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Concert reviews are problematic. It's like, ‘let me talk about these awesome (or not awesome) bands that were in town last night, which played a kickass (or not kickass) set, and now they're gone.' A concert is an ethereal experience - something that happened once, but is now finished. I might as well review yesterday's weather...for people that spent the whole day in their basements. And unlike a book, an album, or a restaurant critique, there's nothing tangible for a reader to...buy. After a group's left town, it's left town. Not to mention it's so subjective.

"Don't wait for the critics to jump on this dude before you start giving it up," says everybody's favorite Albino rhymer, Brother Ali. He's speaking about Muja Messiah, the latest local rapper to make a big splash in the national underground hip-hop scene. "Muja is the shit. The man is right with his."

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