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MojoSounds like an all-girl early Beastie Boys.... The politics, though, are somewhat sounder. [May 2003, p.99]
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With their brattish Long Island manners, spiky wit and (middle-class) B-Girl 'tood, it mightn't be all that lazy to re-baptise them The Beastie Girls.
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It's like taking hip-hop of the early '80s and jettisoning it into the now: update the metaphors, the references, and the technology but not the beats, the flows, or the vocal stylings.
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Both old-school and totally original, both literate and full of unpretentious New Yawk sass, both deeply catchy and underground in spirit.
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Q MagazineAn all-conquering white female rap crew? It's been a long time coming and, on the strength of this debut, may be arriving sooner than you think. [Jun 2003, p.105]
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Dying In Stereo holds out a lot of promise without falling prey to the solemnity that haunts so much underground hip-hop.
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It's as important to women in hip-hop as Joni Mitchell, Madonna and Sleater-Kinney were to their respective genres.
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UncutInpressive stuff, but like the Beastie Boys' tinnitus-inducing whines, Northern State's gonzoid yelps suffer from diminishing returns. [Jun 2003, p.110]
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Alternative PressIt's still early to see if they'll transcend the hype, but Dying In Stereo bodes well by keeping it real over simple old-school beats. [Aug 2003, p.108]
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Utilitarian beats, charmingly lumpy flow, and some of the more amusingly literate rhymes around.
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Their beats beat Stetsasonic's.
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BlenderRefreshingly... [Northern State] would rather rhyme about feminism and softball than about hip-hop's tired polarities. [#17, p.139]
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UrbAll it takes is a spin of their high-steppin' full-length debut to realize that these ladies are worthy of the praise. [Sep 2003, p.101]
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Juvenile, simpering, weak, preachy, pointless and accidentally snooty, Dying in Stereo is about as empowering as Legally Blonde 2.
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SpinNorthern State's skills and we-can-do-this exuberance transcend what otherwise might be shtick. [Aug 2003, p.116]
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Under The RadarTheir flow and their confidence argue against them being just a novelty act. [#5, p.114]
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The ladies of Northern State deliver funky breaks and tight grooves on Dying in Stereo, and keep the hip-hop flavor without being vulgar and crass.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 14
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Mixed: 2 out of 14
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Negative: 5 out of 14
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MichaelDJul 30, 2005This album, is fantastic-i dont get why people say otherwise. Not just the brilliant beats and lyrics but what it stands for!
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nigsbigJan 28, 2005damn fine up beat
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JoelTAug 31, 2004