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Eric B. & Rakim — Let The Rhythm Hit ‘Em: A 30th Anniversary Retrospective
Eric B. & Rakim released one of the best Rap albums of the Summer in 1988, which was quite a feat…
Stevie Wonder’s Reworking of “Happy Birthday”
Singing Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday,” with the pulsing, rhythmic refrain: happy birthday to you,…
Wiley vs. Stormzy: The Long Awaited Clash
Nobody wins when the family feuds, except for all of us on the outside who need a bit of entertainment…
How Black British Music Survives Through Collective Memory
The lineage of Black music in Britain exists in the collective memories of all the sounds that enrich our…
Who is the Greatest Beatmaker (Hip Hop Producer) of All Time?
Just as numbers don’t lie in baseball, I believe that they don't (or at least shouldn’t) lie in hip…
Why Vinyl Reissues Are a Good Thing
Every Friday, I used to spend a brief part of the afternoon digging through vinyl records at a shop over…
Sample Flips: A$AP Rocky – “Praise The Lord (Da Shine)” Ft. Skepta
The demise of sampling has been greatly exaggerated. We continue to see the art of sampling power many of…
Sample Flips: Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y – “Landing”
Live in Concert produced a slew of Jazz-infused songs, but one stands above the rest.
Wiz Khalifa and…
Today’s Fun Hip Hop Is Good, But It Needs A Deeper Message (Sometimes)
Trap music, modern-day “R&B”, and drill music are cool. I listen to it. Whether I’m at a party, out…
Jump N Funk: DJ Rich Medina and His Celebration of Afrobeat
To speak with Rich Medina, a world renowned DJ, producer, and poet, is to receive a lesson in culture,…