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Common Sense 'Resurrection' (1994) album cover

On This Day in 1994: Common Sense Released ‘Resurrection’

October 4, 1994: Chicago's own Common Sense released Resurrection, his second studio album, on Relativity Records. Thirty-two years later, it's still the record a lot of heads reach for when…

Editor In Chief October 4, 2026

Unk Beat'n Down Yo Block! album cover (2006)

Albums Classics

On This Day: Unk Dropped ‘Beat’n Down Yo Block!’ 20 Years Ago

Twenty years ago today, on Oct. 3, 2006, Atlanta's DJ Unk released Beat'n Down Yo Block! through Big Oomp Records and Koch Records. If you were anywhere near a school…

Editor In Chief October 3, 2026

Albums Classics

On This Day: Ja Rule’s ‘Pain Is Love’ Turns 25

On this day 25 years ago, October 2, 2001, Ja Rule released Pain Is Love, the Murder Inc. album that turned the Queens rapper into the hottest crossover act in…

Editor In Chief October 2, 2026

Public Enemy Apocalypse 91 The Enemy Strikes Black 30th anniversary press image

Albums Classics

On This Day: Public Enemy Dropped ‘Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black’ 35 Years Ago

Thirty-five years ago today, on October 1, 1991, Public Enemy dropped Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black through Def Jam and Columbia. It was the group's fourth album, and it…

Editor In Chief October 1, 2026

Arena exterior lit up at night ahead of a concert, evoking Crown Coliseum across two eras

Classics Live Performance

J. Cole’s 2015 Homecoming vs. 2026: What’s Changed at Crown Coliseum

J. Cole returns to the same Fayetteville arena from Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming a decade later — same building, very different stakes. Here's what changed.

Editor In Chief September 23, 2026

A vinyl LP record, evoking A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory

Classics Hip Hop Knowledge

35 Years of The Low End Theory: How A Tribe Called Quest Rewired Rap

A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory turns 35 on Sept. 24. It's the record that pulled rap and jazz into the same room and rewrote what a rap album could sound like.

Editor In Chief September 23, 2026

#FREEGAME Classics The Come Up

🎤 Jai’Len Josey Signs With WME Ahead of Serial Romantic — Def Jam’s Next Star Is Moving Global

🎤 Jai’Len Josey Signs With WME Ahead of Serial Romantic — Def Jam’s Next Star Is Moving Global The next wave of R&B is loading—and Jai’Len Josey is right at…

Editor In Chief March 26, 2026

Artist Interviews Classics Hip Hop Knowledge

🎤 Tiny Harris Tells Her Truth on Uncensored Tonight — Fame, Family & Finding Herself Beyond the Headlines

🎤 Tiny Harris Tells Her Truth on Uncensored Tonight — Fame, Family & Finding Herself Beyond the Headlines TV One is tapping into real stories again, and this one hits…

Editor In Chief March 26, 2026

#FREEGAME Art Artist Interviews

🎤 Why Indie Artists Are Struggling to Promote Their Music in 2026 (And What to Do Next)

🎤 Why Indie Artists Are Struggling to Promote Their Music in 2026 (And What to Do Next) For independent artists in 2026, making music isn’t the hardest part anymore…

Editor In Chief March 23, 2026

#FREEGAME Classics Hip Hop Knowledge

JAY-Z Returns to Yankee Stadium (July 10–11): Celebrating Reasonable Doubt & The Blueprint — A Cultural Moment Bigger Than Music

JAY-Z Returns to Yankee Stadium (July 10–11): Celebrating Reasonable Doubt & The Blueprint — A Cultural Moment Bigger Than Music Hip-hop history is about to be relived at the…

Editor In Chief March 19, 2026

Classics Songs

Willie Hutch – “I Can Sho’ Give You Love”: The Soul That Hip-Hop Still Learns From

Willie Hutch – “I Can Sho’ Give You Love”: The Soul That Hip-Hop Still Learns From When you talk about love songs that really mean it, Willie Hutch’s “I Can…

Editor In Chief November 12, 2025