This week’s classic clash pits two extremely highly-anticipated albums Doggystyle and Get Rich Or Die trying. These two Dre related albums delivered on their immense buzz. Which was better?

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The evolution of Outkast has been an epic traipse through all things melodic. Their debut, Southernplayalisticadillacmusik, had to play understudy to Ready To Die and Illmatic as those two releases exploded on the rap …

This episode of the Classic Clash pits two classic 80s new Jack Swing albums Don’t Be Cruel and In Effect Mode against each other. Which album will take the win? You decide!

Both N.W.A. and the Geto Boys brought the hood to the speakers of citizens who had no idea how real it got in the ghettos of urban America. In this edition of the Classic Clash, we pit these two reality rap classics head to head. Who painted the grimmer picture?

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With label artist development becoming as realistic as unicorns or tofu burgers that really taste like burgers, rappers have taken their development under their own scope of practice.  The presentation that tracks the artistic …

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Funk is best known by the Hip-Hop generation as the fuel that drove Dr. Dre to superstardom.  Rambunctious and groove driven, the music was R&B’s extra hype cousin and undeniable in its ability to …

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Keith Elam’s end has been odd and mired in doubt and anger, but we can’t let that overshadow what Guru and his former partner in Hip-Hop DJ Premier did for the genre.  They cemented …

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Plenty of people who were around in the late 80’s will tell you that Public Enemy changed the Hip-Hop landscape. The Bomb Squad threw generic song construction away, instead choosing to force-feed tightly woven, …

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The 80’s was a decade of growing pains for Rock n Roll.  Disco was under attack from traditionalists who were sick of the digital displays and lack of creativity.  Many hair bands were known …

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Before the slow drag of progress known as Detox, Dr. Dre was known not only as one of the best producers on the planet, but also one of the most prolific.  His hands and …

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The best martial arts films carry messages of empowerment and revolution.  In his quest for vengeance, the main character masters a craft that allows him to rise up against his oppressor.  If he …

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Turbulence and confusion marked much of the music of the early 70’s.  Watergate, the ongoing Vietnam conflict, a growing drug epidemic, and a waning faith in the promise of the 60’s ribboned through the …

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Segmenting and separating music, with its myriad styles, has been very cut and dry until recently. Even the more artistic musicians generally picked a genre and stuck with it as crossing sonic borders tended …

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From the early 1970’s to the early 1980’s , grind house matinees and Saturday afternoon broadcast schedules of independent television stations featured Hong Kong martial arts films (sometimes disparagingly referred to as Chop …

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Eminem creates quite the conundrum for listeners.  You love his razor sharp satirical wit but he’s full of wicked inspiration. When he pulls back the curtain and allows you to peer inside, it’s a …

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Foxy Brown and Lil Kim circa 2010 evoke thoughts that are rarely tied to their music.  Musings about plastic surgery, weight gain, prison time, and lawsuits plague the two Hip Hop divas as they …

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In music, there are times when the trend follows a Phil Spector-ish wall of sound ratcheted up to the highest decibel with wailing instruments and booming vocals that rattle the pictures on the walls; …

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The early 1990’s found more than one style of music at its own personal crossroads.  Country discovered that its reach was much bigger than previously thought with the advent of Soundscan.  Hip-Hop let loose …

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When you ask the average fan to think back into Hip-Hop history and rattle off some of their favorite politically conscious emcees, certain names are always expected.  Public Enemy told everybody their heroes don’t …

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Years ago, some of the best and brightest of Southern Hip-Hop (depending on your taste) were quibbling over who really possessed the dirty’s crown jewels.  Plenty of folks tossed their hats in the ring, …