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Anniversaries: Unpredictable by Jamie Foxx
With Unpredictable, Jamie Foxx got them in full. The comedian-turned-crooner delivered an album that may not have shocked the world, but it certainly…
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New Music Drops: December 19, 2025
Here’s your upcoming rundown of albums/singles releasing on December 19th, featuring CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso, Niontay, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Darla Dean…
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Who Is Your Rap’s MVP of 2025?
The crown doesn't go to the most popular or the most prolific. It goes to the one who owned the year, the one whose work will still be defining 2025…
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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…
Dec 18
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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…
Dec 17
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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…
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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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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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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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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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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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