Hip Hop

Bossa Nova Funk Hip Hop 

Flow Against Know: Beastie Boys’ Hello Nasty Turns 25

July 16, 2023July 16, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, Ad-Rock, Beastie Boys, Cibo Matto, Grand Royal, Hello Nasty, MCA, Mike D, Mixmaster Mike

Saluting the last great LP from Ad-Rock, MCA and Mike D

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Funk Fusion Hip Hop jazz 

M.E.B. Honors Miles Davis With New Music

May 26, 2023May 30, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Blu, Jr, Legacy Recordings, Lenny White, M.E.B., Miles Davis, Miles Electric Band, Nas, That You Not Dare To Forget, Vernon Reid, Vince Wilburn

How this supergroup keeps the Chief’s spirit alive in the 21st century

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Electronic Hip Hop Instrumental 

Spirit Fingers: Four Tet’s Rounds at 20

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 Chris Parker 0 Comments 2003, 20th Anniversary, Beats, Domino Records, Four Tet, Fridge, instrumental, Kieran Hebden, Rounds

Looking back on the sonic pointilism of Kieran Hebden’s studio masterwork

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Dream Pop Electronic Hip Hop Soul 

Inertia Creeps: Massive Attack’s Mezzanine at 25

April 20, 2023April 23, 2023 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, 3D, Angel, Daddy G, Liz Fraser, Massive Attack, Mezzanine, Mushroom, Robert De Naja, Teardrop, Tricky, Virgin Records

Looking back on the Bristol greats’ darkest album

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adblock Hip Hop Indie Rock Industrial Post-Punk Rap 

Sleaford Mods: GRIM and Bear It

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments Andrew Fearn, Jason Williamson, Mark E. Smith, Perry Farrell, Sleaford Mods, UK GRIM

What makes the Nottingham duo’s simplicity so succinct

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Alternative Rock Hip Hop Remembrance Rock Soul 

Luscious Jackson’s Vivian Trimble Gone at 59

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 Ron Hart 1 Comment Beastie Boys, Dusty Trails, Gabby Glaser, Grand Royal, Jill Cuniff, Kate Schellenbach, Kostars, Luscious Jackson, RIP, Vivian Trimble

Remembering the keyboardist for one of NYC’s coolest acts

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Fusion Hip Hop jazz 

Kassa Overall Announces New Album, Animals

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, Animals, Danny Brown, Francis and the Lights, Kassa Overall, Laura Mvula, Lil B, Nick Hakim, Shabazz Palaces, Theo Croker, Vijay Iyer, Warp Records, Wiki

The prolific Brooklyn drummer/producer’s Warp Records debut due out May 26th

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Hard Rock Hardcore Heavy Metal Hip Hop Rap Rock 

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 1 Comment 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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Electronic Hip Hop 

Tales of Deceit: Portishead’s Portishead at 25

September 28, 2022May 29, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1997, 25th Anniversary, Beth Gibbons, Cowboys, Geoff Barrow, Go! Discs, Humming, Portishead, Portishead (1997)

Looking back on the Bristol outfit’s classic second album

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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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