f11photo/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images/Michael Blackshire/Getty Images/ Leon Bennett/Getty Images Through the years, TDE has branched out of rap, all the while maintaining its ...

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Hot on the heels of their R&B list, Spotify’s first-ever program to celebrate catalog music, Spotify CLASSICS, has ranked the top 100 Hip-Hop songs of the Streaming Era. For its criteria, Spotify ...

As far as late-’90s and early-2000s black cinema goes, Brown Sugar is probably my favorite movie. The Wood is as close a second as you can get, much in the way that Reasonable Doubt is my favorite Jay ...

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After nearly 30 years and much debate, Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones Pt. II" has officially been named the greatest hip-hop beat of all time. After nearly 30 years and much debate, Mobb Deep’s “Shook Ones ...

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Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. “Belly,” the 1998 crime drama starring DMX, Nas, T-Boz, Taral Hicks, ...

The chorus is the nucleus of a song. It's the crowning jewel that elevates it from a mere melody to an unforgettable anthem. A fantastic hook can transform a song from good to amazing and rescue an ...