"like Gwen Stefani and Pharrell but with a trash can instead of a marching band." -El Keter
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"Sankofa spits rapid fire raps in his baritone, coming off like Gift of Gab mixed with Slug." -Patrick Taylor, RapReviews
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"as long as the underground is producing work as funky, innovative, and intelligent as "The Tortoise Hustle," I have no problem with both Curtis AND Kanye retiring." -Patrick Taylor, RapReviews
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"Great content wrapped in a great shape, it’ll make the talent scouts at Rhymesayers nervous that they looked over this Fort Wanye warrior." -cpf, Platform8470
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"Sankofa is simply making music that he and his friends are proud of and will still listen to in five years; the fact that it's better than most hip-hop out there is a bonus, but hardly the point" -Greg Locke, Whatzup
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"this album is about the experience of hip hop and why people fall in love with its music" -MGP, Steady Bloggin'
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"a voice that walks the tightrope between R.A. the Rugged Man and Pumpkinhead, all dirty and dusted. Without breath control, charisma and dope lyrics he might not be your first choice as an MC but thankfully he has all three." -Steve "Flash" Juon, Rap Reviews.com
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"mature yet fun, car-bumpable yet thought-provoking" -Reason, Pacerland
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"a gift that doesn’t come around everyday...Greg Locke, the Whatzup
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"our advice is that you go buy this" -cpf, platform8470
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"Kofa has...dropped a gem" -Mojo King, -Absolute Power
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"an impressive effort from a veritable up-and-coming rapper" -Cerrefusion, imageyenation
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"his talent is almost staggering, especially given his lack of name recognition in the underground...7.1/10" -Rollie Pemberton, Pitchfork
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"equal parts experimental indie hip-hop pioneers Freestyle Fellowship, the Quannum/Solesides crew and Company Flow"-El Keter, Beautiful Decay
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"The Rosetta Stone donc, tout imparfait qu'il soit, se montre fort appréciable. Comme d'ailleurs tout ce que Sankofa a sorti jusqu'ici." -Sylvain Bertot, popnews
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"Wow!"-Stealth Magazine
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"RDB (is) the most touching dedication to a deceased parent since Buck 65’s song about his mother..."-Exclaim!
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"In a bizarro world, Sankofa is the Joey Lauren Adams of rap"-tadah, urbansmarts
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"de beats zijn weliswaar niet altijd straight up boom-bap shit, maar doen wel natuurlijk aan, en Sankofa zit WEL netjes op de maat",Vadik-The Blazz
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"The Nowhere Man can tear any track apart"-Abnorm, boom-bap.com
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"the kind of lyricist Canibus should, and probably would, bite off of if he had more sense."-Jared B. Ware, Ritalin
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"Lyrically, they're either so ultra-realistic and detailed that you'll find it hard to see the big picture, like in 'Crash', or they move like shadows over a landscape unknown."-Matthias Jost, Rap Reviews
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Obese America
"this record will be getting much more play."-tadah, urbansmarts
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"Few emcees in this world can fuck with Sankofa in the terms of stamina."-Abnorm, boom-bap.com
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"an emcee with an overwhelming delivery and some breathtaking intricately crafted lyrics."-Andy, MVRemix
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"The talent is there, so are the lyrics...hip-hop at its purest and finest..."-WFA, 4th District
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"Double Helix firmly establish themselves as creative underground emcees...8.5/10"-Andy, MVRemix