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Aloe Blacc - Shine Through -
Called “the indie R. Kelly,” the versatile former member of rap group
Emanon sings as well as spits and mixes R&B, hip-hop, Spanish
stylings and folk music. *
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Bizzy Bone - The Midwest Cowboy-
Truly "busy," Bizzy adds another set to what's been an almost nonstop
stream of 2006 albums including Thugs Revenge, The Story.
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Bone Crusher - Release the Beast-
The Atlanta giant tries to (and falls short of) recapturing the fire that was in his 2003 international hit single “Never Scared.” |
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Boot Camp Clik - Last Stand-
All the original members (Black Moon, Buckshot, Smif N Wessun, Sean Price, O.G.C.’s Starang Wondah, Top Dog and Louieville Sluggah, even Rock of Heltah Skeltah) team up on this disc boasting production by 9th Wonder, Da Beatminerz, Large Professor and the legendary Pete Rock. * |
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Boondox - The Harvest -
Released on the Psychopathic label, this CD should appeal to fans of Insane Clown Posse and the like.
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Chief Kamachi - The Concrete Gospel -
The follow-up to the Army of the Pharaohs member's critically acclaimed debut album, Cult Status also features his brand of conscious music.
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Cut Chemist - The Audience's Listening -
This debut CD from Cali's Jurassic 5 embraces old school sensibility as well as sonic cutting edge. *
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DJ Logic - Zen of Logic- This
eclectic, atmosphere release features a range of genres including
Afro-beat, electro-funk and dub. Guests feature vocalists as well as
instrumentalists. *
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E.A. Floe - Floe Almighty-
This mix CD features production by 9th Wonder and is the prequel to
Floe's official album The Streetwise LP due later this year.
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Gonzoe - Sex, Drugz and Hip-Hop -
The connected west coast artist hosts fellow Cali rappers such as -Legit, Dubee, Coolio Da Undadogg, Smigg Dirtee, Husalah, Yukmouth, The Mayor, Jim West and more.
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Gym Class Heroes - As Cruel as School Children -
Geneva, New York's finest 4-piece hip-hop band drop their sophomore set full of unique sounds.
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Jamie Kennedy & Stu Stone - Blowin' Up - Heralded by much Kennedy camp-generated media hype, this CD has a true love of hip-hop behind it.
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JR Writer - History in the Making -
This Harlem emcee is lauded for his skills although he is part of the Dipset crew.
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Jurassic 5 - Feedback-
The LA supergroup's third CD features an evolved J5 sans Cut Chemist and guests including Dave Matthews. *
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Kanye West/Kool Kid/Twista - Chicago's Finest [Import]-
This import CD features the Chicago artists along with guests Dipset, Jamie Foxx, Anthony Hamilton, Pimp C and Bun B.
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Kendo the Almost Famous - Almost Famous-
The Long Island rapper is backed by a band dubbed "Sly And The Family Stonish."
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Khia - Gangstress - The
self-proclaimed "Thug Misses aka The Queen Of The South" returns with
the follow-up to the.. umm... graphic "My Neck, My Back."
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Kokane - Back 2 Tha Clap - The rough neck represents the West Coast and plays host to Kurupt and others. |
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K-Salaam - The World Is Ours - The
socio-political fireball spits rhymes dealing with poverty, racial
injustice and other fun topics. Guests include Mos Def, Sizzla,
Papoose, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, Da Backwudz, Capleton and many more. |
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Layzie Bone & Mo Thugs Records - 100% Thug Tour - This double disc includes concert footage and features guests such as The Game, Fat Joe, Kurupt, Ice T, Mac 10 and of course Bones Thugs-N-Harmony. |
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Liquid - Tales from the Badlands - The Christian-oriented rapper mixes different genres for a unique sound. |
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Messy Marv - Draped Up and Chipped Out -Fresh from jail, the indie artist hosts E-40, C-Bo, Guce, Mistah F.A.B., Keak Da Sneak, The Team, B-Legit, Kurupt, and a million more. |
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O.G. Ron C. - Chopped Not Slopped, Vol. 2 -The set offers hot independent freestyle action from Texas. |
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Pastor Troy - By Choice or by Force - The popular Atlanta soldier was last heard in the mainstream as part of Jermaine Dupri's Young, Fly and Flashy Vol. 1 showcasing the all-stars on his So So Def imprint. *
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Pharrell - In My Mind - The production, hip-pop wunderkind offers the instrumental version with a download from iTunes. *
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Pimp C - Pimpalation - This is the follow-up/soundtrack for the DVD that took you inside the life ofthe UGK member after his release from prison last year. |
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Psalm One - The Death of Frequent Flyer -This Chicago rapper raps over screwed beats and has been labeled as a cross between Lauryn Hill and Devin the Dude. * |
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Rhymefest - Blue Collar - The
"blue collar rapper" releases his looooooong awaited set, pushed back
for over a year. Chicago is represented lovely on this thoughtful set. * |
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The Source - The Source: Fat Tape, Vol. 1 - J.R. Writer's "Grill 'Em," Bone Thugs & Harmony's "Thug Stories," KRS-One & Marley Marl's "Rising" and 14 other tracks by various artists compose this mixtape. |
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The Society of Invisibles - The Society of Invisibles - Babygrande Records describes this group as "the perfect mixture of street science, horrorcore lyricism, and hardcore hip-hop." |
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Strange Fruit Project - The Healing - Indie label Om presents this interesting trio of "forward-thinking" southern rap artists. |
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Bootcamp Clik members team up on this disc boasting production by 9th Wonder, Da
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