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Rise of the Android

Rif Raf — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:50:14 +0000

"ArchAndroid" feels like the spearhead moment destined to cement Monae in the grey area of the overused labels “conscious” and “commercial.”

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Sa-Ra Creative Partners: The Age of Love

Rif Raf — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:08:19 +0000

Fitting then the trio Sa-Ra Creative Partners fourth release Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love, has been one of the most highly anticipated offerings for this year. Nuclear Evolution. The Sa-Ra Creative Partners installment coming in with 23 tracks featuring many of their creative partners, most famously Erykah Badu, whom the trio offered both production...

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Hollyweerd: Close Encounters with the WeerdKind

Rif Raf — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:06:40 +0000

Hollyweerd, may just be, by all accounts, the most unorthodox element to arise in the hip-hop scene as of late: One of the members actually plays an instrument and wants to be a teacher. Outside of the Roots or J Live respectively, in terms of hip-hop artist. . . .Weird. Another of the members could...

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Brittany Bosco: Bravo for Bosco

Rif Raf — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:08:32 +0000

From jump when looking at the packaging of the Spectrum EP, you can’t fight the urge to sit in, listen to, and play with the varied landscape of sound on this all too brief introduction. On Spectrum the second EP from Bosco (The City of Nowhere EP actually came first), you find a comfort, an...

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Proton: Magazine Dreamz

Rif Raf — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:09:35 +0000

Most music today, but not all, is pretty much disposable. It’s sad, knowing that the balance between classics and hot joints will be determined by the current generation of listeners, who buy women dranks now so that they can “superman” them later. As I get older I wonder where the art in music has gone,...

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Muhsinah: Have you Sinah?

Rif Raf — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:14:08 +0000

Clutch Contributing Editor Rif Raf caught up with the “GoldenGirl” with the Musical Midas touch, Muhsinah before her first international mini-tour in the UK, chatting up music, travel, fruit stereotypes, what you’ll likely find in her “clutch”, and collaborations with Soulja Boy? Read more and be sure to catch Muhsinah at the 2008 Black Lily...

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Bahamadia: “B-Girl, B-Free: Progression of a Female MC

Rif Raf — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:10:28 +0000

Bahamadia has been reshaping the definition of her career and artistry amongst MCs since long before (and after) her acclaimed release Kollage. Holding her own with the legendary (Jay Dilla and James Brown) to collaborating with lesser knowns in Hip-hop circles (Morcheeba and Roni Size), is par for the course from the Philly based MC....

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Pacific Division: 3 MCs High and Rising

Rif Raf — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:11:03 +0000

Pacific Division is at the forefront of the Los Angeles hip-hop scene, bringing forth an innovative lifestyle and sound. Currently recording in the studio, Pacific Division’s highly anticipated debut LP drops this year on the independent label Two Tone Elephants. The group has already received the support of the Hip-hop community’s most elite including praise...

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