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Monday, August 25, 2014

I wrote a post on the Baltimore City Paper's Noise blog about "A-List," Sisqo's new single featuring Waka Flocka Flame.

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, Dru Hill, Noise, Sisqo

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Sunday, April 27, 2014

I wrote about Tate Kobang's great new mixtape Crown Of Thorns for the Baltimore City Paper's Noise blog.

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, Noise, Tate Kobang

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Saturday, April 12, 2014

I posted on the City Paper's Noise blog about #Letspushthebutton, a new mixtape featuring Ogun, Los, Starrz and a ton of other Baltimore rappers.

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, Los, Noise, Ogun, StarrZ

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Sunday, January 12, 2014

I wrote about DJ AngelBaby's new Baltimore club mix Get Pumped, Vol. 2 for the City Paper's Noise blog.

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, Baltimore club, DJ AngelBaby, Noise

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Thursday, January 02, 2014

I wrote about Los's new mixtape with Mark Battles on the Baltimore City Paper's Noise blog.

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, Los, Noise

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Monday, September 30, 2013

I wrote on the Baltimore City Paper site about how R&B singer CJ Hilton, who I interviewed a few years ago, released the independent album This Is Me in August and has released an additional 20-something other new songs on Soundcloud in the weeks since then.

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, CJ Hilton, Noise

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Monday, September 09, 2013

I wrote about Kane Mayfield's new three-part song "A3C" on the Baltimore City Paper site.

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, Kane, magazines/newspapers, Mania Music Group, Noise

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Friday, August 23, 2013

I posted Greenspan's new video "Make Believe," featuring Jay Luv and the late Smash, on the Baltimore City Paper site.

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, Greenspan, Noise, Smash, video

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Friday, August 16, 2013

I wrote a post on the Baltimore City Paper site about Baltimore rapper Jay Wyse's new album and video.

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, Jay Wyse, Noise, video

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Monday, July 22, 2013

I posted Mickey Free's long-delayed video for the 2010 track "The Unnies" on the City Paper site.

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, Mickey Free, Noise, Rap Sheet, video

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Thursday, July 11, 2013

I posted about "The Usual Suspect," a Trayvon-themed track by Baltimore rapper TwoineyLo, on the City Paper website.

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, Noise, TwoineyLo

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Saturday, July 06, 2013

Al Great's "Summer Nights" Remix

I wrote on the City Paper site about a great Baltimore rap posse cut, Al Great's new remix to the Street Scott-produced "Summer Nights," with DDm, Japiro and Dunson.

Labels: Al Great, Baltimore City Paper, Japiro, Kenton Dunson, Midas, Noise, Street Heat

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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Rapman Ron, who you may remember as Ron G. from Mania Music Group, released an excellent free album, Me, My Green & Irene, and I wrote about it on the City Paper's Noise blog.

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, mixtape/album review, Noise, Ron G.

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Saturday, June 08, 2013

I wrote on the City Paper's Noise blog about The Holy Karon's new video, "Luci."

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, Noise, The Holy Karon, video

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Friday, May 31, 2013

I wrote on the City Paper's Noise blog about the new video for "I Miss U," Skarr Akbar's tribute to Smash.

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, Noise, Skarr Akbar, Smash, video

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Saturday, May 25, 2013

I wrote about Mario's new single with Nicki Minaj on the City Paper's Noise blog.

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, magazines/newspapers, Mario, Noise

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Sunday, May 19, 2013

I wrote a post on the City Paper's Noise blog about the best Baltimore rap video I've seen in a while, "Dope Trilla" by StarrZ.

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, Noise, StarrZ, video

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Stevie "Low Key God" Loney of Team Fifty passed away this week, and I wrote a brief obituary on the Baltimore City Paper's Noise blog. He was a wild guy, one of the most memorable people I've ever interviewed, and I was really sad to hear the news.

(photo by Jefferson Jackson Steele)

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, Noise, Team Fifty

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Monday, March 11, 2013

I wrote a post on the City Paper's Noise blog about the video for "Heaven," a collaboration between singer Chris Bivins (who appeared on The CW's "Next" last year) and rapper Jay Verze.

Labels: Jay Verze, Noise, video

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Tuesday, March 05, 2013

As a follow-up to my Smash obituary in last week's Baltimore City Paper, I wrote a Noise blog post about a YouTube playlist I assembled of all 15 official videos of songs by or featuring Smash. It seemed like a pretty good way to give an overview of his career, for people who knew and loved his music and for people who might not have been familiar in his lifetime.

Also wrote The Short List in this week's CP.

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, Noise, Smash, video

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