Artist Rhymefest
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Rhymefest
After cutting his teeth in the freestyle battle rap circuit—he famously put Eminem to shame in 1997—Rhymefest has built a career around intelligent and witty rhymes without being condescending. Unfortunately, his career appears to have a stalled a bit: His 2006 major-label debut, Blue Collar, was a critical favorite, but commercially it was a non-starter. Rhymefest, to his credit, has lived up to the title of that record in the aftermath of Blue Collar’s lack of success, performing pretty much anywhere that will have him. But he might have killed off his critical cred with 2009’s confounding mixtape The Manual, which mixes appealing throwback tracks from the late ’80s with shockingly hateful lyrics about homosexuals.
Updated 08/26/2009
Related Interviews
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Rhymefest
July 26, 2006
Related Reviews
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Rhymefest: Blue Collar
July 12, 2006
