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Elemental Zazen, The Glass Should Be Full

Elemental Zazen stuck himself with a really bad name. There may be worse rapper names out there, but he’s got one of the worst ones I’ve ever heard. On his second album, The Glass Should Be Full, Elemental Zazen demonstrates a casually virtuosic flow reminiscent of Aceyalone…

Written on August 14, 2008 | Posted in Reviews

Gnotes, Rhymes and Beats

By calling his album Rhymes and Beats, Gnotes sets himself to a higher standard by putting the emphasis on the musical material of the album. (If he’d called the album Dollaz and Hos, for example, he might be able to slack off a bit…)

Written on December 20, 2007 | Posted in Reviews