AltWeeklies Wire
Soul Dispositionnew
Underground hip-hop prodigy Blueprint abandons the rules and goes it alone.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
RJD2 Keeps 'em Guessingnew
The beatmaker extraordinaire has made a career of confounding expectations.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Shaw |
04-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
RJD2: Embracing the Challengenew
This hip-hop producer turned fledgling rocker hasn't turned his back on the boom-bap.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
05-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
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RDJ2 Goes Pop
The indie-rap producer's latest album throws fans a curve ball.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
03-19-2007 |
Reviews
Free Handnew
When RJ announced plans to release a pop record, underground rap fans begrudgingly updated his Wiki page and braced for the worst -- but The Third Hand doesn't sound like the work of a jaded artiste who foolishly peeled off a perfectly good layer of sonic skin.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Drew Lazor |
03-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: RJD2
Beat Thisnew
RJD2 has an instinctive production style.
SF Weekly |
Eric K. Arnold |
05-08-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Bay Area Alt-Rock Station Becomes Hip-Hop Tastemakernew
San Francisco's Live 105 is giving rappers like Outkast their mainstream breakthrough.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
11-08-2004 |
Music
Beats and Piecesnew
One of RJD2's goals when he set out to create his second solo record, this year's Since We Last Spoke, was to pull the building-blocks of his tracks from new and different places.
Cleveland Scene |
Steve Boughton |
09-27-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
RJD2: The Beat Goes Onnew
“Since We Last Spoke,” the new record from producer/deejay RJD2, crosses into new territories not easily pigeonholed as “hip-hop.” He rocks ’60s lounge grooves and stark electronica funk, and infuses flamenco guitar and other instruments along with plenty of beats and sample pastiches.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
05-28-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
