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Anniversaries: The Sound of Revenge by Chamillionaire
Chamillionaire’s blend of vengeance and melody gave the album its identity: one moment he’s snarling that revenge is a dish best served cold, the next…
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Javon Bailey
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Five 2010 Rap Albums About Prison, Legacy and Moving Forward
Veteran West Coast ice‑cold bars, Southern trap appeals, and indie‑rap experiments all collided in the same strange year.
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Brandon O'Sullivan
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Nehemiah
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Harry Brown
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Reginald Marcel
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LeMarcus
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Oliver I. Martin
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Milestones: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West
We’re still watching, still debating, and still moved by this lavish, confounding, and brilliant record. Kanye West’s modern man-myth fully came to…
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Phil
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New Music Drops: November 21, 2025
Here’s your upcoming rundown of albums/singles releasing on November 21st, featuring De La Soul, Oneohtrix Point Never, Tank, Chris Patrick, and many…
Album Review: Cabin in the Sky by De La Soul
De La Soul returns with their first new LP in nine years. After the weight of Trugoy’s absence, the album is a tribute to a brother and a continuation…
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Phil
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Anniversaries: Pink Friday by Nicki Minaj
Pink Friday turned Nicki Minaj from an underground queen into a household name—a crowning moment, even if it meant swapping the wild style of her…
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Tabia N. Mullings
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Album Review: The Uncomfortable Truth by Ransom & Conductor Williams
Ransom has never been a comfortable rapper, but his collaboration with Premier gave him a new dimension. Now joining forces with Conductor Williams, he…
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Reginald Marcel
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Five 2000 R&B Albums That Caught Us Off Guard in the Best Way
These are the albums that make you rethink whatever you assumed from the lead tracks. The deeper cuts do the kind of work the marketing never bothered…
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Brandon O'Sullivan
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Kendra Vale
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DeShawn Ellis
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Asa McKenzie
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Murffey Zavier
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Jill Wannasa
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Wednesday Roundups #128: 25 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
With Grimm Lynn, Q Parker, Felicia Temple, Oh No, Sekou, Don West, Gabriel Jacoby, Jay Cinema, ABBIANA, Apollo Brown & Ty Farris, and others, hit play…
Anniversaries: Chicago ‘85… The Movie by Dave Hollister
Dave Hollister was best known for his gospel-honed vocals and a stint as Blackstreet’s original lead singer, but this sophomore solo effort would become…
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Jamila W.
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Giving De La Soul Their Well-Deserved Flowers
The hippie label never fit them, and De La Soul Is Dead proved it. The collective they helped shape made that vision bigger than any one album.
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Brandon O'Sullivan
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Album Review: Rosemary’s Baby by Tawobi
A record built from the wreckage of a year that nearly ended him. Tawobi turns the voicemails, withdrawals, and broken routines into the clearest mirror…
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Koda Lin
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