Raps From the Golden Age: Jungle Brothers’ Straight Out the Jungle at 35
Jungle Brothers’ 35-year-old Straight Out the Jungle shows cerebral rapping, experimentation, and African rhythms. It was the first Native Tongues hip-hop LP.
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With ‘2000’ Joey Bada$$ Reminds Us He Can Still Rap
With 2000 Joey Bada$$ proves he’s just as sharp as he was when he first stepped into the rap game. He offers smart social commentary on American gun violence.
Jay-Z and Kanye West’s ‘Watch the Throne’ Ten Years Later
The whole point of Watch the Throne is that we aren’t and never will be on the level of Kanye West and Jay-Z. But they were on that level.
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