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Beats, Rhymes, and Life by A Tribe Called Quest 25th anniversary

A Tribe Called Quest “Beats, Rhymes & Life” – 25 years later

Just Like MusicBy Landon MickOctober 24, 2021Leave a comment

A Tribe Called Quest was without a doubt a staple of 90’s hip-hop. Few other groups can claim the influence and image that A Tribe brought to the game. Riding the wave of conscious rap and jazz instrumentals, the Queens-based rap group grew bigger with each album, and for good reason. They had articulate bars…

Best Hip Hop Album Covers of All Time

Beyond the Music: Hip Hop’s Best Album Covers

Just Like MusicBy Landon MickOctober 9, 2021Leave a comment

Ever since music has begun being distributed widely, there have been layers added on top to help guide listeners and label the intentions of the artist; things like titles, or spoken word. Album art undeniably has one of the most inseparable relationships between any two art mediums. While not every album cover has “meaning,” (and…

how to review music

Reviewing Music: Can You, and Should You?

Bigger Than Hip Hop, Just Like MusicBy Landon MickOctober 1, 2021Leave a comment

From Anthony Fantano to your local record shop employee, it seems there’s plenty of opinions on any and every piece of music out there. Naturally, as people discuss the art they take in, there are disagreements on what projects are of the highest quality. People even debate whether someone is able to give a valid…

Kanye Donda Drake Certified Lover Boy CLB

Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ vs. Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’

Just Like MusicBy Landon MickSeptember 11, 2021Leave a comment

“All these fools I’m beefin’ that I barely know 45, 44 (burned out), let it go Ye ain’t changin’ s*** for me, it’s set in stone.” While Kanye fans had been feverishly collecting leaks and putting together flight patterns to Wyoming like private investigators, the rap and pop world was patiently waiting on the release…

Illadelph Halflife The Roots 25 year anniversary

The Root’s ‘Illadelph Halflife’ – Revisiting the Iconic Album 25 years Later

Just Like MusicBy Landon MickSeptember 8, 2021Leave a comment

Not all years in hip-hop history are created equal. Some years are full of lackluster projects and tame headlines. Some are full of blockbuster albums and cultural changes. If you want an example of this, look no further than 1996. The first thing anyone notes about this year is the fateful death of Tupac, and…

Abstract Mindstate with Kanye

Abstract Mindstate Returns: Kanye Revives The Roots of Rap

Just Like MusicBy Landon MickAugust 11, 2021Leave a comment

Abstract Mindstate is a name you are probably unfamiliar with unless you were close to Chicago’s underground rap scene in the late ’90s and early 2000s. If you’re like me, you came across the curious rap duo by word of Kanye West, who announced their third album was in the works and being released under…

Evidence Unlearning

Evidence ‘Unlearning vol. 1’ Giveaway Contest

Just Like MusicBy The MeanAugust 1, 2021Leave a comment

Hip hop icon Evidence has returned with his new album “Unlearning vol. 1” on Rhymesayers. The Venice Beach native takes on some of his most heartfelt topics yet with lyrical wit and precision that is unmatched in today’s scene. Evidence enrolls the help of Alchemist, Boldy James, and Conway the Machine on one of the…

Isaiah Rashad The House is Burning Review

Isaiah Rashad Is Back and Better Than Ever With “The House Is Burning”

Just Like MusicBy Landon MickJuly 30, 20211 Comment

Isaiah Rashad hit #40 on the Billboard charts with Cilvia Demo, his very first studio project in 2014. Only one year before, he had been picked up by Kendrick Lamar-led label Top Dawg. If you’ve heard this first record of his, you can understand why he caught on so quickly with hip-hop heads. The dusty,…

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Conway The Machine Reestablishes with “La Maquina”

Just Like MusicBy Landon MickJuly 23, 2021Leave a comment

Early in 2020, grizzled Buffalo rapper Conway The Machine announced online that he was already planning his retirement after a handful of final releases, and La Maquina wasn’t one of them. Although it seemed premature, no one could blame him wanting to go out in what is unarguably his prime. It seems plans have changed,…

Top Underground Hip Hop 2021 So Far

Top Underground Albums of 2021 So Far

Just Like MusicBy Landon MickJuly 8, 2021Leave a comment

As the nation reopens through 2021, every industry is seeing things set in motion once again. The rap industry is no different, and suddenly we’re facing a deluge of new drops from all of our favorite underground hip hop artists. But no need to be overwhelmed, we’ve collected the best 5 albums so far this…

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