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(Photo: Roc-A-Fella Records)

The cultural impact of Kanye West’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ a decade later

Ian Park
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Nov. 19, 2020
Arts & Life
black and white photo of Reid Devereaux standing against a wall

Artist Spotlight: Reid Devereaux ’25 on producing during gap year

Peyton Lee
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Oct. 26, 2020
Arts & Life
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Longform: ‘Runaway,’ the Yin-Yang and why we still care about Kanye

Wilder Seitz
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Sept. 16, 2020
Arts & Life
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Pop Smoke explores new sounds in his first and final album

Amanda Zhu
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Aug. 3, 2020
Arts & Life
Nick Sligh notes the best hip-pop/rap albums released between April and June of 2020.

Best hip-hop/rap albums of the 2nd quarter of 2020 (April-June)

Nick Sligh
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June 24, 2020
Arts & Life
Jay Electronica made his triumphant return to rap in March with the Jay-Z accompanied "A Written Testimony". (Photo: The Witzard)

Best hip-hop/R&B albums of 2020 so far (January-March)

Nick Sligh
  •  
April 2, 2020
Arts & Life
See which albums Nick Sligh ranked #40-31 of the top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the decade. (Photo: NADIN TAMER/The Stanford Daily)

Top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the 2010s: #40-31

Nick Sligh
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Feb. 26, 2020
Arts & Life
Earl Sweatshirt, Smino, A$AP Rocky and Joey Bada$$ round out this week's continued countdown of the top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the 2010s. (Graphic: MEGAN KING/The Stanford Daily)

Top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the 2010s: #70-61

Nick Sligh
  •  
Feb. 5, 2020
Arts & Life
With genre-bending releases and a colorful personality, Tyler The Creator (pictured) helped to push the evolution of hip-hop throughout the decade. Tyler's 2019 release "IGOR" kicks off the top 100 countdown. (Graphic: LIV JENKS/The Stanford Daily)

Top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the 2010s: #100-91

Nick Sligh
  •  
Jan. 15, 2020
Music
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Top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the decade: Intro & honorable mentions

Nick Sligh
  •  
Jan. 12, 2020
Arts & Life
Lil Nas X's hit "Old Town Road" combines country music with hip-hop, and it has already inspired imitators (courtesy of Eric Lagg).

‘Old Town Road’ considers the politics of country music

Zora Ilunga-Reed
  •  
May 6, 2019
The Grind
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The magic of ‘Mo Bamba’

Sarayu Pai
  •  
Jan. 8, 2019
Fans of house, trap, EDM and hip-hop flocked to the Treasure Island Music Festival (courtesy of Josh Withers).

Treasure Island Music Festival features a variety of awesome acts

Dylan Grosz
  •  
Nov. 9, 2018
Lupe Fiasco's new album is "Drogas Wave" (courtesy of Scott Sandars and Wikimedia Commons).

‘Drogas Wave’ is the final boss of hip-hop concept albums

Hamza Ali Zahurullah
  •  
Oct. 16, 2018
Pusha T at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival in 2013. (SIMON ABRAMS/Wikimedia Commons)

The Patience of Pusha T

Jacob Kuppermann
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May 31, 2018
Janelle Monáe performing at Boston Calling in 2016. (ADAM SLASMAN/Flickr)

Janelle Monáe proves she’s human after all on ‘Dirty Computer’

Jacob Nierenberg
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May 30, 2018
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Blackfest 2018 brings together 2 Chainz, Dreezy in raucous fun

Jacob Kuppermann
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May 7, 2018
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Respecting silence

Josh Wagner
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April 23, 2018
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Sundance 2018, part 4: Exploring the nontraditional

Olivia Popp
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Feb. 5, 2018
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Breaking Ground: a Harry Potter dance delight

Mell Chhoy
  •  
Jan. 8, 2018
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