Kendrick sampled a jazz classic to tell the story of a Good Kid growing up in Compton.
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ATLiens was more than an album. It was an invasion.
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Videos of KRS-One in the studio keep popping up on Youtube. What does this mean?
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Murs and The Grouch deliver Thees Handz with new visual
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Styles P got us all high with this obscure sample from the 70’s.
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The city of Carson showed mad love to Reason & Ab-Soul while they shot the video for Flick It Up
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MBDTF was released 9 years ago this month. Let’s take a look back at West’s Magnum Opus.
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Styles P new album ‘Presence’ may be the most slept on this year.
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Smif-N-Wessun turned a hardcore track into a smooth radio friendly single without compromising lyrics or flow
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This album marked the era of PG rated hip hop.
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Check out the original samples from Black Sheep’s Similak Child!
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If you like hardcore headbangers with a lot of funk and a dose of humor Redman is your guy.
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Check out the video for Gang Starr’s new song ‘Bad Name’ .
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Too Short gave us two bangers with the release of Born To Mack.
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The D.O.C. and Dr. Dre sampled a legendary group for the hit single It’s Funky Enough.
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Dr. Dre shut down his naysayers and ushered in a whole new era with the release of ‘The Chronic’.
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Stalley’s project Reflection of Self: The Head- Trip comes out this Friday.
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The Beastie Boys paved the way for MCs like Eminem with the release of Licensed To Ill.
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Down Bad is the next single from Revenge of the Dreamers 3. Check out the visual.
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Ice-T creates a vibe with the use of 70’s samples
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Digable Planets broke down barriers with the release of Rebirth of Slick.
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Follow this blog for tips and tools you can use to grow your fan base.
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DJ Premier does it again with Rite Where You Stand featuring Jadakiss.
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The Production on EPMD’s You’re A Customer is the epitome of creativity. Read and you’ll see why.
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Wale released the visual for BGM just in time for his album release. Check it out
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DJ Quik made a hot summer even hotter with Quik Is The Name
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The Fugees used more than one sample for their hit single Ready Or Not. Can you name both?
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A Tribe Called Quest ushered in a new era when they released this iconic album.
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Every now and again someone comes and reminds you why you love hip hop. Murs is on the list of MCs who have done that for me this year.
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This Ski Beats produced track is a no brainer for this week’s Saturday Sample Sessions.
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MC Eiht crushed summer ’94 with We Come Strapped
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Check out the new visual for War Against Love from The Lost Tapes II
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You probably wouldn’t expect a song by Eric B & Rakim to use an Al Green sample. But that’s the beauty of hip hop.
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Check out the new single from the upcoming Gang Starr album featuring J. Cole
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Ice-T was making gangster rap before “gangster rap” was a thing. His song 6 ‘N The Morning defined the genre.
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Redman has been flying under the radar for awhile. But over the weeekend he released a new visual. Should we expect a new album?
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Lets take a look at a song from the Geto Boys ‘Grip it! On That Other Level’ album and listen to the original work it was sampled from.
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The self-proclaimed teacher of the hip hop community dropped a gem when he released ‘By All Means Necessary’.
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Mona Lisa was probably one of the best albums of 2018. Have you really listened or did you just skim through it?
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Rapsody’s new visual for Oprah dropped today. This is the third release from her album Eve.
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx was Raekown’s first solo album. Considered a classic by many, it included the hit singles Ice Cream and Incarcerated Scarfaces.
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Common’s new album ‘Let Love’ is probably his most personal album to date. He’s transparent and mature as he tackles the relationship with…
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Common’s Let Love Album comes out tomorrow. He’s already released a few singles. Here’s Episode 2 of Hercules.
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Having a blog has required me to really step my game up when it comes
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Does your favorite MC get the respect they deserve or are they constantly overlooked by the industry and fans?
