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RUN THE JEWELS / CHILDISH GAMBINO / RAPSODY / KXNG CROOKED / J. COLE / AB-SOUL / KID CUDI [#GeekSwag Reviews]: Sorry We Missed You.

While most other music blogs and webzines are posting up their annual "Best Albums of the Year" noms, we're still playing catch-up with the hip-hop onslaught that was November and December. Got-damn! Hey, us over at #GeekSwag play video games, read comics, watch some wrasslin' and wait in line for superhero movies, too. But in …

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MR. LIF / J DILLA / ROYCE 5’9″ / J-ZONE [#GeekSwag Reviews]: Cloak & Dagger.

There's a few things you must understand before jumping into the goods of this review: 1.) Both the artist, Mr. Lif, and yours truly are Massholes (i.e. residents of the state of Massachusetts), 2.) The former Def Jukie is one of the most relevant hip-hop lyricists to #GeekSwag, known for spitting sociopolitical raps with a …

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FLATBUSH ZOMBIES / JOELL ORTIZ / ELZHI / COOKBOOK & EVIDENCE [#GeekSwag Reviews]: A ‘Lead’ Odyssey.

Flatbush Zombies’ music is horrorcore, fantasy and sci-fiction hippy Hip-Hop gone right. I'm usually far from a fan of horrorcore since I usually view it as shock value music and nothing more. These Zombies defy and refine that, because it is about a story, with a flow uniquely their own--complete with instrumentals that are usually …

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BENEFICENCE / STATIK KXNG / MASSIVE ATTACK / CURREN$Y & ALCHEMIST [#GeekSwag Reviews]: Star Wars Headspace.

With the recent outburst of popular geek culture influenced hip-hop (Catch the Throne mixtapes, Marshall vs. Capcom), it only made sense for the Monsignor to tackle Rick Rubin's latest endeavor: Star Wars Headspace. It's the closest thing we'll ever get to an original intergalactic John Williams soundtrack -- only in the form of electronic ambience. What separates …

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