Max Weinstein
Who Flipped It Better? DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince vs. Digable Planets
In this week's edition of 'Who Flipped It Better?' we reverse the weather and travel back to the sunny days of summer with Kool & The Gang's 'Summer Madness' from their 1974 'Light of Worlds' album.
The lounging, hazy buildup conjures images of fire hydrants spraying in the street and steam rising from pavement as people peel their clothes off to cool down. In...
Mobb Deep vs. Havoc and Prodeje — This Or That?
Our weekly look at rappers with similar names begins with two classic rap crews from New York's Queensbridge Projects and South Central L.A.
Who Flipped It Better? Compton’s Most Wanted vs. Greyson and Jasun
'Who Flipped It Better?' is our new weekly column where we'll take one song and choose two rap records that sampled it. We'll break each one down and decide which song flipped the sample better. Loop diggers, crate lovers and hip-hop heads alike, rejoice.
10 Best Classic Rock Sample Flips
Classic rock and hip-hop are more closely related than you'd think. We've got 10 examples of rock samples being flipped into dope hip-hop songs.
Ranked: Every Guest Feature by Vince Staples in 2013
If you've been looking in the right places, Vince Staples has been all up on your radar. It all started with his breakout debut mixtape 'Shyne Coldchain Vol. 1' which featured a favorite song of Tyler, the Creator's in 'Taxi'. While that first project has proved to be one of the illest rap tapes in years, Vince hasn't quite followed the same trajectory as his Odd Future buddies.
Eminem, ‘The Marshall Mathers LP 2′ – Album Review
You can’t overstate Eminem’s star power. Go anywhere in the world and ask people who their favorite rapper is, and they'll likely name the white guy that rapped about the "vomit on his sweater already."
20 Best DJ Mustard Beats (So Far)
"Mussaondabeat, ho." If you aren't familiar with that tagline yet, you either don't go out enough, don't listen to the radio and you're generally oblivious to the greatness that is DJ Mustard production. The latter is practically impossible (he counts 'Rack City' and 'I'm Different' on a long resume of production), so you've probably been finding too many reasons to turn down lately...
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Danny Brown, ‘Old’ [ALBUM REVIEW]
Danny Brown sets himself apart from the pack with an album that balances substance and #style.
The 20 Best DJ Dahi Beats (So Far)
You've heard the bangers he's produced for Kendrick Lamar, Dom Kennedy, and Schoolboy Q. But DJ Dahi has got a lot more where that came from.
20 Best Zaytoven Beats
If you’re asking who the best producers of the moment are and Zaytoven isn’t near the top of the list, you’re not listening closely enough.