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January 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 116: Queen Latifah – “All Hail The Queen”

I was going to say that I was very much Team Neneh Cherry back in this day – but a) I still am. And b) it wasn’t about choosing sides. I just mean that – for whatever reason – I never listened to Queen Latifah. I was aware of her, heard a song or two, […]

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April 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Taking The Power Back: Ten of the Most Important Hip-Hop Albums in my Life

We all know that lists are subjective – that is the point of them. So I’ve decided to do a series of top ten albums across genres. They’ll appear sporadically. And rather than call them “Top Ten” I will call them ten of the most important – sorry if that sounds pretentious. It’s not meant […]

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February 10, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 51 – De La Soul, Wellington, 2009

I like De La Soul as much as you do – I presume you like De La Soul. You should. There’s no reason not to. But I’ve seen them a few times and I’m not sure I get the fuss around seeing them live – a good fun vibe, sure. But I’d rather listen to […]

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February 17, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1617

V/A, After The Playboy Mansion (2002) This was a good score, found this in a collection of second-hand vinyl; bought a couple of crates for a set price. A lot of it I wasn’t interested in, loads of dance singles and such. But there was also some great stuff – and a few curios, things […]