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From the St. Nick Projects in Harlem to Guy, Bobby Brown, Michael Jackson and Blackstreet, here is how Teddy Riley built new jack swing, and what the credit fights teach us.
Who was in the room when a 20-year-old Nas made Illmatic? From Large Professor's car rides to Premier's remade beats, here is the full story behind the classic.
Ice Cube's Death Certificate turns 35 on October 29, 2026. Revisit the Death Side, the Life Side, "No Vaseline," the controversy and why it still matters.
From Wyandanch to Paid in Full, here's how Rakim, the God MC, traded volume for internal rhymes and rewired the way rap flows.
The Juicy sample is Mtume's 1983 'Juicy Fruit' (Fruity Instrumental Mix). Here's how Poke and Puffy flipped it, who got credit, and the disputes behind it.
From Detroit to Donuts: a producer history of J Dilla, covering The Ummah, the Soulquarians, Common, Jaylib, the MPC3000 and the legacy of Dilla Time.
