There’s an amazing story that DJ Premier relates near the beginning of this excellent hour…
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’90s Alt-Pop Revisited
You read that right: This is ’90s “alt-pop,” not “alt-rock.” If alt-rock represented the commercialization…
The Best Britpop Deep Cuts and Forgotten Faves
“Everybody hates a tourist,” a wise, skinny man once sang. So let’s leave “Wonderwall” at…
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anil Dash Teach You a Thing About New Jack Swing
On January 4, famed technologist Anil Dash and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda collaborated on a Spotify…
Questlove’s Top 50 Hip-Hop Songs of All Time
On Questlove’s list of his favorite 50 hip-hop songs, he offers an important caveat. “I…
Wu-Tang Forever, Fixed
Freed from historical context, Wu-Tang Clan’s 1997 sophomore album, Wu-Tang Forever, is one of the…
Beastie Boys’ Check Your Head: Unpacked
Unpacked is a playlist analysis of new and classic albums where we highlight key tracks alongside…
Curing My Britpop Blindspot
I don’t know very much about Britpop. I like Pulp somewhat, especially when this woman…
High School High and The Last Days of The Boom Bap Era
Click here to subscribe to the Spotify playlist. In 1995, the Dangerous Minds soundtrack yielded…
Key Samples: A Tribe Called Quest
Tribe Called Quest created universes by cobbling together post-bop saxophones, rolling bass lines, and hard…