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Fusion jazz Pop Rock 

Haitian Divorce: Steely Dan’s ‘The Royal Scam’ at 50

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1976, 50th anniversary, Bernard Purdie, De La Soul, Dean Parks, DMX, Donald Fagen, Jay-Z, Killswitch Engage, Larry Carlton, Mos Def, My Dying Bride, Nas, Steely Dan, The Royal Scam, Walter Becker

Their smooth music and ugly tales refracted through movies, books and rap lyrics

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Festivals Hip Hop Soul 

The Roots Picnic Re-Centers Philly in Black Music

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Andre 3000, Babyface, Black Thought, Erykah, Erykah Badu, Ghostface Killah, J. Period, Jill Scott, Jilly from Philly, Lil Wayne, Method Man, Nas, Pharrell Williams, Questlove, Redman, Roots Picnic 2024, The Roots

In its 15th year, the annual fest remains a bustling intersection of musical quality and rich culture

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Hip Hop Rap 

Ghostface Killah Announces New Album Set the Tone (Guns & Roses)

May 7, 2024May 12, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, AZ, Bee-B, Beniton, Busta Rhymes, Chucky HollyWood, Fat Joe, Ghostface Killah, Harl3y, Iceman, Jim Jones, Mass Appeal Records, Method Man, Nas, October London, Raekwon, Remy Ma, Serani, Set the Tone, Shaun Wiah, Sheek Louch, Trevor Jackson

The LP, featuring cameos by Nas, Method Man, Raekwon, Busta Rhymes, Remy Ma and more, out this Friday

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Hip Hop Rap 

How Nas Made The World His Own With Illmatic

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, 3rd Bass, AZ, Halftime, Illmatic, MC Serch, N.Y. State of Mind, Nas, Nasir Jones, Olu Dara, Q-Tip, Zebrahead

Looking back on 30 years of the Queensbridge rap great’s iconic debut

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Funk jazz 

Vein Melter: Herbie Hancock’s Head Hunters at 50

October 25, 2023October 26, 2023 Todd Manning 0 Comments 1973, 2Pac, 50th anniversary, Bennie Maupin, Bill Summers, Chameleon, Columbia Records, Digable Planets, Harvey Mason, Head Hunters, Herbie Hancock, J. Dilla, Miles Davis, Nas, Paul Jackson, Sly and the Family Stone, Vein Melter, Watermelon Man

Reflecting on the groundbreaking jazz-funk odyssey from the visionary keyboardist

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Hip Hop Rap 

Made You Look: Nas Turns 50

September 14, 2023September 14, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 50th Birthday, Illmatic, King's Disease, King's Disease II, King's Disease III, Magic, Magic 2, Magic 3, MC Shan, Nas, New York, Queens

Some thoughts as we wait for Magic 3 to drop

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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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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 43: April 2023

April 30, 2023April 30, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “Hate Me Now”, Famous Quotes, Gene Simmons, George Martin, Kiss, Nas, P. Diddy, Paul Westerberg, Puff Daddy, Sean Combs, The Beatles, The Replacements

Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Hip Hop Rap 

“Return To The 36th Chamber, Proceed With Caution As You Enter”

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments Ghostface Killah, GZA, Inspectah Deck, Loud Records, Masta Killa, Method Man, Nas, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, Redman, Return To The 36th Chamber, RZA, The W, U-God, Wu-Tang Clan

Looking back on 20 years of Wu-Tang Clan’s The W

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Hip Hop 

Second Time’s The Charm: 25 Years of  Mobb Deep’s The Infamous

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1995, Albert "Prodigy" Johnson, Havoc, Illmatic, Juvenile Hell, Laura Checkoway, Loud Records, Mobb Deep, My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy, Nas, Prodigy, RCA Records, Shook Ones Pt. 2, Simon & Schuster

“This was our second chance to show the world that Mobb Deep was something special.” – Prodigy, from My Infamous Life (2011)

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Blues Country and/or Western Folk Hip Hop Pop Rock Soul 

2020 Grammys: 5 Great Performances

January 30, 2020January 31, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, 2020 Grammys, Aerosmith, Angel from Montgomery, Billy Ray Cyrus, Bonnie Raitt, BTS, CBS, Demi Lovato, Demi Lovato Anyone, Gary Clark Jr., Grammy, John Prine, Lil Nas X, Lil Nas X Old Country Road, Lizzo, Lizzo Cuz I love you/Truth hurts, Nas, Run DMC/Aerosmith reunion, The 62nd Grammy Awards, The Roots

Now that CBS has finally released the performances to YouTube, behold….

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Hip Hop 

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

July 11, 2019July 16, 2023 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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