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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

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

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

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

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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