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Notable Hip-Hop Albums of 2020

mreeves January 4, 2021 No Comments Jay ElectronicaKAQuelle ChrisRun The Jewels

Critical Minded presents its annual, unranked list of the best rap albums of the year.

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Daniel “DOOM” Dumile: 1971-2020

mreeves January 1, 2021 No Comments MF Doom

A remembrance of the work of DOOM, the greatest rapper/producer of his era.

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The 50 Best Rap Singles of 1980

mreeves December 6, 2020 No Comments Hip-Hop 1980

In a year that marked the first full year of recorded rap music, a song that debuted several months before continued to shadow it all.…

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The 100 Best Rap Singles of 1990

mreeves July 19, 2020 No Comments Hip-Hop 1990

Most stories on 1990 treat it as a series of triumphs: Ice Cube’s first solo classic, Public Enemy’s landmark third album, A Tribe Called Quest’s…

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2020 Protest Raps: Music for the American Spring

mreeves June 6, 2020 No Comments Political Rap

The start of June brought a new groundswell of songs generated by widespread protest against police brutality and racist violence. It fulfills a tradition that dates back to the earliest days of recorded rap: when a crisis hits the black community, the musicians shift to address it.

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