What’s Stopping Nas From Recording Another Classic Album?

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Is the Rage Behind Ice Cube’s Rodney-King Rap Still Burning?

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End of the World: A Playlist

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Is a List of Greatest Guitarists Without Jimi Hendrix Worth Talking About?

The Atlantic 15 May 2012

MCA, Kid Forever: How the Beastie Boys United Us by Never Growing Up

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The Atlantic 20 April 2012

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The Atlantic 17 April 2012

America Is Dying Slowly: Talking About Hip-Hop After Trayvon Martin

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De La Soul Is Back (Basically)

The Atlantic 2 April 2012

Bumblin’ with the Bee: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Lil’ Kim

GOOD 2 March 2012

Kanye West Actually Should Throw a Fit at the Grammys This Year

The Atlantic 9 February 2012

Can D’Angelo Transform R&B Again?

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Johnny Otis, Anti-Racist R&B Pioneer

The Atlantic 23 January 2012

Pieces of a Man: the meaning of Gil Scott-Heron

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The Day Rap Grew Up: Jay-Z’s ‘The Blueprint,’ 10 Years Later

The Atlantic 9 September 2011

‘Beats Rhymes & Life’: A Loving, Unflinching Look at A Tribe Called Quest

The Atlantic 20 July 2011

Radiohead and Britney Spears: CD-Era Icons in the Age of the Download

The Atlantic 28 March 2011

The Strokes Come Back

The Atlantic 15 March 2011

The Secrets of Great Christmas Pop Music

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Robert Plant’s Second Act

The Atlantic 1 November 2010