30 Years of Nine’s Cloud 9: A Dark East Coast Classic
Looking Back at 1996: The Dark Side of East Coast Boom-Bap On this day, August 6, 1996, Bronx MC Nine...
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Atmosphere – Overcast!: How Minneapolis’ Gloomy Clouds Gave Birth to an Independent Revolution
Author: RAProgram When heads talk about the music scene in Minnesota, the first name that pops up is Prince. Back...
25 Years Later: Da Beatminerz – Brace 4 Impak
On this day, July 31, 2001, the legendary NYC production crew Da Beatminerz released their debut studio album, Brace 4...
35 Years of Leaders of the New School’s Debut Album
Today marks exactly 35 years since Long Island’s own Leaders of the New School (L.O.N.S.) dropped their debut studio album,...
10 Years of The Game’s Block Wars Soundtrack Album
Marking a Decade of "Block Wars" Ten years ago today, on July 29, 2016, West Coast veteran The Game dropped...
Obie Trice – Second Round’s on Me: 20 Years Later
On this day, July 28, 2006, Detroit emcee Obie Trice released his sophomore album Second Round's on Me via Shady...
15 Years of Death of an Indie Label Documentary
The Rise and Fall of Reel Life Productions Fifteen years ago today, on July 27, 2011, Detroit hip-hop pioneer Esham...
Company Flow: Funcrusher Plus – Independent as Fuck
Author : RAProgram When the Brooklyn trio Company Flow unleashed their official debut Funcrusher Plus in July 1997, the hip-hop scene stood at a...
On This Day: Gang Starr’s Guru Was Born
Today, on July 17th, the global hip-hop community takes a collective moment to pay tribute to one of the most...
35 Years of Straight Checkn ‘Em: A Compton Classic
Today, July 16, 2026, the hip-hop community celebrates exactly 35 years since Compton’s Most Wanted (CMW) released their legendary sophomore...
10 Years of “A-F-R-O POLO”: A Bridge Across Hip-Hop Eras
Today marks exactly ten years since the underground hip-hop scene received one of the most intriguing collaborative releases in recent...
Leak Bros – “Waterworld”
Author: RAProgram The Architects and Underground Lore Released on July 13, 2004, Waterworld stands as the definitive, and only, collaborative studio album...
20 Years of Pimpalation: The Pimp Is Finally Free!
The Return of the Street Diplomat: How Pimp C Unified the South Today marks exactly two decades since the street...
25 Years of Tha Liks’ “X.O. Experience” Album
Today, July 10, 2026, marks exactly a quarter of a century since the release of the fourth studio album by...
Geto Boys: 35 Years of “We Can’t Be Stopped”
Exactly 35 years ago today – on July 9, 1991 – the Houston pioneers Geto Boys released their third studio...