Mike Ladd "Trouble Shot"

• Words: Bryant Rutledge
• Label: Definitive Jux

Though by no means his debut album (he's released nearly ten, along with a couple literary magazines), Nostalgialator is a first of sorts for Boston-born, Paris-based Mike Ladd. This latest album marks his debut for EL-P's Definitive Jux imprint, a fact that has the music world buzzing. Fans of Ladd should expect his usual hip-hop-meets-rock-meets-electronics mashup.