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2009: Ben Yaster


Dusted senior writer Ben Yaster reflects on his 2009 carpool companion -- hip hop radio.

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Destined: Food for Animals


Dusted's Ben Yaster kicks off our 2008 Destined series with Baltimore hip hop trio Food For Animals.

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Destined: M.I.A.


Ben Yaster breaks down the limitless appeal of Maya Arulpragasam, better known as M.I.A.

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Destined: Spank Rock


Dirty hip hop from the East Coast's durty HQ, Baltimore.

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Reviews


Artist: 7L & Esoteric

Album: The New Dope

Label: Babygrande

Review date: Aug. 6, 2006

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Artist: Afu-Ra

Album: State of the Arts

Label: Life Force / Decon

Review date: Sep. 26, 2005

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Artist: Aloe Blacc

Album: Good Things

Label: Stones Throw

Review date: Sep. 28, 2010

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Artist: Aloe Blacc

Album: Shine Through

Label: Stones Throw

Review date: Oct. 25, 2006

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Artist: Atmosphere

Album: When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold

Label: Rhymesayers

Review date: Jul. 7, 2008

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Artist: Erykah Badu

Album: New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh

Label: Universal Motown

Review date: May. 3, 2010

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Artist: Devendra Banhart

Album: What Will We Be

Label: Warner Brothers

Review date: Oct. 26, 2009

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Artist: Big Boi

Album: Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty

Label: Def Jam

Review date: Jul. 6, 2010

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Artist: Black Meteoric Star

Album: Black Meteoric Star

Label: DFA

Review date: Jun. 9, 2009

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Artist: The Cool Kids

Album: The Bake Sale

Label: Chocolate Industries

Review date: Jun. 3, 2008

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Artist: Dizzee Rascal

Album: Showtime

Label: XL

Review date: Sep. 12, 2004

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Artist: Dizzee Rascal

Album: Maths + English

Label: XL

Review date: Jul. 30, 2007

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Artist: DJ Donna Summer

Album: Panther Tracks

Label: Cock Rock Disco

Review date: Mar. 24, 2008

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Artist: DJ Jazzy Jeff

Album: Hip Hop Forever III - Compiled and Mixed by DJ Jazzy Jeff

Label: BBE

Review date: Nov. 12, 2006

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Artist: DOOM

Album: Unexpected Guests

Label: Gold Dust

Review date: Nov. 9, 2009

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Artist: El-P

Album: I'll Sleep When You're Dead

Label: Def Jux

Review date: Mar. 22, 2007

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Artist: Flying Lotus

Album: Pattern + Grid World

Label: Warp

Review date: Oct. 29, 2010

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Artist: Freeway & Jake One

Album: The Stimulus Package

Label: Rhymesayers

Review date: Feb. 19, 2010

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Artist: Jean Grae

Album: Jeanius

Label: Blacksmith

Review date: Aug. 11, 2008

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Artist: Guilty Simpson

Album: Ode to the Ghetto

Label: Stones Throw

Review date: Mar. 21, 2008

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Artist: Mayer Hawthorne

Album: A Strange Arrangement

Label: Stones Throw

Review date: Sep. 9, 2009

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Artist: The High Decibels

Album: The High Decibels

Label: Rolling Jack

Review date: Jan. 15, 2009

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Artist: The Infesticons

Album: Bedford Park

Label: Big Dada

Review date: Jun. 8, 2010

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Artist: J Dilla

Album: The Shining

Label: BBE

Review date: Aug. 6, 2006

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Artist: J Dilla

Album: Jay Stay Paid

Label: Nature Sounds

Review date: Jul. 9, 2009

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Artist: James Pants

Album: Welcome

Label: Stones Throw

Review date: May. 15, 2008

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Artist: Kid Sister

Album: Dream Date

Label: Downtown

Review date: Nov. 21, 2008

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Artist: Kid606

Album: Resilience

Label: Tigerbeat6

Review date: Jul. 26, 2005

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Artist: Koushik

Album: Out My Window

Label: Stones Throw

Review date: Dec. 4, 2008

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Artist: KRS-One

Album: Keep Right

Label: Grit

Review date: Aug. 30, 2004

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Artist: Mike Ladd

Album: Nostalgialator

Label: Def Jux

Review date: Jan. 14, 2008

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Artist: Lord Jamar

Album: The 5% Album

Label: Babygrande

Review date: Jul. 26, 2006

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Artist: Lyrics Born

Album: Same !@#$ Different Day

Label: Quannum Projects

Review date: Jul. 17, 2005

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Artist: Macromantics

Album: Moments in Movement

Label: Kill Rock Stars

Review date: Feb. 6, 2007

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Artist: Madlib

Album: Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute to...

Label: Stones Throw

Review date: Feb. 4, 2009

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Artist: Madlib

Album: Beat Konducta Vol. 3-4: In India

Label: Stones Throw

Review date: Sep. 26, 2007

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Artist: Masta Ace

Album: A Long Hot Summer

Label: M3

Review date: Nov. 10, 2004

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Artist: James Murphy & Pat Mahoney

Album: Fabriclive 36

Label: Fabric

Review date: Jan. 23, 2008

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Artist: N.A.S.A.

Album: The Spirit of Apollo

Label: Anti-

Review date: Feb. 23, 2009

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Artist: Oh No

Album: The Disrupt

Label: Stones Throw

Review date: Aug. 22, 2004

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Artist: Pete Rock

Album: Underground Classics

Label: Rapster

Review date: Oct. 11, 2006

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Artist: Ghislain Poirier

Album: No Ground Under

Label: Ninja Tune

Review date: Feb. 6, 2008

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Artist: Psalm One

Album: The Death of Frequent Flyer

Label: Rhymesayers

Review date: Aug. 2, 2006

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Artist: Roots Manuva meets Wrongtom

Album: Duppy Writer

Label: Big Dada

Review date: Dec. 3, 2010

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Artist: Omar Souleyman

Album: Highway to Hassake (Folk and Pop Sounds of Syria)

Label: Sublime Frequencies

Review date: Nov. 1, 2007

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Artist: Strong Arm Steady

Album: In Search of Stoney Jackson

Label: Stones Throw

Review date: Jan. 27, 2010

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Artist: Sebastien Tellier

Album: Sexuality

Label: Record Makers

Review date: Sep. 17, 2008

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Artist: Themselves

Album: CrownsDown

Label: Anticon

Review date: Oct. 16, 2009

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Artist: UTD / Medina Green

Album: Manifest Destiny / U Know the Flex

Label: Illson Media

Review date: Jan. 25, 2005

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Artist: V/A

Album: Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story 1980-1986

Label: Strut

Review date: Mar. 5, 2008

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Artist: V/A

Album: Good God! Born Again Funk

Label: The Numero Group

Review date: Feb. 10, 2010

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Artist: V/A

Album: Stones Throw: Ten Years

Label: Stones Throw

Review date: Feb. 2, 2007

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Artist: V/A

Album: An England Story: The Culture of the MC in the UK 1984-2008

Label: Soul Jazz

Review date: May. 30, 2008

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Artist: Vampire Weekend

Album: Vampire Weekend

Label: XL

Review date: Jan. 28, 2008

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Artist: The Very Best

Album: Warm Heart of Africa

Label: Green Owl

Review date: Aug. 24, 2009

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Artist: Wiley

Album: Eskiboy: The Best of Tunnel Vision

Label: Eskibeat

Review date: Nov. 27, 2007

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Artist: Yo Majesty

Album: Futuristically Speaking: Never Be Afraid

Label: Domino

Review date: Oct. 6, 2008

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