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Lefto drops a tribute to A Tribe Called Quest with his flip of Weldon...
101 Apparel is back with another T-shirt/mixtape release, and this time they’re dropping a limited-edition 7-inch as well. This “High Output” combo includes sounds from Belgian selector/producer Lefto...
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Kamasi Washington and the grand arrangement
Photography by Mike Park The first time Kamasi Washington touched a saxophone, he was thirteen. He was no musical novice, already playing drums, piano, and clarinet for years, but one night after one...
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Son of Detroit: The Oral History of J Dilla
Dilla at home in Detroit. Photo by B+. James DeWitt Yancey. Deep down, he may have been thinking, “I’m killing it with this beat thing,” but that sentiment would never be made public. During...
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Beats, Rhymes & Life 20th Anniversary Mixtape by Chris Read
July 30, 2016, marks the twentieth anniversary of A Tribe Called Quest’s fourth and penultimate studio album, Beats, Rhymes & Life. Produced almost entirely by the Ummah—a production outfit...
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Wax Poetics Issue 65
Purchase the special-edition hardcover! Features: A Tribe Called Quest Wax Poetics Issue 65 is going back to our roots with 21 pages dedicated to A Tribe Called Quest’s debut album, People’s...
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A Tribe Called Quest Low End Theory 25th Anniversary Mixtape
It was twenty-five years ago, September 24, 1991, that A Tribe Called Quest released their supreme sophomore LP Low End Theory on Jive Records. To mark the anniversary, our homie Chris Read has put...
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A Tribe Called Quest found their footing while making their mark
“It’s a new decade. The Native Tongues are about to proceed with the usual lingo. The usual rhythm,” spoke Prince Paul before the beat dropped on “Rhythm (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts),” track...
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No Half Steppin’— oral and pictorial history of the Latin Quarter from Wax...
No Half Steppin’ — An Oral and Pictorial History of New York City Club the Latin Quarter and the Birth of Hip-Hop’s Golden Era is 212 pages with over 175 color photographs and flyers from the greatest...
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Diamond D Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop 25th Anniversary Mixtape
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Diamond D’s debut LP Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop, originally released September 22, 1992, our buddy Chris Read has crafted one of his signature mixtapes:...
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Grand Puba Reel to Reel 25th Anniversary Mixtape
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Grand Puba’s debut LP ‘Reel to Reel’, our buddy Chris Read has crafted another dope mix of album tracks, alternative versions, and original sample material from...
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