Syl Johnson: Any Way The Wind Blows
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Jack White
Blunderbuss (Third Man Records). Review by Jen Cray.
Jay-Z & Kanye West
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Jay-Z & Kanye West
Watch the Throne (Roc-A-Fella). Review by John Cogburn.
Black Rio 2
Original Samba Soul 1971-1979 (Strut). Review by Matthew Moyer.
daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra
San Francisco Debut, Unfinished Symphony (Kufala Recordings). Review by Shelton Hull.
DJ Rupture
Special Gunpowder (Tigerbeat6). Review by Bill Campbell.
RZA and Keb Darge
Kings of Funk (BBE). Review by Bill Campbell.
Vincent & Mr. Green
Vincent & Mr. Green (Ipecac). Review by Kiran Aditham.
Ol’ Dirty Bastard Is An Ol’ Dirty Ghost Now…
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Coffee & Cigarettes
Nicotine and caffeine are the narcotics of choice in Jim Jarmusch’s latest, a set of vignettes that pulls together some of Hollywood’s quirkiest talents. Rob Levy shakes off the jitters and cravings long enough to tell us all about it.
Coffee & Cigarettes
Pull Up a Table for Coffee & Cigarettes, by Jim Jarmusch, Bill Murray, alfred Molina, Steve Coogan, Iggy Pop, RZA, GZA, Tom Waits, Renee French,Meg White, Jack White
Gza
Legend of the Liquid Sword (MCA). Review by Bill Campbell.
RJD2
Dead Ringer (Definitive Jux). Review by Bill Campbell.
Dark Leaf
Fuck The People (Ubiquity). Review by Bill Campbell.
T.H.C.
The Hip-Hop Collection Vol. 1 (High Times). Review by Bill Campbell.
Antipop Consortium
Arrhythmia (Warp). Review by Bill Campbell.
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