UHHM and Russell Simmons
It remains unclear why disgraced rap mogul Russell Simmons is associated with Universal Hip-Hop Museum, which is scheduled to open in the South Bronx in 2024.
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Blockhead on “Drumless” Rap
On July 6, Blockhead launched a fascinating Twitter thread exploring the phenomenon of “drumless rap.”
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Rob Swift’s Tips
Inspired by a Wiz Khalifa tirade, Rob Swift has gathered some helpful tips for navigating a rapper’s ego.
“Lune TNS (Lyric Video)”
A recent lyric video of Big Juss of Company Flow’s 1997 track “Lune TNS” pays tribute to the golden age of New York graffiti.
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Lance Scott Walker on DJ Screw: A Life in Slow Revolution
The Texas native discusses his biography of DJ Screw, the late Houston DJ and producer who created the “chopped & screwed” sound.
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Pusha T ≠ Martin Scorsese
In a recent interview, Pusha T equated his coke-rap focus to Martin Scorsese’s mob flicks. The comparison doesn’t quite hold up.
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Lloyd Banks on Process
A recent GQ interview proved that Lloyd Banks is a thoughtful interview subject.
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Forty Years of The Wire and Hip-Hop
This year marks four decades of avant magazine the Wire. Throughout, the British publication has frequently if fitfully championed interesting rap artists.
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Opening Acts: When the Tide Is High
Wu-Tang Clan’s second album, Wu-Tang Forever, elicits a discussion on imperial eras. Plus, Kendrick Lamar’s new album and a Fat Joe TV doc.
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Opening Acts: Rock & Rap’s Imperfect Hall
This week’s entry discusses Eminem’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and Ben Merlis’ oral history of the Juice Crew.
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Opening Acts: The Best Rapper Alive Since…
This week brings a new column: Opening Acts. The inaugural edition mulls over a GQ cover story on Future, Alchemist vs. Get on Down, and Godfather Don’s Hazardous.
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The 100 Best Rap Singles of 1992
The year marked the beginning of the second half of the “golden era,” when the genre’s greatest peaks and worst tragedies were just beyond the horizon.
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