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Dodging Categorizationnew
Buyer beware: This is not a "hip-hop" record -- P.O.S. favors troubled crooning over rhymes, and when he's supposed to be rapping, he’s ranting.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
01-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: P.O.S., P.O.S. Is Ruining My Life
Rastawomannew
There's been a dearth of anti-war albums this year, but Sinead O’Connor's self-released collection of reggae standards attempts to fill the void.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
12-22-2005 |
Reviews
Battle Rappersnew
Rarely do we get to commend MCs' acting chops, but Phonte and Big Pooh deserve an Emmy for their spoof of "Cheatin'."
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
10-07-2005 |
Reviews
Rough and Ruggednew
Little Brother's new mix tape dishes out a full plate of 18 gutsy and hot beats and rhymes.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
09-19-2005 |
Reviews
Skating Downhillnew
If you're a longtime Koushik fan, Be With may leave you feeling a bit cheated. Where's the new material?
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
09-19-2005 |
Reviews
Slick Countrynew
Young Jeezy's major-label solo debut is a chrome-shiny opus -- but he sounds more real on countrified bounce than on citified crunk.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
08-29-2005 |
Reviews
In the Line of Bootyliciousnew
The third member of Destiny’s Child has a powerhouse voice in her miniature frame, and she's about to strike off on her own.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
07-27-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
One Lovenew
For Jr. Gong, the son of music legend Bob Marley, reggae is a family legacy.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
07-19-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Harangue the DJnew
Rock 'n' roll and R&B, postpunk and rap: It’s all hip-hop to Sharkey’s ears.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
07-19-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sharkey’s Machine, Shaun Sharkey
Anything but Ordinarynew
Classics that will be added to the Great American Songbook are far and few between. John Legend’s “Ordinary People” from his 2004 album Get Lifted may achieve that status.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
07-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Back in the Daynew
Newcomer Urban Mystic lives with a foot in the sacred church and another in worldly soul.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
06-24-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
