Juvenile on Fire: 400 Degreez and the Rise of Cash Money
Twenty-five years ago, Juvenile’s 400 Degreez debuted on Cash Money Records as a groundbreaking instant classic, pioneering the southern New Orleans bounce sound and...
Halloween Havoc: 15 Standout Hip Hop Horror Songs
It’s the Halloween season of goblins, ghouls, and everything that goes bump at night. It’s a time when folks walk in haunted houses for...
Great Expectations: The Rise of Larry June
Underground rappers are known for making stereotypical “backpacker” music. The type with extra wordy rhymes rapped over one-dimensional basement beats that caters to contrarian...
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Jay-Z’s Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life—25 Years Later
Today, Jay-Z is a billionaire hip hop mogul, married to a legendary singer wife with children (including a more-famous-than-us oldest daughter), who travels as...
A Tale of Two ATliens: Outkast and the Perfection of Aquemini
Twenty-five years ago, Outkast created a perfect hip hop composition with the release of Aquemini. The album represents how two opposite worlds, in personality,...