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The Doomtree Emcee Gets Philosophical About Hip-Hop

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By Bill Forman
Colorado Springs Independent | February 4, 2010
From an artistic standpoint, it's hard not to be impressed by Dessa's debut album, which was released two weeks ago to widespread acclaim. The title gets it half right: A Badly Broken Code surely deconstructs the tropes of hip-hop and recombines them in unexpected ways, but it's more than competently done.
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Tags: A Badly Broken Code, Dessa, hip-hop degree, McNally Smith College of Music, Spiral Bound, P.O.S., Doomtree

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