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One of The Best Yet: The State of the Gang Starr Legacy Remains Strong
This interview was carried out in November 2019 when DJ Premier visited London.
LL Cool J – ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’: A 30th Anniversary Retrospective
After the success of LL Cool J's double Platinum selling 1987 album Bigger And Deffer, LL was on top of…
Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective
The year was 1994. We were in the midst of a Golden Era, but we had no idea at the time. Within it, a new…
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…
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…
Minnesota: It’s The Frequency That Counts the Most
Understanding. It’s one of the primary keys to crafting quality beats. Understanding is something South…
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,…
Gensu Dean: Production Master, Music Traveler, and Perennial Record Borrower
With two fresh new album projects on the market — a compilation called RAW and Whole Food with Denmark…
Fair Use Sampling Project: Sa’id – “Break Light Off”
Fair use, a doctrine codified in U.S. copyright law, acknowledges that there are some forms of borrowing…
John King and the Story of Chung King Studios
Pioneering Recording Studio and Its Owner Helped Give Hip Hop/Rap Music New Dimension
Chung King…