…Water For Chocolate, his knack for consciousness and community was doubled down on more than ever before, and the album turned out to be a legit classic that spawned a…
…others. Everything clicks on this album: Statik Selektah’s instrumentals are excellent throughout, all guests deliver, CJ Fly’s rhymes are masterful, and even the hooks work. The record’s title, as well…
…wouldn’t sell. Frustrated, Cole dropped what could have been a classic studio album for free, AKA Friday Night Lights. Fan-favorite In The Morning, featuring Drake, was the only record from…
…perfect union and execution of what I foresaw when I began to sketch out the project. Six songs, as an homage to the classic jazz albums of the genre’s heyday…
…Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa, and Kool G Rap) that’s almost as dope, “Golden Oldies” (with Atmosphere and Eamon) with all its nods to classic Hip Hop, “Who Do We Trust”…
…PMC. The whole album is packed with nods to classic songs and styles from acts like Run DMC, EPMD, Eric B & Rakim, UTFO, LL Cool J, Roxanne Shante, Mantronix,…
…meaningful. There can be no higher praise than comparing an album to Public Enemy’s monumental 1988 classic It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, but in this…
Video game soundtracks have had influence in the Hip Hop scene for decades. From classic arcade sound effects to full beats, you will likely recognize familiar sounds sampled in some…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=sHQolYuO6Ew&feature=emb_logo Chuck D and Flavor Flav of the group Public Enemy open up the 2020 BET Awards with Nas, Black Thought, Rapsody, Jahi, and YG and perform their classic hit,…
2020 marks eight years since Blu & Exile’s last full-length album Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them, and 13 years since their classic collaborative debut Below…
…on Black life in 2020 America, touching on the topics of police brutality, racism, gentrification, economic inequality and cancel culture, among others.” 30 years after his classic debut The Devil…
…Butcher and Freddie Gibbs are the two top-dogs of this subgenre, and they have the right chemistry. Involve Roc Marciano too, and all the ingredients for a classic are there….
