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Anniversaries: Brass by Moor Mother & billy woods
Brass leaves us haunted but not hopeless, awakened to the past and alive to the future, standing at the party’s door with one fist clenched and the…
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Wednesday Roundups #132: 16 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
With threetwenty, Chris Patrick, SALIMATA, Theravada, Sondae, Tanerélle, J. Arrr, Ye Ali, Bun B/Statik Selektah, Adrian Daniel, Deetranada, and others…
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Anniversaries: King Push — Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude by Pusha T
Pusha T came back with sharper-than-ever lyricism and an ominous backdrop, delivering scathing indictments of rap’s fame-chasers and affirming his…
Dec 17
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Phil
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Doechii’s School of Hip Hop Becomes Theater Without Losing Its Bite
Doechii's School of Hip Hop performance unfolded as she’d rehearsed for a world where control is currency. Every switch‑up showed how fast she can…
Dec 16
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Tabia N. Mullings
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Anniversaries: Code Red by Monica
By turning off the radio, Monica turned up the volume on her true self. She bridges generations of R&B and asserts that the past and present who never…
Dec 16
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Jamila W.
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The 100 Best Albums of 2025
2025 didn’t need a single story to explain why the music hit. A year of returns, debuts, and sudden left turns. This list follows the records that made…
Dec 15
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Nicki Minaj, MAGA, and Grifting Without Selling Anything
MAGA culture-war messaging works best when it arrives through someone “above politics.” She gives it a microphone that doesn't look like a podium.
Dec 15
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Blackpolitan
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Milestones: Mothership Connection by Parliament
Mothership Connection an entry point into a sprawling universe of P-Funk mythology—one that continues to inspire artists to look toward the stars while…
Dec 15
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Imani Raven
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Our Tribute to Carl Carlton (1953-2025)
From Back Beat to bad mama jamas, Carl Carlton spent six decades proving that reinvention was its own kind of permanence. He sang everlasting love…
Dec 15
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Ranking the Best Mass Appeal Albums from the “Legend Has It…” Series
Nas built a label campaign around legacy and loss. Most of them aimed higher than nostalgia. The seven albums that followed proved that legends still…
Dec 14
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Miles Everette
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Album Review: BOY by Sondae
A Brighton-based British artist examines what it means to grow up without lying about the cost, channeling R&B, worship, and patois into songs that…
Dec 14
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Ameenah Laquita
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Five 2010 R&B Albums Built on Loyalty, Not Reinvention
2010 R&B had stars, lifers, and quiet assassins sharing the same calendar. These five albums prove how many ways a voice can hold power without chasing…
Dec 13
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Tai Lawson
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Seraphina Joy Clarke
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Keziah Amara Reid
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