Angus Batey

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Morning Glory: Fugazi’s Repeater Revisited

Angus Batey celebrates Fugazi's debut full-length LP - a record that still sounds urgent and vital 30 years on

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25 Years On: Me Against The World By 2Pac Revisited

Angus Batey looks behind the enshrined myth of Tupac Shakur and finds an album which is more compromise than triumph

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Is Above The Law’s Livin’ Like Hustlers The Best Gangsta Rap Album?

Angus Batey reps for ATL's Livin' Like Hustlers as not only the best gangsta rap album but g-funk ground zero

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35 Years On: The Smiths’ Meat Is Murder Revisited

Angus Batey looks back at The Smiths' second album and how this record changed his life

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Miles Davis Live In 1975: Agharta Versus Pangaea

Two Miles Davis concerts, recorded on one day in Japan 45 years ago, produced two different albums, Agharta and Pangaea. Angus Batey compares them - and wades deeper into the Davis archives without a map or a functioning compass

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No Clear Duality: American Sniper And The Modern War Film

Following its muted Oscars reception Angus Batey reflects on American Sniper and the problems faced by films dealing with more recent conflicts

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The Resurrection Show: The Stone Roses’ Second Coming Revisited

Angus Batey reps hard for the Stone Roses' much maligned second album

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Obvious Injustice: The Jungle Brothers’ Done By The Forces Of Nature

30 years after it was released, Angus Batey revisits The Jungle Brothers' Done By The Forces Of Nature, and argues that it is a record that did more than most to explore the possibilities of hip hop

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Separate The Game From The Truth: Notorious B.I.G.’s Ready To Die

On March 10, 1997, Angus Batey was due to interview Biggie Smalls, a conversation that never took place after the rapper was fatally shot a day earlier. Here, he takes an in-depth look at the "masterpiece" that was the debut album from the hip-hop luminary

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LIVE REPORT: Public Enemy

Angus Batey finds the veteran hip hop outfit taking full advantage of an up close and personal show at Metropolis Studios in London last night. Photographs courtesy of Keith Hammond

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What Comes Around: Paul’s Boutique By The Beastie Boys Revisited

The dust has been settling on the Beasties' second album for 30 years now. Just what the hell was Paul's Boutique about asks Angus Batey

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OutKast and Southernplaya- listicadillacmuzik Revisited

Often dismissed by Andre and Big themselves as a misstep, Angus Batey looks for (and finds) much worth in the OutKast debut

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Back Down Memory Lane: Illmatic By Nas Revisited

Illmatic is one of the greatest albums recorded, in any genre. Angus Batey examines where it came from, what influence it wielded and what effect it had on Nas' career

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A Game Of Two Halves: Gang Starr’s Hard To Earn Revisited

Angus Batey looks back at Primo and Guru's harder, stripped back fourth album

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Up To The Challenge: The Fugees’ Blunted On Reality 25 Years On

Angus Batey reappraises The Fugees' much maligned debut album 'Blunted On Reality', 25 years on.

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End Of An Era – Ice Cube’s Lethal Injection 20 Years On

Angus Batey looks back to a time when hip hop's power to shock an entire society was crumbling

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20 Years On: Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle Revisited

Angus Batey looks hard at Snoop's now-canonised debut and questions some of its seriously problematic aspects that continue to be ignored by critics and audiences

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20 Years On: Souls Of Mischief’s 93 ‘Til Infinity Revisited

Angus Batey looks back at Souls Of Mischief - the hip hop phenomenon that never was

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20 Years On: KRS-One’s Return Of The Boom Bap Revisited

Angus Batey claims that KRS-ONE is hip hop's "spirit guide and conscience"... and we're in agreement. Here he revisits his first official solo album two decades after its release

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Masta Ace Incorporated’s SlaughtaHouse – 20 Years On

Ahead of Masta Ace's appearance at Incubate Festival in Tiburg, NL, next week, Angus Batey revisits the classic LP SlaughtaHouse

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EPMD’s Business Never Personal Revisited 20 Years On

Angus Batey speaks to Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith about EPMD's underrated fourth album

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20 Years On: Eric B And Rakim’s Don’t Sweat The Technique Revisited

Eric B & Rakim's farewell album from 1992 now stands to be considered as their best, argues Angus Batey

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20 Years On: Ultramagnetic MCs’ Funk Your Head Up

Angus Batey looks at the under appreciated, 1992 second coming of the Ultramagnetic MCs

Remember Them…

Remembering The Everything Man: A Jimmy Castor Interview

Angus Batey pays tribute to the late Jimmy Castor, and we publish an extract from an extensive interview the journalist conducted with Castor over a decade ago

