Outkast celebrates 25 years of ‘Stankonia’ album

Sure, it’s Halloween. But in Atlanta, today also marks the 25th anniversary of Outkast’s Stankonia album. The iconic Atlanta ...

So fresh, so clean: Outkast & MUNDIAL drop Stankonia FC capsule to celebrate 25 years of seminal hip-hop album

André. Big Boi. MUNDIAL. Atlanta icons Outkast have linked up with the quarterly football x lifestyle magazine to fuse ...
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5 Well-Known Rap Hits With a Classic Rock Sample as a Backbone

When the mainstream popularity of rap music elevated in the late 1980s, it often did so with the help of inventive sampling. While many samples came from the R&B funk world, clever hip-hop artists and ...
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Berklee College of Music professor teaches kids how to make rap music and keep it clean

DORCHESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Berklee College of Music music professor and renowned Massachusetts rapper is helping at-risk teens turn their life experiences into clean content music. Roy ...
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The 7 albums defining this week in music: Rap, Rock, and everything between

This week’s release calendar feels less like a Friday drop and more like a flood. From Earl Sweatshirt’s dense, lo-fi wordplay to Deftones’ genre-bending heaviness and Mac DeMarco’s stripped-down ...
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Syracuse Playlist: Hear 200 songs by Central NY rock, rap, and more artists

“Syracuse Playlist” is a monthly feature on syracuse.com highlighting music from local artists. If you’re a Syracuse-area musician, email [email protected] to share your music, including your ...