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Original ContentThe best-received and most ambitious album of Kanye West's career turns five today.ByPatrick Lyons18.6K Views
Original ContentTwenty years later, the landmark album by the Philly rap band is one that perfectly straddles popular appeal and critical reverence.ByJibril Yassin10.7K Views
ReviewsTen years on, "Graduation" stands as Kanye's first major stylistic shift, as well as his most ill-advised.ByPatrick Lyons5.7K Views
Original ContentHNHH re-visits and reminisces about classic albums upon the anniversary of their release with the new series "Classic Rotation." To kick things off, we take a look at Snoop Doggy Dogg's "Doggystyle" which dropped on this day in 1993.
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Original ContentTen years after its release, "Tha Carter III" holds up in spite of— or maybe because of— its pop crossovers and weirdo ambition.ByPatrick Lyons35.8K Views
Original ContentLooking back at the Dogg Pound's debut album 20 years later.ByChris Tart6.9K Views
ReviewsThe Game dropped "The Documentary" on January 18, 2005.ByChris Tart6.2K Views
Original ContentLooking back at Lauryn Hill's classic album 17 years later.ByChris Tart159 Views
Original ContentFive years after the release of Young Thug's "Barter 6," we reflect on how the project set up Thug for stardom. ByRose Lilah6.6K Views
Original ContentFive years ago, Future emerged with an album that initially confused the masses but was quickly absorbed into the fabric of rap music. ByPatrick Lyons6.0K Views
Original ContentTupac's album "Me Against The World" turns 20 todayByChris Tart250 Views
Original ContentOur "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. Today we take a look at Juvenile's classic album, "400 Degreez", which dropped sixteen years ago on November 3, 1998.ByGlennisha Morgan17.2K Views
Original ContentA Tribe Called Quest's "The Low End Theory," which turns 25 today, brought jazz and hip hop closer than they'd ever been. ByPatrick Lyons172 Views
Original ContentWe re-visit Jay Z's classic album, The Blueprint, on the day it was released 14 years ago.ByChris Tart6.7K Views
Original ContentThe Notorious B.I.G. predicted his own death and conquered the world on "Life After Death." ByPatrick Lyons8.7K Views
Original Content20 years ago today, AZ released "Doe or Die." We take a look back for Classic Rotation.ByChris Tart195 Views
Original ContentRevisiting Tupac Shakur's fourth studio album 20 years later.ByChris Tart259 Views
NewsA look back at Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "E. 1999 Eternal" 20 years later.ByChris Tart9.5K Views
Original Content"Tha Carter II" is where Lil Wayne came into his own, transforming into the most dominant rapper of the mid-2000s. ByPatrick Lyons22.6K Views
Original ContentOur "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. We now take a look back where it all started, N.W.A's unarguable classic, "Straight Outta Compton", which dropped 27 years ago to this day.ByEve Stern156 Views
Original ContentWe celebrate five years since the release of Kendrick Lamar's critically acclaimed "Section.80" with an infographic.ByRose Lilah23.6K Views
Original ContentOur "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the day of their release. Today we take a look at The Pharcyde's debut album, "Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde," which dropped exactly 22 years ago today. ByLayne Weiss188 Views
Original ContentLooking back at Kanye West's sophomore LP 10 years later.ByChris Tart7.7K Views