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Thirty Years On: Nice & Smooth’s Ain’t A Damn Thing Changed Revisited

Angus Batey celebrates the anniversary of Nice & Smooth's Ain't A Damn Thing Changed

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20 Years On: Public Enemy’s Apocalypse 91 The Enemy Strikes Black Revisited

PE's fourth album is often overlooked but it's a true killer, says Angus Batey

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20 Years On: Ice-T’s O.G. Original Gangster Revisited

With his plain speaking, crisp production and fearsome focus, Ice-T was hugely influential two decades ago, says Angus Batey

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20 Years On: Ice Cube’s Death Certificate Revisited

Angus Batey looks at the 360-degree attack of one of the most creatively independent yet offensive hip hop albums ever made

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Morning Glory: Fugazi’s Repeater Revisited

Morning Glory: Fugazi’s Repeater Revisited

25 Years On: Me Against The World By 2Pac Revisited

25 Years On: Me Against The World By 2Pac Revisited

Is Above The Law’s Livin’ Like Hustlers The Best Gangsta Rap Album?

Is Above The Law’s Livin’ Like Hustlers The Best Gangsta Rap Album?

35 Years On: The Smiths’ Meat Is Murder Revisited

35 Years On: The Smiths’ Meat Is Murder Revisited

Miles Davis Live In 1975: Agharta Versus Pangaea

Miles Davis Live In 1975: Agharta Versus Pangaea

No Clear Duality: American Sniper And The Modern War Film

No Clear Duality: American Sniper And The Modern War Film

The Resurrection Show: The Stone Roses’ Second Coming Revisited

The Resurrection Show: The Stone Roses’ Second Coming Revisited

Obvious Injustice: The Jungle Brothers’ Done By The Forces Of Nature

Obvious Injustice: The Jungle Brothers’ Done By The Forces Of Nature

Separate The Game From The Truth: Notorious B.I.G.’s Ready To Die

Separate The Game From The Truth: Notorious B.I.G.’s Ready To Die

LIVE REPORT: Public Enemy

LIVE REPORT: Public Enemy

What Comes Around: Paul’s Boutique By The Beastie Boys Revisited

What Comes Around: Paul’s Boutique By The Beastie Boys Revisited

OutKast and Southernplaya- listicadillacmuzik Revisited

OutKast and Southernplaya- listicadillacmuzik Revisited

Back Down Memory Lane: Illmatic By Nas Revisited

Back Down Memory Lane: Illmatic By Nas Revisited

A Game Of Two Halves: Gang Starr’s Hard To Earn Revisited

A Game Of Two Halves: Gang Starr’s Hard To Earn Revisited

Up To The Challenge: The Fugees’ Blunted On Reality 25 Years On

Up To The Challenge: The Fugees’ Blunted On Reality 25 Years On

End Of An Era – Ice Cube’s Lethal Injection 20 Years On

End Of An Era – Ice Cube’s Lethal Injection 20 Years On

20 Years On: Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle Revisited

20 Years On: Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle Revisited

20 Years On: Souls Of Mischief’s 93 ‘Til Infinity Revisited

20 Years On: Souls Of Mischief’s 93 ‘Til Infinity Revisited

20 Years On: KRS-One’s Return Of The Boom Bap Revisited

20 Years On: KRS-One’s Return Of The Boom Bap Revisited

Masta Ace Incorporated’s SlaughtaHouse – 20 Years On

Masta Ace Incorporated’s SlaughtaHouse – 20 Years On

EPMD’s Business Never Personal Revisited 20 Years On

EPMD’s Business Never Personal Revisited 20 Years On

20 Years On: Eric B And Rakim’s Don’t Sweat The Technique Revisited

20 Years On: Eric B And Rakim’s Don’t Sweat The Technique Revisited

20 Years On: Ultramagnetic MCs’ Funk Your Head Up

20 Years On: Ultramagnetic MCs’ Funk Your Head Up

Remembering The Everything Man: A Jimmy Castor Interview

Remembering The Everything Man: A Jimmy Castor Interview

Thirty Years On: Nice & Smooth’s Ain’t A Damn Thing Changed Revisited

Thirty Years On: Nice & Smooth’s Ain’t A Damn Thing Changed Revisited

20 Years On: Public Enemy’s Apocalypse 91 The Enemy Strikes Black Revisited

20 Years On: Public Enemy’s Apocalypse 91 The Enemy Strikes Black Revisited

20 Years On: Ice-T’s O.G. Original Gangster Revisited

20 Years On: Ice-T’s O.G. Original Gangster Revisited

20 Years On: Ice Cube’s Death Certificate Revisited

20 Years On: Ice Cube’s Death Certificate Revisited

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