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Big Sean May be Detroit's 'Next Big Thing'new
"I just feel like everything is going well," Sean beams. "I'm still under 21. Everything comes in due time. I realize that, so I'm just happy. After all, what young rapper wouldn't want to be sign to the biggest artist in the world at Def Jam?"
Metro Times |
William E. Ketchum III |
08-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Nas Revels in Frictionnew
There are a multitude of obvious reasons why Nas would choose to christen a record about race relations in America with an unprintable epithet, but there are subtler implications, as well.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J. Edward Keyes |
08-12-2008 |
Reviews
The Roots Get Heavynew
Thematically, it's heavier than Jared Fogle before he realized how much money he could make crediting his weight loss to sandwiches.
The Roots' Unmarketable Masterpiecenew
Def Jam takes a gamble on Game Theory.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
03-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
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
Frontline Spearheads a West Coast Rap Renaissancenew
Frontline's recording, "What Is It," became an anthemic call to arms for what the upstart underdogs optimistically called the "New Bay" movement. A year and a half later, that movement is huge, and they're on top of it.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
02-08-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
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