Classic Non-Album Cuts: The LOX

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Week in Review (March 25, 2016)

It’s been a Batman week for me. For my birthday, my wife (and kid) decorated the dining room in a Batman theme and gave me a Batman cake like I was turning 12 and not 36. I also wrote a long piece on how Tim Burton’s Batman films are better in memory than in reality.

Flashback Friday Flop: “Money, Power & Respect”

Welcome back to the latest edition of Flashback Friday Flop, a weekly feature in which I examine a hip-hop album from years ago that was considered a flop, either critically or commercially or both, when it was released and see if it has gotten better – or worse – over time. This week: The LOX’s […]

The Other Great Rap Battle of 2001

Everyone knows that an epic hip-hop battle that took place in late 2001, when Jay-Z and Nas brawled for the throne, but far too many people forget that another classic rap clash began that year as well.

Week in Review (November 20, 2015)

My daughter is only three, but I often worry about her.

Revisiting the Hip-Hop Class of 1998

“Class of nine-eight, my fellow graduates / Well-known savages” – Nature, “Fire” A seismic shift occurred in hip-hop in 1998.