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Exciting start to the year for hip hop fans. Cannot wait to get Tetsuo & Youth on. Such a big fan of Lupe's first two albums and I hear it's a return to form. A little disappointed by B4DA$$. It's difficult to criticise as it ticks all the boxes. Decent beats. Thought provoking lyrics. And joey ...

Great review Nick. I just had my second play through and love it. More than anything else I was impressed with how diverse it was. Even after a 10 year career (admittedly I've only known about him since 2012) he still throws in curveballs like Alfonso Muskedunder and Johnny and Mary. He could easily...

Couldn't agree more about todd terje. Can't remember the last time I was anticipating an album this much. Inspector Norse is easily one of the songs of the decade for me.

Isaiah Rashad's Cilvia Demo has also impressed me. I think he's definitely got potential to do a bit of a kendrick over the next couple of years. One to watch for sure. What a surprise to see someone that has already listened to it too, since it was such a low profile release! And I just came here ...

Very excited by new St. Vincent and Beck albums. Need to get on them soon. I agree that it's been a really good year so far, nothing amazing but just a lot of solid releases. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings has probably been the pick of the bunch for me though so far. Isaiah Rashad's Cilvia Demo has ...