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favorite hip-hop albums of the 21st century

Our 100 Favorite Hip-Hop Albums of the 21st Century

The best rap records of the past 20 years.

Q-Tip three new albums

Q-Tip teases three new albums

The hip-hop icon announces three new planned releases on his 50th birthday.

Q-Tip named Artistic Director of Hip-Hop Culture at Kennedy Center

Hip-hop culture program to include performance by DJ Spooky, poetry slams and more.

Don’t Kill My Vibe: On hip-hop’s identity crisis

Giovanni Martinez discusses hip-hop’s identity crisis in the mid-’10s, and asks whether it can be the catalyst for a bigger cultural movement.

Q-Tip : Kamaal the Abstract

Out of the archives and into the funk.

2009 Fall Album Preview

Fall Album Preview 2009

Our summary of the most interesting and exciting releases on the horizon.

Q-Tip : The Renaissance

The Abstract is back!