40 Years of “Raising Hell”: The Album That Redefined Hip-Hop
Today, we commemorate exactly four decades since three guys from Hollis, Queens, permanently altered the trajectory of popular music. On...
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“De La Soul Is Dead” is 35: The Death of the D.A.I.S.Y. Era
De La Soul Is Dead: Three and a Half Decades of the Boldest "Suicide" in Hip-Hop History Today is May...
15 Years of “Goblin”: Tyler, The Creator’s Dark Landmark
Fifteen Years of Goblin: A Retrospective on Tyler’s Mainstream Breakout On this day, May 10th, 2011, the hip-hop world received...
25 Years of “Hi-Teknology”: The Day Tekzilla Ruled the Game
Architecture of Soul: 25 Years of Hi-Teknology Looking back at May 2001, the hip hop scene was in a unique...
35 Years of the Valley: Terminator X & The Jeep Beets Power
35 Years of "Terminator X & the Valley of the Jeep Beets": A Retrospective of the Sonic Assault Today, May...
40 Years of “Big & Beautiful”: The Fat Boys’ 1986 Triumph
40 Years of "Big & Beautiful": Brooklyn's Heavyweights at the Top of Their Game Today, May 6, 2026, marks exactly...
Just-Ice: 40 Years of “Back to the Old School”
Today marks exactly four decades since May 3, 1986, when the world first heard Back to the Old School. The...
20 Years of Mobb Deep – “Blood Money”: The G-Unit Era
On this day, May 2nd, 2006, the hip hop world witnessed one of the most intriguing, yet controversial, business and...
25 Years of “The Best Part”: J-Live and the Triumph Over the Industry
As you drop the needle on the 2026 silver anniversary reissue of The Best Part today, May 1st, the sound...
30 Years of “The Great White Hype” Soundtrack
Looking back at 1996, hip hop heads usually reminisce about giants like All Eyez on Me or The Score. However,...
40 Years of Whodini’s “Back in Black”: The Blueprint of Cool
Today marks exactly 40 years since the Brooklyn trio Whodini released their third studio album, Back in Black. Dropping on...
15 Years Later: Big Hutch – Only God Can Judge Me
On this day exactly 15 years ago, April 26, 2011, Gregory Hutchinson—better known to the world as Big Hutch or...
20 Years of The Coup’s “Pick a Bigger Weapon”
As we look back at the hip-hop landscape of 2006 from today, April 25, 2026, many releases have either faded...
KRS-One: 25 Years of “The Sneak Attack”
Leaving Jive Records was no accidental decision. KRS made it clear in interviews at the time that he wasn't interested...
Erick Sermon’s Insomnia: 30 Years of the Def Squad Classic
Today marks exactly three decades since April 23, 1996—the day the "Green-Eyed Bandit" himself, Erick Sermon, dropped the Insomnia compilation...