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Kool Keith’s ‘Black Elvis/Lost In Space’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

August 5, 2024 Jesse Ducker
Kool Keith Black Elvis/Lost In Space

‘Black Elvis/Lost In Space’ is a slick, well-made project, which presents a polished version of Keith that in some ways appealed to a wider audience than its more left-of-center precursors.

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Dr. Dooom’s ‘First Come, First Served’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

May 4, 2024 Jesse Ducker
Dr. Dooom First Come, First Served

Like many great abstract or experimental emcees, Kool Keith succeeds on ‘First Come, First Served’ by managing to take the conceit seriously, but not too seriously.

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Ultramagnetic MCs’ Debut Album ‘Critical Beatdown’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

September 30, 2023 Jesse Ducker
Ultramagnetic MCs Debut Album Critical Beatdown

When ‘Critical Beatdown’ was released three-and-a-half decades ago, the album and Ultramagnetic MCs were very much ahead of their time, both lyrically and sonically.

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Ultramagnetic MCs’ ‘Funk Your Head Up’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective

March 15, 2022 Jesse Ducker
Ultramagnetic MCs Funk Your Head Up

Unfairly criticized upon its release back in March 1992, reports of the group’s artistic demise with their underrated sophomore album are vastly overstated.

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