On this day in 1988, founding Flavor Unit member MC La Kim aka Lakim Shabazz dropped his classic debut album Pure Righteousness on the Tuff City imprint. Produced exclusively by the late great DJ ...

On this date in 1993, Calvin Broadus Jr. aka Snoop Doggy Dogg released his highly anticipated first album Doggystyle on Death Row Records. This was the label’s first full-length project by a ...

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South African rap sensation Roiii and award-winning musician Boity Thulo are determined to shake up the local hip hop industry with their brand-new album, “The Extra Mile.” Released earlier ...

Kendrick Lamar is one of the most influential artists in the modern hip-hop era, and his surprise album, “GNX,” lived up to fans’ expectations. Francesco Thorik-Saboia , Senior Staffer ...

The rapper’s sixth studio album follows the success of a pair of tracks this year that were sparked by a war of words with ...

US rapper Kendrick Lamar has released a surprise new album called GNX. The 12-track album, which is the performer's sixth ...

It’s appropriate that Kendrick Lamar named his new album after the 1987 Buick Grand ... Songs like “Squabble Up,” with its call back to LA’s hip-hop foundations in freestyle music like ...

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Opeth are back and so are their death growls Sorry in advance to Mikael Åkerfeldt for opening with this, but yes, the new Opeth album brings ... groovy hip hop beats, post-rocky guitar patterns ...

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Live At Slugs' album review by Joshua Weiner, published on November 27, 2024. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!