Timmhotep Aku
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The producer behind the West Coast gangsta rap sound looks back over his career on a long-awaited album that sounds less like one man's vanity project than a grand group effort.
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The R&B star performed songs from his brand new album, Wildheart, during a live webcast from Le Poisson Rouge in New York City.
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The Long Beach rapper can be that villain you root for, but he's even better at showing us the complex, varied pieces that make up a real man.
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The duo returns from a three-year hiatus with a plan to reclaim its spot among R&B's avant-garde. POMP, as its title implies, is intended to be a big deal, and it accomplishes that goal.
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Binary thinkers beware: If you're the type who's uncomfortable with contradiction, or would rather deal in stereotypes than nuance, then rapper Heems and his new album are not for you.
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The collaborative project made by rapper Royce Da 5' 9" and producer DJ Premier is in actual fact a hardcore rap fan's dream come true.
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For a hip-hop artist who eschews commercial rap stereotypes and clichés in favor of thornier writing, the challenge is to do so without being a bore — Jeremiah Jae does this well.
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The trio's debut album may be the most "New York" hip-hop project released in years.