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MATTHEW GASTEIER

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The RZA Presents: Afro Amurai —The Soundtrack

The RZA Presents: Afro Samurai — The Soundtrack | Koch
Even as the Wu-Tang continue to flirt with the idea of reuniting, the RZA has already started a new life as a film composer.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  February 13, 2007

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Nu Rave extravaganza

If you're into light sticks
So the New York Times told me the other day that British kids are learning to dance and love again, and I couldn’t be happier.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  February 13, 2007

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Sean Price

Jesus Price Supastar | Duckdown
Like MF Doom before him, Sean Price has switched personae, reconfigured his style, and given his underground hip-hop career a second life in recent years.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  February 06, 2007

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Ilkae

Bring Extra Dragons | Merck
If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to star in your own personal Mega Man video game for the original ’80s Nintendo system, Ilkae are here for you.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  January 29, 2007

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Dead, or immortal?

Nas’s album title challenges a generation
When Chuck D challenges the status quo, a bunch of fortysomethings nod their heads, but Nas can put the young rappers on the defensive.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  January 24, 2007

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James Holden

The Idiots Are Winning | Border Community
In the compartmentalized dance community, James Holden’s debut full-length is a surprising departure from the progressive house that’s given him a following.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  January 22, 2007

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Arcade Fire is overrated

The new year brings new hype
Now that the Best of 2006 lists are all finished and everyone has stopped arguing over whether TV on the Radio are overrated, we can get back to discussing whether the Arcade Fire are overrated?
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  January 16, 2007

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dDamage

Shimmy Shimmy Blade | Tsunami Addiction
The French hip-hop brother duo dDamage want your brain.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  January 16, 2007

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Cibelle

The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves | Six Degrees
A Brazilian singer now based in London, Cibelle has found her own voice on her second disc for the electrolounge-leaning Six Degrees label. Cibelle, Songs from The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  January 09, 2007

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Fennesz

Endless Summer | Editions Mego  
Originally released in 2001, this fuzzed-out masterpiece by the Vienna-based Christian Fennesz is finally back in print, with two bonus tracks, a snazzy new cover, and a sharper mix from Fennesz himself.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  January 02, 2007

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Ghostface Killah

More Fish | Def Jam
For the second time in 2006, Wu-Tang’s Ghostface has released an album that makes it seem everyone else in the hip-hop world should be paying more attention to Ghostface.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  December 28, 2006

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Young Jeezy

The Inspiration | Def Jam
In anything resembling a normal world, Young Jeezy would be absurd, a caricature of a stereotype turned into a cartoon.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  December 19, 2006

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Diversified incoming

A year in hip-hop
It’s a testament to the strength of hip-hop, as the medium enters its third decade, that 2006 would see such a wide range of sounds so well represented, from commercial anthems to abstract beat tapes.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  December 19, 2006

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Snoop Dogg

Tha Blue Carpet Treatment | Geffen
That Snoop has made his best album since 1993’s Doggystyle is a painful reminder that the hip-hop ambassador has spent the majority of his career coasting.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  December 11, 2006

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Reyes Brothers

Ghetto Therapy | Lightyears
Mellow Man Ace, who had the first hit Latin hip-hop single in 1989 (“Mentirosa”), and Sen Dog, of the seminal group Cypress Hill, are actual brothers.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  December 04, 2006

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Larger than life

Two kinds of triumph from Jay-Z and the Game
Although predictions that Jay-Z, in his comeback, would pull in the biggest sales numbers of the year were proved wrong (at 680,000, his Def Jam release Kingdom Come ranks third behind Rascal Flatts and Justin Timberlake in 2006), that’s hardly the story worth telling.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  December 06, 2006

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Sleepy Brown

Mr. Brown | Virgin
One third of the legendary Organized Noise production team, and best known for guesting on the upbeat, brilliant-if-overplayed “The Way You Move” from Big Boi, Sleepy Brown is no Pharrell muscling in on the real talents at the mic.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  November 28, 2006

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Smoove operator

John Legend, Avalon, November 4, 2006
A capacity crowd was to be expected for John Legend at Avalon last Saturday night.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  November 07, 2006

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Lyrics Born

Overnite Encore: Lyrics Born Live! | Quannum Projects
After just one solo record and a B-sides release, it might seem odd that Lyrics Born would bank on that rarest of breeds, the live hip-hop album.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  November 07, 2006

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The Atlantic Divide

Bridged by the Internet
Bloc Party, the Arctic Monkeys, and even Dizzee Rascal often make it seem that British music is our music too.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  October 24, 2006
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