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Jay-Z

Reviews 4

Full Clip: Hip Hop Albums/Mixtapes Reviewed By Gary Suarez

Jay-Z

Magna Carta… Holy Grail

Richard Ashcroft

United Nations Of Sound

Jay-Z

The Blueprint 3

Articles 10

Books

The Whiteness Of Indie Rock: An Extract From Why Solange Matters

In an exclusive extract from her new book *Why Solange Matters*, Stephanie Phillips explores the significance of appropriation in indie music
Books

Estates & Agency: Daniel Worden’s Neoliberal Nonfictions

Daniel Worden charts the rise of the "documentary aesthetic" via Joan Didion and Kendrick Lamar
Black Sky Thinking

Why Everything Is Love Is Tidal’s Last Desperate Throw Of The Dice

This weekend, Jay-Z and Beyoncé released joint album Everything Is Love exclusively via their Tidal platform. But with the record already on Spotify, Eamonn Forde argues that this is yet another vain lunge by the 1% and a platform that is failing to take off
Black Sky Thinking

Battle Of The Black Album: Jay-Z vs Metallica vs Prince

Get in the ring Jay-Z, Metallica and Prince! Angus Batey, Harry Sword and Simon Price fight for their respective favourite Black Album. But who will you vote for?
Strange World Of...

Monolith And Mandala: The Strange World Of Kanye West

Brilliant curator, average rapper, master of ideas foiled by their execution — Karl Smith takes a walk through the strange world of Kanye West, the closest thing music has to an Ai Weiwei
Black Sky Thinking

Kid N’ Playa: The Role Of The Child’s Voice In Hip Hop

Paul Rekret looks at the role of childhood and children's voices in hip hop. Picture of 9-year-old rapper Lil Poopy taken from YouTube

Black Sky Thinking

Piss Off! Mr Agreeable Makes A Deposit In Pop Stars’ Tidal Basin

As most of the world's (er America's) biggest pop stars gather together for a press conference announcing new streaming service Tidal, our old friend Mr Agreeable has choice words to say about their grab for cash
Black Sky Thinking

Mr Agreeable: Auf Wiederzane Prick – A Farewell To Zane Lowe

When Mr Agreeable found out that Zane "Hottest Record In The World Right Now" Lowe was leaving Radio One, and had been compared to John Peel, he asked if we might sign his leaving card
Black Sky Thinking

Jay-Z Vs Big L: Both Deserve Better Than Weak Reissues & Posthumous LPs

Ringo P. Stacey looks at the releases of Jay-Z's The Hits Collection Vol 1 and the late Big L's Return Of The Devil’s Son and finds them to be sadly lacking

Black Sky Thinking

Hey Big Spender: A Defence Of Jay-Z

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 1

Baker's Dozen

Musical Delicacies: Sébastien Tellier’s 13 Favourite Albums

In this week’s Baker’s Dozen the French producer and songwriter tells Rob Hakimian about 13 albums from his youth and early adulthood that left a lasting impression on the way he makes, listens to, and visualises music.

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