#NerdSwag [Reviews]: CunninLynguists / Onyx / Freddie Gibbs & Madlib

Since Bay Area legends Grouch & Eligh -- better known as G&E -- took over my entire 3-page #NerdSwag column last week, it's time to play catch-up. There's an abundance of dope underground jams floating out there, and the Moody Monsignor is here to preach the good word. So, sit back, shoot down the Almond …

#NerdSwag [Reviews]: ScHoolboy Q / Prince Po & Oh No / Nino Bless

Yow! Welcome to another episode of #NerdSwag, hip-hop reviews from the "geek" perspective -- oftentimes a very "thug/geek" perspective. Confused? Good. Then you'll love our first album, which blends the very best/worst of "trap music" and witty indie-nerd lyricism. Oxymoron is a crazy record, and certainly sets the stage for our bizarre selections of the …

#NerdSwag [Reviews]: Step Brothers / Zion I / Ray West & O.C.

Tuesdays are typically a slow geek-news day, a slow day for GHG updates -- with the release of comics on a Wednesday, movies on a Friday, etc. But.. remember when Tuesdays used to be album release day? The joy of rushing to Sam Goody, or Record Town, Strawberries (wow!), Virgin/Tower, or even the early days of Best …