The Best Rap and Soul Tracks of the 1980s (Part 1: 100-76)
No era in the storied history of black music is more ignored or maligned than R&B of the 1980s.  The...
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Run the Jewels: Preparing Crowds for the End Times, One City at a Time
. All photos courtesy of Oriana Belavic. Listening to Run the Jewels 3, I keep coming back to one...
2016 Rap and R&B in Review | Best Rap and R&B Albums of 2016
Dan Vesper breaks down all the craziness that happened tin 2016 when it comes to the Rap and R&B world. Then lists out The Best Rap and R&B albums of 2016.
A Tribe Called Quest: We Got it From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service | Deserves Your Attention
Far from perfect, A Tribe Called Quest's, 'We Got it From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service' is a listen that expects your patience and attention.
Danny Brown: Atrocity Exhibition | The Game-Changer He Always Thought He Could Be
Danny Brown has made all of the right decisions on Atrocity Exhibition. He is a student of the game and that is increasingly obvious.
Drake – Views: Triumph of the Alpha Nerd
Drake's represents the triumph of the Alpha nerd, geeky yet masculine, awkward but desirable.Views is light on substance, but good enough to be satisfying.
Hamburger Helper – Watch the Stove: A Rising Star in Hip-hop
I don’t know if I’ve ever enjoyed an ad as much as Watch the Stove. Go give it a spin, break out a box of Crunchy Taco and start frying some ground beef.
R.I.P. Phife Dawg (A Tribe Called Quest)
Thank you to Phife Dawg and A Tribe Called Quest for creating some of my favorite songs and albums of all time. R.I.P. Phife Dawg. ATCQ for life!
Album Review: Kendrick Lamar – untitled unmastered
Listen to Kendrick Lamar’s untitled unmastered below. To Pimp A Butterfly was by anyone’s estimate the biggest record of 2015....
Mickey White’s Incomplete Guide to 2015’s Rap and R&B: Part 3 (That Could Only Mean One Thing…)
Mickey White lists out his top 75 Rap and R&B albums for 2015 feat: Drake, Future, Dr. Dre, Dawn Richard, Miguel, Earl Sweatshirt, Busdriver, Pusha T, etc.