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Music Journalism 

“The New Mercury Rev Album Is Out”: How Music Helped Define 9/11

September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 20th Anniversary, 9/11, Bob Dylan, Dream Theater, Drowning Pool, I Am The World Trade Center, Jay-Z, Jimmy Eat World, The Coup, The Moldy Peaches

Jay-Z’s Blueprint, Dylan’s revival, The Coup loses its cover, Clear Channel hearts banning songs and other tales from that fateful day

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Music Journalism 

The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Announces Its Class of 2021

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ahmet Ertegun Award, Billy Preston, Carole King, Charley Patton, Clarence Avant, Class of 2021, Early Influence Award, Foo Fighters, Gil Scott-Heron, Jay-Z, Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, Musical Excellence Award, Randy Rhoads, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, The Go-Gos, Tina Turner, Todd Rundgren

Tina Turner, JAY-Z, Todd Rundgren, Kraftwerk and Carole King among the names to be inducted at this year’s ceremony

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Hip Hop Rap Remembrance 

X Gave It To Us… And Gave And Gave

April 12, 2021April 14, 2021 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments Dark Man x, DMX, Earl Simmons, Ja Rule, Jay-Z, RIP DMX, Ruff Ryders

Assessing the complicated legacy of Earl ‘DMX’ Simmons

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Hip Hop Rap 

Give It to Him: Jay-Z’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia Turns 20

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 Ted Miller 0 Comments 2000, Freeway, Jay-Z, Memphis Blerk, Pharrell Williams, Scarface, Snoop Dogg, The Dynasty: Roc La Familia, The Fix, The Neptunes

The Jigga Man’s 5th LP was the first time the newly minted superstar got to ride his own coattails

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Young, Rich and Tasteless: Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Turns 10

December 9, 2020December 14, 2020 Ted Miller 0 Comments 10th anniversary, 2010, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Monster, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Nicki Minaj, Power, Pusha T, Rick Ro$$, Rick Ross, Runaway, The Internet

Reckoning with the Chicago rap great’s 2010 masterpiece in the age of MAGA

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Hip Hop Rap 

You Better Ask Somebody: Big L’s Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous at 25

May 17, 2020May 19, 2020 Daniel Offner 1 Comment 1995, Big L, Diggin' In The Crates, East Harlem, freestyle, Ghetto Dwellaz, Grand Daddy I.U., Jay-Z, Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous, Lord Finesse, Microphone Nut, Party Arty

The only album made while the Harlem rapper was walking among us, the debut from the DITC blue chipper remains a microphone masterclass

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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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Remembrance 

FIVE ALBUMS RELEASED ON 9/11/01

September 11, 2019September 22, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 9/11, Bob Dylan, Jay-Z, Long Island, Mercury Rev, Slayer, The Moldy Peaches

These LPs endured their arrival on the worst day in American history to become classics with a tragic asterisk

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Hip Hop Punk Rock Soul 

RNRG New Music Playlist: July 6, 2018 Edition

July 8, 2018 Ron Hart 0 Comments A Flock of Seagulls, Erasure, Jay-Z, The Beatles, The Nude Party

What’s new in stores this Weeknd

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