Alan Pounds

"Minnesota Hip-Hop Fiend"

Minnesota Hip-Hop Fiend

Top Reviewer Ranking: 9,410

Helpful votes received on reviews: 87% (3,431 of 3,954)

Location: Minneapolis, MN

E-mail: pounds.alan@gmail.com

Birthday: July 9

In My Own Words:

Although I love all types of music, my favorite is hip-hop nowadays. To this day, I consider myself a hip-hop aficionado, and own over 700 rap cassettes, about 1200 rap CDs, and about 200 hip-hop records.

My first passion as a child was grunge/metal (Soundgarden/Metallica), and punk revival (Green Day). Then for several years I was infatuated with classic/progressive rock which led me through my … Read more

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Music, music, and more music.

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58 Ent Presents: What's Your Jumpoff? [Explicit] Jumpoff Click \| Format: MP3 Download	The South Side Jumpoff (3.75 stars), May 13, 2009 "What's Your Jumpoff?" is the debut album from indy label 58th Street Entertainment (or simply 58 ENT) out of south side Minneapolis. The duo consists of B Bev on the mic and Ben Blanco (also founder of 58 ENT) behind the boards. The first thing you will find from sampling the album, is that the album sounds "low budget" for lack of a better term. True, the album does lack certain engineering/mastering qualities. It's not terrible, but noticeable. However, when you move onto the actual material, you will find these guys have some substantial skills to bring to the game. It's clear that B Bev & Ben Blanco have a clear cut love for hip-hop, and it comes through in their soulful… Read more

Self Titled Kanser \| Format: MP3 Download	The Dawn of a New Era (4.25 stars), April 21, 2009 Kanser's 6th full-length release drastically changes the formula from all their preceding work. Mesh - the rapper, producer, and much of the creative vision behind the groups previous records - is no longer with the southside Minneapolis trio. The remaining members, New MC, Unicus, & DJ Elusive, teamed up with some of the best producers around the Twin Cities to make their new sound shine brighter than ever before. While Mesh's past production was a little darker and colder, the new formula features a much warmer soulful soundscape - much of it being driven by guitar and other live instrumentation. I must say I love the new formula, and it really made their mic work standout… Read more

Self Destruction [Explicit] I Self Devine \| Format: MP3 Download	1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: I Self Devine at his best! (4 stars), April 21, 2009 I Self Devine is the epitome of an all too much ignored hip-hop veteran. The Los Angeles native immersed himself into the hip-hop scene as a rapper and graffiti artist at the tender age of 13 in 1985. After encountering gang-related problems, I Self was incarcerated in 1987 for one year. After some time of living on the street, his mother moved them both to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1989, where I Self then began his real journey into hip-hop. In 1991-92, the Micranots (I Self + DJ Kool Akiem) were formed after I Self spent a second sum of time in jail. Upon I Self's return, the duo recorded 6 full-length albums before recording their 7th and final album for Rhymesayers Entertainment in… Read more