Def Jam

Hip Hop Rap 

Wrecking Shop When I Drop: LL Cool J’s Mama Said Knock You Out Turns 30

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Def Jam, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, Mama Said Knock You Out, Marley Marl, Slick Rick

Remembering the classic that invented the hip-hop comeback album,

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Blues Heavy Metal 

I’m The King Wolf: Danzig II: Lucifuge At 30

June 26, 2020June 28, 2020 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 1990, Blue Oyster Cult, Chuck Biscuits, Danzig, Danzig II: Lucifuge, Def American, Def Jam, John Christ, Metallica, Ministry, Nirvana, Rick Rubin, Samhain, The Misfits, The Pixies

Danzig’s sophomore mold-breaking blues metal masterpiece still swings low as part of his grand slam album quartet

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Hip Hop 

Ghostface Killah and The Art of Storytelling Pt. 10304

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Raymond Cummings 0 Comments 2000, 20th Anniversary, Def Jam, Dennis Coles, Hassan, Inspectah Deck, Ironman, Juju, Mathematics, Supreme Clientele, The Beatnuts, Tony Starks, Wu-Tang Clan

Still the quintessential solo masterpiece from the man AKA Tony Starks, AKA The Wally Champ, AKA Starsky Love, Supreme Clientele turns 20

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Hip Hop 

Tell a Friend Bitch: Jay-Z’s Vol. 3…The Life and Times of S. Carter Turns 20

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1999, Beyonce, Def Jam, Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, Roc-A-Fella, Shawn Carter, Vol. 3... The Life and Times of S. Carter

The final installment of Hov’s three album saga is by far the best of the bunch

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Funk Hip Hop Rap 

Journey Throo The Past: Celebrating 25 Years of Redman’s Sophomore Classic

December 7, 2019December 8, 2019 Daniel Offner 0 Comments 1994, Dare Iz A Darkside, Def Jam, EPMD, Erick Sermon, Method Man, Redman, Rockwilder

In 1994, Reggie Noble embraced his Funkadelic roots on Dare Iz A Darkside

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Hip Hop 

Nasty Nas: 25 Years of Causing Mass Hysteria In Your Area

July 11, 2019July 12, 2019 Jason Thurston 0 Comments Billy Eichner, Def Jam, DJ Premier, Illmatic, Large Professor, Nas, The Lost Tapes, The Lost Tapes II, Zebrahead

With The Lost Tapes II on deck, Mr. Jones reassesses the second half of his storied career

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