Day: April 21, 2019
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2019 Hip-Hop Album Releases: The Essential Guide
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images, Leon Bennett/Getty Images, Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images Ultimate Hip-Hop Album Guide 2: Electric Boogaloo. Last year was one of the biggest in recent memory, with releases from what felt like ninety percent of the game. That may be an exaggeration, but it’s not entirely far from the truth. Drops from Drake, Pusha T,…
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NAS ROLLS OUT ‘ILLMATIC XXV: MEMORY LANE’ NYC POP-UP IN CELEBRATION OF HIS DEBUT LP 25 YEARS AGO
We’ve been in Illmatic 25th anniversary mode all day — peep our Today In Hip-Hop Historyfeature for a breakdown of Esco’s monumental debut album! — but nobody is reveling in the moment more than the man himself. That’s why last night made for an extra special occasion, as Nas returned home to NYC to unveil a new pop-up…
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EXCLUSIVE: THE ROOTS BREAK DOWN THE IMPORTANCE OF BRINGING HIP-HOP TO COACHELLA DURING THEIR HEINEKEN HOUSE SET
“If my memory serves correct, I think we did the first-ever Coachella, right?” – Questlove “We did do the first Coachella — I remember I had a broken foot.” – Black Thought Sure, no one forgets that time they had to perform in front of thousands in the middle of a desert with a broken foot, but…
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SOURCE SPORTS: JAMES HARDEN SAYS HIS PLAYOFF RUN IS FOR NIPSEY HUSSLE
Photo Courtesy of James Harden Instagram So far through the 2019 NBA playoffs, James Harden has been the best player on any court. Aside from wanting to prove that he and his Houston Rockets are the NBA’s best, what is driving the swingman, the memory of Nipsey Hussle. While on the press conference podium after…
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NEW DOCUMENTARY FOCUSES ON THE HISTORY OF BAY AREA HIP-HOP
NBC Bay Area’s Emmy Award-winning series Bay Area Revelation returns with Culture of Hip Hoppremiering Saturday, April 27 at 10 p.m. The one-hour documentary will explore how Hip-Hop has influenced the Bay Area and tells the story of the entrepreneurial artists who created their own sound and set their own rules. “The Bay Area is home…