MONKEYBOXING’S TOP TEN 2007 Albums

MONKEYBOXING’S TOP TEN 2007 LPs
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This is what you should have bought!


1. MONSTER MAKER (SHARKEY & C-RAYZ WALZ) – Monster Maker LP
Ultra fresh hip hop with one foot in the past, one in the future and both mainly on the dancefloor.
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2. CAMP LO – Black Hollywood LP
Super-disco breakin’, pimp-rollin, soulful lowrider grooves.
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3. RUP – Rup On Zebra LP
South London’s finest rapper delivers the best lyrics all year by far – with beats to match.
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4. SISTER FUNK 2 LP (Compilation)
Ian Wright sustained great personal losses to his bank account in assembling this mighty collection of ultra rare female vocal funk 45s. Have you done the decent thing yet and bought a copy?
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5. DYKE AND THE BLAZERS – We Got More Soul LP
Up there with the JBs and The Meters – 18 tracks, 13 of them previously unreleased (!!!), the rest with full-drum breaks unedited. Essential.
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6. GALACTIC – From The Corner To The Block LP
New Orleans funk band Galactic provide more than one rapper with the opportunity to remind the world why they were once considered ‘dope’.
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7. HIEROGLYPHICS – Over Time LP
Hiero celebrate 10 years of indy hip hop releases with a quality collection – the sort of thing the word ‘phat’ was invented for. And this is just their B-sides!
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8. RANDOM ERA – The Searching Years LP
Stepping into the gap left by Aspects, Random Era drop a bomb. Word!
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9. BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS – Lifeline LP
Recorded in 7 days, no Pro Tools, pure folk rock soul in the classic mould.
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10. THE BAMBOOS – Rawville LP
Comfortably beats Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings for the title of best new funk album of the year.
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