Father Divine
Released: Oct 25, 2005
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Released: Oct 25, 2005
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Mike Ladd's mellow approach to hip-hop isn't so much a weakness as it is knowing what makes a good old-school groove and sticking to it. "Apt. C2" is a somewhat ambient, airy track featuring a nice...
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Negrophilia: The Album
Released: Feb 8, 2005
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Released: Feb 8, 2005
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This characteristically conceptual and adventurous album from Mike Ladd isn't exactly Negrophilia -- Petrine Archer-Straw's book that deals with Parisiens' fascination with black culture during the...
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Vernacular Homicide
Released: Mar 6, 2001
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Released: Mar 6, 2001
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Vernacular Homicide, a typically ambitious mini-album from rap raconteur Mike Ladd, charts his obsession with everyone from De La Soul to Jimi Hendrix. Over basement beats and a kitchen-sink...
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Welcome to the Afterfuture
Released: Mar 7, 2000
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Released: Mar 7, 2000
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After a decade of underground recognition, New York-based producer/lyricist Mike Ladd has emerged since 1998 as the hip-hop scene's prime genius. Easy Listening 4 Armageddon put him on the map, the...
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Easy Listening 4 Armageddon
Released: Jun 10, 1997
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Released: Jun 10, 1997
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Gil Scott-Heron's name is tossed around every time some young hip-hopper aspires beyond the usual rhymes, but for all the invocations, there have been precious few rhymers worthy of carrying on his...
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