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b. Edward Archer, 18 Might 1974, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Particular Ed debuted with an excellent, precise album, created with numbing ferocity by Hitman Howie Tee. Archer got previously practised his lyrics in junior senior high school, perfecting his rhymes until he installed with Tee who decided to make some paths …

Rap duo Statik Kxng mixed East Coastline production with Western Coastline rap stylings to make a concentrated collaborative effort on the eponymous 2016 debut. Like contemporaries PRhyme (Royce da 5’9″ and DJ Leading) and Operate the Jewels (Killer Mike and El-P), the set cut back the traditional “Golden Period” MC/DJ …

In the mid-2000s, alternative hip-hop duo Kidz in the Hall became the brand new face for the revamped Rawkus Details, the underground rap powerhouse in charge of introducing groundbreaking acts like Mos Def and Talib Kweli before its operations were temporarily closed in 2004. Naledge’s cleverness, imagery, and lyricism combined …