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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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Rest in peace, Mac Miller. Photo by 13th Witness (aka Timothy McGurr).

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On the 15th anniversary of J Dilla’s birth, we revisit a 2006 essay originally published after his death

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For the cover art of Sean Price’s 2012 album Mic Tyson, Raphael Tangal depicted the rapper as a hulking figure with impossibly large muscles, a…

Obituaries Reprints

mreeves August 10, 2013 No Comments Beastie Boys MCA

Here’s a crazy story: When the Beastie Boys dropped “The New Style” and seemingly took over my local radio station, which played their songs every…