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Ice-T: The Original Gangster at 65

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1992, 65th birthday, Body Count, Boston, Cop Killer, Ice-T, Paradise Club

Jim Sullivan recounts catching an early Body Count set

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Hip Hop Rap Remembrance 

De La Soul’s Trugoy Gone at 54

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Dave, David Jude Jolicoeur, De La Soul, Gorillaz, Hip-hop, Posdnuos, RIP, Trugoy, Trugoy The Dove

The rap legend’s death comes weeks before the group’s catalog gets reissued

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Funk Hip Hop Rap 

Let Me Ride: Dr. Dre’s The Chronic at 30

December 22, 2022February 9, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1992, 2Pac, 30th Anniversary, Aftermath Records, Death Row Records, Dr. Dre, Dre Day, Eazy-E, Jimmy Iovine, Kurupt, Let Me Ride, N.W.A, Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang, Snoop Dogg, Snoop Doggy Dogg, The Chronic, The DOC, The Lady of Rage, Tupac, Tupac Shakur

Looking back on the stickiest, ickiest hip-hop album of 1992

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Bluegrass Hip Hop Rap 

WATCH: Gangstagrass and Kosha Dillz Wish You A “Happy Chinooka”

December 16, 2022December 16, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments antisemitism, Brooklyn, Chanukah, Gangstagrass, Hanukkah, Happy Chinooka, Hip-hop, Kosha Dillz, Rap music, Rench

Bluegrass and hip-hop come together to fight antisemítism this holiday season

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Alternative Rock Hip Hop Rap Rock 

I Would Call It Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Roots’ Phrenology at 20

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 Ted Miller 0 Comments 2002, Black Thought, Cody ChesnuTT, D'Angelo, Dave Matthews Band, Erykah Badu, Hub, MCA Records, Musiq, Phrenology, Questlove, Scratch, The Roots

Looking back on the Philly crew’s most experimental album

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Country and/or Western Funk Heavy Metal Hip Hop New Wave Rap Rock Soul 

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2022: Artist by Artist

November 12, 2022November 12, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 1 Comment Bruce Springsteen, Carly Simon, Dolly Parton, Dr. Dre, Duran Duran, Elizabeth Cotten, Eminem, Eurythmics, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Mellencamp, Judas Priest, Olivia Rodrigo, Sara Bareillis, The Edge

Judas Priest, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Carly Simon and others received this year’s honors

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Hip Hop Rap 

ALBUMS: The Art of Cheat Codes

August 23, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments A$AP Rocky, Armand Hammer, Black Thought, BMG, Cheat Codes, Chef Raekwon, Danger Mouse, Denzel Curry, Hip-hop, Joey Bada$$, MF Doom, Rap, Run The Jewels, The Roots

Danger Mouse and Black Thought come correct on collaborative debut

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Hip Hop 

Hip-Hop Still Runs On Dilla Time

August 9, 2022August 8, 2022 Michaelangelo Matos 1 Comment Books, Dan Charnas, Dilla, Dilla Time, Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm, Hip-hop, J. Dilla, James Yancey, Janet Jackson, Jay Dee, Q-Tip, Slum Village

In a new biography, author Dan Charnas dissects the soul of the gifted and complicated Detroit beat guru

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Hip Hop Rap 

ALBUMS: Trying to Give E L U C I D and billy woods My Money (But That’s a Whole Thing)

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 Ted Miller 0 Comments 2022, Aethiopes, Armand Hammer, Backwoodz Studioz, Billy Woods, Elucid, Hip-hop, I Told Bessie, Preservation, RZA

Auditing the best rapper alive and his stranger half

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Hip Hop Rap 

Some Thoughts on the New Kendrick Lamar Album

May 13, 2022May 15, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Aftermath, Ghostface Killah, Interscope Records, Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers

Does Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers step up to the social media hype surrounding it?

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Hip Hop Rap 

ALBUMS: Pusha T’s It’s Almost Dry Proves the Well Is Anything But

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Ted Miller 0 Comments 2022, Clipse, Def Jam, G.O.O.D. Music, It’s Almost Dry, Kanye West, King Push, Pusha T, Timbaland

Is this the Virginia rap great’s finest solo album yet?

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Funk Hip Hop Punk 

Be True To Yourself And You Will Never Fall: Check Your Head at 30

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 Ryan Bray 0 Comments Ad-Rock, Bad Brains, Beastie Boys, Beasties, Biz Markie, Check Your Head, Kojak, Mark Nishita, MCA, Mike D, Money Mark, Ted Nugent

On their third record, the Beastie Boys lifted themselves back up and set the tone for the 90s

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Hip Hop Rap 

WATCH: The Manifestation of Wildchild

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Big Daddy Kane, California, Fat Beats, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Guilty Simpson, Hip-hop, Lootpack, Madlib, Manifestin', Miles Brown, Murs, Omowale, Oxnard, Police Brutality, POS, Ras Kass, Sadat X, West Coast, Wildchild

The onetime Lootpack MC recounts his police brutality experience on first single off his new album Omowale

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Hip Hop Soundtracks and Film Scores 

FILMS: Still Uncrushable After All These Years

March 9, 2022April 3, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Biggie Smalls, Documentaries, I Got A Story To Tell, Netflix, Notorious B.I.G.

A touching and insightful documentary gives the story of the Notorious B.I.G. the telling it deserves

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Funk Hip Hop Pop Punk Soul 

LISTEN: Florida’s Set It Off Face Their Fears With “Who’s In Control”

February 24, 2022February 25, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Anderson .Paak, Cody Carson, Elsewhere, Fearless Records, Maxx Danziger, pop-punk, Set It Off, the Weeknd, Who's In Control, Zach DeWall

The celebrated pop-punk trio’s new album Elsewhere is due March 11th

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