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Milestones: Come to My Garden by Minnie Riperton
At a time when psychedelic soul and heavy funk dominated, Come to My Garden offered something different: an elegant fusion of soul, jazz, and classical…
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Imani Raven
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Shatter the Standards
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October 2025
Album Review: Haunted by Fame by Offset
Despite the spooky timing, Offset’s fourth solo project arrives with a Halloween release date, two months after his introspective Kiari. The mood is…
Oct 31
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Javon Bailey
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Shatter the Standards
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October 2025 Roundups: The Best Albums of the Month
With releases from Mobb Deep to Sudan Archives, here are notable releases in October that stood out to us as the best albums of the month.
Oct 31
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Milestones: Stankonia by OutKast
Stankonia remains celebrated as a masterpiece, partly because it captured the last time André and Big Boi’s visions fully connected.
Oct 31
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Phil
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Shatter the Standards
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Album Review: Harlem’s Finest: Return of the King by Big L
Twenty-six years after his death, Big L’s voice returns—restored, re-spliced, and surrounded by living giants trying to prove they still remember how…
Oct 31
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Phil
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Shatter the Standards
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New Music Drops: October 31, 2025
Here’s your upcoming rundown of albums/singles releasing on October 31st, featuring Florence and the Machine, keiyaA, Jai’Len Josey, Saint Harison, and…
Oct 30
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Wednesday Roundups #125: 25 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
With Yazmin Lacey, Mike Shabb, Debórah Bond, Keithian, Ré Lxuise, Sophia Galaté, Storm Ford, Elle Eliades, Sadistik/NOWHERE2RUN, and others, hit play on…
Oct 29
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Anniversaries: Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God by Busta Rhymes
An epic by design, ELE 2 invites comparisons to the disaster movies that inspired Busta’s imagination. There are quiet scenes of introspection, ensemble…
Oct 29
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Javon Bailey
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Shatter the Standards
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Anniversaries: On Top of the World by 8Ball & MJG
Eightball & MJG built an album that both celebrated and challenged the G‑funk template. It is a blueprint that informs how Southern rappers approach…
Oct 28
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Phil
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Shatter the Standards
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Do You Miss ‘90s R&B, or Do You Miss Being Told What to Love?
The nostalgia feels righteous—until you realize it’s mostly a performance. We keep mourning a Golden Age we could rediscover at any time if we actually…
Oct 27
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Jamila W.
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Blackpolitan
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Anniversaries: Stone Jam by Slave
The album’s title couldn’t be more appropriate: this was a stone-cold jam, set in stone for posterity, and it continues to shine as a gem of funk music.
Oct 27
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Imani Raven
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Shatter the Standards
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EP Review: 30. (EP) by Queen Naija
Queen Naija enters her thirties with a project that looks back while pivoting forward. Over eight tracks, she deals heartbreak diaries for a balanced…
Oct 26
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Keziah Amara Reid
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Shatter the Standards
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