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Minstrel With Mayhemnew

At the heart of the album is conflict -- the thin line between consumer and critic, hip-hop's soul vs. hip-hop sold -- and Little Brother isn't immune to the syndrome.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Tony Ware  |  02-02-2006  |  Profiles & Interviews

Little Brother Mans Upnew

Little Brother and the Justus League, a hip-hop movement from Raleigh and Durham, N.C., is redefining Southern hip-hop on its own terms.
INDY Week  |  Grayson Currin  |  10-11-2005  |  Profiles & Interviews

The Cartoon Network

You'd think that receiving a seal of disapproval from BET would be the best possible plug for an album titled The Minstrel Show. Word on the street was that it was rejected for being "too intelligent."
Washington City Paper  |  Sarah Godfrey  |  10-07-2005  |  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

Don't Give a Damnnew

Hip-hop personas of pimps, drug dealers and thugs have become the modern-day blackface, MC Big Pooh says.
Orlando Weekly  |  Makkada B. Selah  |  10-03-2005  |  Profiles & Interviews

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