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The Preface
by Elzhi
The first sound you hear on Elzhi's The Preface is a sample of a preacher's voice lamenting, "I don'...
Travel At Your Own Pace
by Y Society
There’s nothing remotely glamorous about the regrettably named Y Society. As the album title sugges...
Pro Tools
by GZA the Genius
On Pro Tools, there are no hooks, the narratives are dense and occasionally confusing ("7 Pounds," ...
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Go-Go Music!
Once upon a time Washington D.C.'s go-go and New York hip-hop were both local party music sounds known to a select few. They were very much alike—stripped-down music relying heavily on percussive breakdowns and what "proper" musicians would dismiss as mere "vamping," hosted by smooth mic operators who shouted out as much as lyricized and talked more than sang, keeping the parties going continuously for hours.
Go-go has gradually bubbled up into the edge of the mainstream. Think Trouble Funk's "Drop The Bomb" and "Pump...
Go-go has gradually bubbled up into the edge of the mainstream. Think Trouble Funk's "Drop The Bomb" and "Pump...
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A User's Guide to Electro Hip-Hop
While Kraftwerk's legal team was busy trying to sue Tommy Boy Records for bogarting a synth riff, Los Angeles electro hip-hop went on to clone both plaintiff and defendant throughout the 1980s, long after New York had ditched the 123 BPMs of "Planet Rock" for RUN-DMC, Marley Marl and Roxanne's grandmother.
Because of this, the early ‘80s L.A. electro scene has often been treated with snickers and neglect, despite boasting some of the nastier DJs by any time zone. For a while, knowledge of early West Coast hip-hop was...
Because of this, the early ‘80s L.A. electro scene has often been treated with snickers and neglect, despite boasting some of the nastier DJs by any time zone. For a while, knowledge of early West Coast hip-hop was...
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Top Hip-Hop/R&B Tracks
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| 1. | |
Sexy Can I (feat. Yung Berg)
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3:24 |  |
| 2. | |
Did You Ever Love Me
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4:37 | |
| 3. | |
Lollipop 2.0 Ft. Kanye West and Oba Rowland
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4:38 | |
| 4. | |
Goin' Outta Control (feat. Royce da 5'9")
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3:26 | |
| 5. | |
Can't Knock The Hustle
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5:17 | |
| 6. | |
Wild Thing
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4:23 | |
| 7. | |
A Long Walk
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4:41 | |
| 8. | |
Dead Presidents II
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4:27 | |
| 9. | |
Ain't No Nigga
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4:03 | |
| 10. | |
Brooklyn's Finest
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4:36 | |
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