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Friday, June 26, 2020

BLACK MUSIC MONTH: I NEED A BEAT

This playlist, the first of three created to accompany our Black Music Month special tracing hip-hop's evolution, soundtracks the fertile early days of recorded rap—from 1978-89. It features such familiar names as Grandmaster Flash, Kurtis Blow, Afrika Bambaataa, Run-D.M.C., LL Cool J, Public Enemy and N.W.A, as well as a few that aren't quite so well known.

We wish we could play it for you on vinyl, but them's the breaks.






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HIP-HOP AT 50:  THE GET-DOWN PART (PRE-WAX)
BLACK MUSIC MONTH: "THRILLER" AND "PUNISHING QUESTIONS" FOR MTV
BLACK MUSIC MONTH:  ON THE COVER
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TOP 20: JUST TRUST US
A second sonic Boom (4/18a)
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ON THE COVER:
AARON BAY-SCHUCK
AND TOM CORSON
Bunny's hoppin' again. (4/17a)
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NEAR TRUTHS:
PRIMARY NUMBERS
Hats off to Larry (4/17a)
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TAY’S FORTHCOMING DEBUT: WE ARE TORTURED BY SPECULATION
So many questions (4/18a)
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THE COUNT: COACHELLA, FROM THE COUCH
The coziest way to experience the fest (4/18a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
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