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June 10, 2015 2

We’re halfway through 2015 already? Really? In the past six months, I’ve brought you the best and worst [...]

May 18, 2015 15

Every discussion about music inevitably comes down to one question: Who is the best at what they do? When it [...]

April 13, 2015 265

Last week on the Books of Face, I was pulled into an interesting convo about what constitutes the worst [...]

March 16, 2015 9

One year ago, I took on the challenge of ranking the best rap and R&B artists of the past 20 years. [...]

March 3, 2015 26

You know, it’s been long overdue but it’s time I show the ladies some love around here. [...]

February 23, 2015 26

In the 1990s, hip-hop reached its creative peak. By the 2000s, it reached it commercial peak — [...]

February 18, 2015 7

It’s been a long time, I shouldn’t have left you. About a year ago, I ranked the best R&B [...]

February 13, 2015 1

Usually, you guys turn to me for love advice, but with Valentine’s Day just hours away I figured [...]

January 14, 2015 2

There ain’t no place like home, and if there’s one thing rappers have in common, that’s [...]

December 15, 2014 0

As of early November, I seriously considered not counting down the year’s best rap albums — [...]