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• Run DMC “Beats To The Rhyme” (1988) 31 August 2025
  “Beats To The Rhyme” is a track from Run DMC’s fourth studio album Tougher Than Leather. Tougher Than Leather was released on May 17, 1988. While the new record did not maintain the same popularity as its predecessor Raising Hell, it obtained platinum status and spawned the favorites “Run’s House” and “Mary, Mary” (built around a sample […]
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• Ghostface Killah – Supreme Clientele 2 | Review 22 August 2025
  Ghostface Killah’s reputation as one of the most consistent and imaginative MCs in Hip Hop was cemented decades ago, with his classic solo debut Ironman in 1996 and the masterpiece Supreme Clientele in 2000. Across other standout efforts like Fishscale (2006) and Twelve Reasons to Die (2013), and countless guest appearances, he has built a […]
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• A Tribe Called Quest “Award Tour” (1993) 19 August 2025
  Award Tour is A Tribe Called Quest‘s, released as the first single from their third album Midnight Marauders. It features De La Soul’s Trugoy on the chorus. It contains a sample of “We Gettin’ Down” by Weldon Irvine, from his 1975 album Spirit Man. Award Tour remains Tribe’s highest-charting single to date, experiencing large success in […]
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• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist – Alfredo 2 | Review 25 July 2025
  Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist, two titans of modern Hip Hop, have reunited for Alfredo 2. This 14-track, 48-minute follow-up to their 2020 Grammy-nominated classic Alfredo trades the original’s nocturnal haze for a brighter, more accessible vibe, delivering a cohesive blend of soulful production and razor-sharp lyricism. While the first album simmered in shadowy, dreamlike […]
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• Clipse: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 11 July 2025
  After a 16-year hiatus and with no go-to band in place, Clipse’s Tiny Desk took lots of time to piece together. At first, I didn’t know exactly what they were looking for, in terms of sonics, but it clicked when I was told what they didn’t want: no jazzy renditions of their music. They meant […]
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• Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out | Review 11 July 2025
  Clipse, the Virginia Beach duo of brothers Gene “Malice” Thornton and Terrence “Pusha T” Thornton, have long been a cornerstone of Hip Hop, known for their razor-sharp lyricism and vivid storytelling. Formed in the early 1990s, they broke through with their 2002 debut Lord Willin’, a critical and commercial hit powered by The Neptunes’ futuristic […]
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• Arrested Development – Adult Contemporary Hip Hop | Review 11 July 2025
  Adult Contemporary Hip Hop is full of breath, space, and rhythm. Arrested Development sounds relaxed but locked in, energized without rushing. It’s the Atlanta outfit’s twelfth studio album, and rather than chasing trends or rehashing nostalgia, they settle into something self-defined: grown Hip Hop with a lived-in pulse. Speech, along with UK-producer Configa and a […]
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• Boogie Down Productions “My Philosophy” (1988) 11 July 2025
  “My Philosophy” is the lead single from By All Means Necessary, Boogie Down Productions second studio album. By All Means Necessary was released on May 31, 1988 on Jive Records. After the 1987 murder of DJ-producer Scott La Rock, KRS-One moved away from the violent themes that dominated his debut, Criminal Minded, and began writing socially conscious songs. Many themes, […]
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• Public Enemy – Black Sky Over The Projects: Apartment 2025 | Review 28 June 2025
  Public Enemy’s Black Sky Over The Projects: Apartment 2025 arrives with no fanfare, no rollout, no radio push—just a surprise drop on Bandcamp under their own Flavor Flav Records imprint. That approach fits the tone of the album: unfiltered, urgent, and grounded in the same core convictions Chuck D and Flavor Flav have carried for […]
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• De La Soul – Buhloone Mindstate (1993) | Review 26 June 2025
  De La Soul’s Buhloone Mindstate, released in 1993, is a dense, playful, and introspective chapter in the group’s catalog. It’s a record that revels in its own complexity, weaving together sharp lyricism, jazz-infused production, and a defiant attitude toward the music industry’s expectations. Posdnuos, Trugoy the Dove, and Maseo, alongside producer Prince Paul, craft an […]
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• Tim Dog ft KRS One “I Get Wrecked” (1993) 26 June 2025
  “I Get Wrecked” featuring KRS One, is the lead single from Do or Die, the second studio album by Tim Dog. Do Or Die was released in 1993 via Ruffhouse/Columbia, and produced entirely by Tim Dog. The album represented Tim’s shift of focus, away from confrontation with the West Coast and concentrated on hardcore East […]
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• DJ Shadow – Endtroducing…. (1996) | Review 9 June 2025
  DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing….. crackles like a radio picking up signals from a forgotten era, its beats pulsing with dusty grooves and its mood shifting like a dream you can’t quite pin down. Released in 1996 on Mo’ Wax, this debut from Josh Davis, a crate-digging kid from Davis, California, redefined instrumental Hip Hop. Built entirely […]
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