J Dilla

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December 2, 2024

‘High and Rising: A Book About De La Soul’ is a Comprehensive Accounting of the Hip-Hop Group’s Influence on Music and the Book’s Author

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January 9, 2024

The Neighborhood Playlist | Jan. 6

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September 1, 2023

All Songs Considered | The best releases out on Sept. 1

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April 6, 2023

Shawny Binladen and the Rise of Sample Drill

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March 21, 2022

With ‘Americancer,’ the Legend of the Late Paten Locke Grows

The auditory footprint of the late-and-eternally-great Duval hip-hop artist is still being measured

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October 6, 2021

Hot Off the (Re)Press | John Prine’s 2005 masterwork and ‘Jazz is Dead 001’

Two great albums get a vinyl reissue this week