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Various: The Difference
by AAJ Staff
The difference that this compilation attempts to point out is that between the material excess of mainstream/major label hip-hop, and the skills-oriented underground/indie scene. The Difference is a solid celebration of hip-hop that revels in clever, though not always conscious lyricism. Featuring a who’s who of the independent scene (KRS-One, Punch-N-Words Craig Mack, Cocoa Brovaz), it could be subtitled 1001 Insults To Wack Rappers. Wannabe MCs could study track after track of these tightly engineered rhymes with an acerbic sense ...
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