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10 Best Hip-Hop Double Albums

• July 13, 2023

Double albums have a dubious history in hip-hop. On one ...

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Love Letters

Love Letters: Keke Palmer And Usher And Darius Jackson – Who Is Wrong?

• July 6, 2023

It's been a minute since we hit the Love Letters ...

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1998 Rewind

1998 Rewind: Remembering Maxwell’s Embrya

• June 30, 2023

I’ve been very vocal about my love for the year ...

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Amine

25 Best Albums of 2023 … So Far

• June 28, 2023

So yeah …. 2023. In a year where we’re celebrating ...

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Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar’s Albums RANKED | The Soul In Stereo Sessions

• June 20, 2023

Finally, by popular demand, it's time to rank the albums ...

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Album Review: Killer Mike, Michael

• June 16, 2023

Killer Mike Michael (released June 16, 2023) Unless you're new ...

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The SoulBack R&B Podcast Episode 149

• June 11, 2023

Surprise! We're finally back! A few years ago we looked ...

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Album Review: Janelle Monae, The Age of Pleasure

• June 9, 2023

Janelle Monae The Age of Pleasure (released June 9, 2023) ...

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1998 Rewind

1998 Rewind: Remembering Brandy’s Never Say Never

• June 9, 2023

I’ve been very vocal about my love for the year ...

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Andreao Heard

Grammy-Winning Producer Andreao “Fanatic” Heard talks Lil Kim’s “Crush on You,” working with Michael Jackson, A.I. and more

• June 5, 2023

If you know me, you know that Lil Kim's "Crush ...

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