London and NYC Club and Concert Listings
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Heavy Rotation: December 2002
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December 2002
1) EL-P - FANTASTIC DAMAGE (Definitive Jux LP)
Innovative beats combined with some serious messages in the lyrics make this one of the best hip hop albums of the year.
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2) THE STREETS - ORIGINAL PIRATE MATERIAL (Pure Groove LP)
Fusing elements of garage, dub and all manner of breaks and beats, the fantastic tunes are complemented by
Mike Skinner's clever spoken word - unique.
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3) MC PITMAN - WITNESS THE PITNESS(My Arse 7")
Set to the tune from Roots Manuva's 'Witness the Fitness', this is a hilarious battle rap, miner-style. Listen out
for the hilarious diss of The Streets: "What street you from anyway, Coronation Street? You f***ing Vera Duckworth?".
4) CLIPSE - GRINDIN' (Arista 12")
Best hip hop tune of the past few months. A stunning pared-down old school bass drum and claps beat
sets this release from the Neptunes' collaborators apart from the rest.
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5) MR. LIF - I PHANTOM (Definitive Jux LP)
Def Jux goes from strength to strength. Lif's nasal delivery and rhymes heavy on the message
are the perfect complement to funky beats, many of which are produced by label honcho El-P.
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6) MASTERS AT WORK - OUR TIME IS COMING (SuSu LP)
Uplifting soulful house, disco and afrobeat, featuring a gamut of stars including Roy Ayers, from
Louie Vega and Kenny Dope.
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7) ERICK SERMON feat. REDMAN - REACT (J-Records 12")
Wicked hip hop from the Green Eyed Bandit and the Funk Doctor Spock, featuring oh-so-fashionable Indian vocals and instrumentation samples.
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8) DJ JAZZY JEFF - THE MAGNIFICENT (BBE LP)
Will Smith's old sidekick comes with that smooth and soulful Philly sound featuring, amongst others,
Jill Scott and J-Live. A fine hip hop album.
Buy
9) PEANUT BUTTER WOLF'S STONES THROW JUKEBOX 45'S (Stones Throw LP)
Stones Throw keep churning out the quality. Dusty-sounding funk breaks and thoughtful, yet frequently comic, hip hop from the likes of Madlib.
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10) RJD2 - DEAD RINGER (Definitive Jux LP)
Funky and fine instrumentals from another Def Jukie.
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