In this sixth edition of “Do You Not Get the Concept?” Maya Douge explores the album “Operation: Doomsday” by MF DOOM.

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The rap poet and veteran producer hit a relaxed, spiritual peak on their long-awaited collaborative album From the Private ...

Now, with their new joint album From the Private Collection of Saba and No ID, Saba gets to join that legendary list. Their ...

Welcome to our weekly music post, where we spotlight our favorite new songs and albums. Hop in the comments and tell us: What ...

Spread the love Hip-hop, as a genre and cultural force, has evolved dramatically since its inception in the 1970s. From its ...

Whether you ultimately believe it’s a concept album about how the music industry ... This swan song LP similarly fused jazz with rap textures. “We were listening to a lot of Kendrick Lamar ...

Last year, DMV rapper IDK extended his streak of impressive, heady alt-hip-hop albums with Bravado + Intimo ... also reflects the versatility of the concept and of IDK’s approach to the art ...

Waxahatchee’s incisive “Tigers Blood” was No. 9 on my list of the best albums ... career. Hip-hop got its start in a Bronx apartment building in 1973. Here’s how the concept of home ...