Much of the reaction to Jay-Z’s thirteenth album, 4:44, from much of the press is that Jay – finally – has matured and is allowing himself to be shown through his music.
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Category: Hip-Hop
Revisiting the Best Rap Rankings from the 100th Issue of “The Source” [January 1998]
For most of the ’90s, there was really only one hip-hop magazine that truly mattered.
The Triumphant Album of My Youth – “Wu-Tang Forever” at 20
“Reunited, double LP, world excited”
It wasn’t just an album release. It was an event.
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R.A.G.U. – Raekwon & Ghostface Killah Collaborations
They’re the dynamic duo of hip-hop.
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Explosion When My Pen Hits: My Favorite Wu-Tang Illustrations
At some point, Wu-Tang Clan became known more as an entity – a thing – than simply music.
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In Appreciation Of: Sticky Fingaz
“Who had the last verse you was always waitin’ for?”
Every time you heard an Onyx song, you knew it was coming.
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Classic Non-Album Cuts: Scarface
In my opinion, he’s the greatest MC from the south and, honestly, it’s not even close.
