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Kamasi Washington Uses Exquisite Tension To Tackle Internal Struggle On...
Heaven. Earth. One we know. The other we don’t. One we experience. The other is only believed in. But to many, one is just as real as the other. That is the crux of Kamasi Washington’s latest album,...
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Things Fall Apart Turns 20
Many people only know the Roots as Jimmy Fallon’s band on The Tonight Show. While that should be a criminal offense, it exemplifies how underrated and underappreciated the Roots’ legacy in hip-hop (and...
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Premature Evaluation: Flying Lotus Flamagra
In 2012, Steven Ellison, bka Flying Lotus, properly introduced his rapping alter ego Captain Murphy on a mixtape called Duality. If he were to continue that theme and reintroduce himself as the...
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Black On Both Sides Turns 20
When Mos Def's debut album Black On Both Sides arrived -- 20 years ago, tomorrow -- it was a refreshing breath of nasty New York City air of the Brooklyn variety. If you’ve ever lived in or even just...
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Like Water For Chocolate Turns 20
Rappers diversify. That's how it's been for a couple of decades now. Black artistry and ingenuity have always sold well, no matter the shape in which they manifest. It only makes sense rap's global...
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