T-Love: "Long Way Back" Female rapper T-Love revisits hip-hop's golden era
with playful, politically progressive lyrics over tight beats and jazzy riffs. By Celeste Dawn Mitchell
Watchers: "To the Rooftops" This Chicago art-punk quintet supplies a sophisticated blend of funk rhythms, synthesized strings and crunchy guitar slices. By Rob Young
Antipop Consortium vs. Matthew Shipp Two outstanding releases in the avant-jazz Blue Series, plus the solo debut by APC rapper Beans, take hip-hop/jazz fusion to new places. By Ehren Gresehover
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