MATTHEW GASTEIER

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UGK

Underground Kingz | Jive
Underground Kingz is not quite an instant classic, but it would be hard to deny that UGK have reclaimed their throne.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  September 18, 2007

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Talib Kweli

Ear Drum | Warner Bros.
Ear Drum doesn’t reach the highs of that far more ambitious and sprawling album, but it’s a welcome return to form.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  August 20, 2007

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Skill ride

Pharoahe Monch’s timely return
All it took was a Godzilla sample and a simple, forceful “Simon says get the fuck up” for Pharoahe Monch to leave his mark on hip-hop history.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  July 17, 2007

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The hate-love-hate cycle

Inescapable seasonal charttoppers
The field is already packed with newcomers and veterans alike, all aiming to knock down my standards of good taste and respectability . . .
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  June 18, 2007

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Dizzee Rascal

Maths + English | XL
Boy in da Corner may be the classic Dizzee will be forced to chase for the rest of his career.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  June 12, 2007

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Ne-Yo: Because of You

Def Jam
If Ne-Yo wants to make a real mark, he’ll have to toss that hat.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  May 21, 2007

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DJ Food and DK

Now, Listen Again! | Ninja Tune
You’d be hard-pressed to find such proficient and seemingly effortless mixing.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  May 08, 2007

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Flowing forward

EL-P, Middle East Downstairs, May 1, 2007
There were just a few holdouts from the backpack era for last Tuesday's El-P’s Middle East show.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  May 07, 2007

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Ed Rec Vol. 2

Ed Rec Vol. 2 | Ed Banger Records
Mainstream French house might give you sugar-coated lollipops next Halloween, but Ed Banger is all apples and razor blades.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  April 23, 2007

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Slim Thug Presents Boss Hogg Outlawz

Serve and Collect | Koch
Crew records are notoriously awful endeavors.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  April 10, 2007

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Past perfect

LCD Soundsytem mine the best of the ’80s
Just five years ago, James Murphy jump-started the dance-punk movement with his DFA label.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  April 09, 2007

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Devin the Dude

Waiting To Inhale | Rap-A-Lot
Why Devin the Dude hasn’t become the biggest rapper in hip-hop is one of life’s great mysteries.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  April 03, 2007

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Black Milk

Popular Demand | Fatbeats
After a 2006 that saw the loss of two local legends, D12’s Proof and J. Dilla, Detroit appears set for a banner year, with Black Milk leading the charge.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  March 19, 2007

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Keepin' it real

The Roots, Avalon, March 13, 2007
As I was walking up to Avalon a week ago Tuesday to see the Roots, a group of college kids crossed the street in front of me sporting backwards hats and puffy vests.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  March 19, 2007

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Ennio Morricone

Morricone in the Brain: Blowing Your Mind | Bella Casa
Ennio Morricone finally received an Oscar this year.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  March 06, 2007

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Slingin' it

Clipse, The Middle East, February 26, 2007
They at once cemented their status as hip-hop rhyme pushers.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  March 06, 2007

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Akira the Don

When We Were Young | Sic
This debut full-length from the only known Dalí-moustache-sporting Welsh MC is predictably volatile and refreshingly honest.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  February 26, 2007

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Postmarks

Postmarks | Unfiltered
Like the lovelorn image of a sad-eyed woman looking off into the distance, Postmarks’ preferred mood is melancholy and their touchstones are French pop of the ’60s, or rather an idealized notion of retro Continental cool.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  February 20, 2007

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Noise in the ’hood

The experimental hip-hop of Dälek
Listening to Dälek (pronounced DIE-a-leck) is a visceral experience for even the most prepared listener.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  February 21, 2007

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Bay Area beats

Is hyphy hip-hop’s next big thing?
Although Oakland’s hyphy movement got its name from a bastardization of the word “hyper,” at this point that could just as easily stand for “hype.”
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  February 19, 2007
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