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How Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Built the Wu-Tang Solo Empire

Ken Carson kicks off his U.S. “xperimenting tour” with Chicago launch at Northerly Island

Hip-Hop History

How Public Enemy and the Bomb Squad Turned Hip-Hop Into a Sonic and Political Force

Three 6 Mafia and the Memphis Blueprint for Trap

Rankings & Lists

10 Essential G-Funk Albums That Defined West Coast Rap

Hip-Hop History

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Hip-Hop History

The Night Atlanta Hip-Hop Announced Itself at the 1995 Source Awards

Hip-Hop History

The Night Southern Hip-Hop Stopped Asking Permission

Hip-Hop History

The Night OutKast Turned a Booing Crowd Into a Southern Hip-Hop Rallying Cry

Rankings & Lists

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Rankings & Lists

Female Rap Albums That Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200: A Chart-Milestone Ranking

Rankings & Lists

10 Debut Rap Albums That Still Set the Standard

Artists

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How Rick Ross Turned Luxury Rap Into a Business Model

Missy Elliott and the Blueprint of Futurism in Rap

How J. Cole Turned Quiet Consistency Into Hip-Hop Power

André 3000 and the Art of Refusing to Repeat Himself

Albums

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Why The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Still Defines Hip-Hop’s Crossover Moment

Why Nas’s Illmatic Still Defines the New York Rap Album Template

Culture

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Why the Mixtape Became Hip-Hop’s Ultimate Proving Ground

How Run-D.M.C. Turned Sneakers Into Hip-Hop’s First Major Fashion-Business Crossover

News

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Jurors Hear Keffe D’s Own 2008 Interview in Tupac Shakur Murder Trial

T.I. Returns With Pharrell-Produced ‘Let ‘Em Know’ Ahead of ‘Kill the King’