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Cannibal ox the cold vein zip5/1/2023 ![]() First Can Ox broke up then El-P and Aesop took their sweet time with their second and third albums. Subsequent releases felt increasingly derivative and the original crew slowly unraveled. Unfortunately, there were signs of trouble as early as 2003: Murs’ End of the Beginning couldn’t have been more appropriately titled, ditching the label’s signature sound for a hodge-podge of undie-rap influences. Maybe if their core releases were staggered over a longer period of time they’d have seemed relevant for longer. That it all came in a 2-½ year torrent of material made it even more impressive. That last example is particularly poignant: the clear heirs to Rza’s dusty NY underground sound, Def Jux’s original run may not have matched the Wu’s but it damn sure tried. ![]() ![]() ![]() After a stunning early run of back to back classics, the label’s mid-decade expansion, loss of direction and irrelevance felt like the same old story: Motown, Factory, Rocafella, Wu-Tang… this was not the first label/crew to fall off. ![]() That’s probably not the nicest way to start off a tribute post but it’s the truth. ZIP: DJ Sach – Farewell Def Jux Mix (Left-Click)Īt first, the demise of indie rap powerhouse Definitive Jux left me… indifferent. ![]()
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