Blog: Too Much Happiness

Sad news indeed. Definitive Jux , the premiere indie-rap record label of the noughts, is going "on hiatus," the standard euphemism for "shutting down." If you are a person of taste and distinction, you've got a couple of records from this label in your collection. In my opinion, El-P is the white Dr. Dre: a triple-genius producer (and a B-plus rapper) and incredible tastemaker who defines the boundaries of his corner of the music scene. It's a bit of an exaggeration to say that everything good in underground hip-hop over the last ten years has gone through [...]

• Aesop Rock - Daylight
• El-P - Accidents Don't Happen
• Mr. Lif - A Glimpse At The Struggle