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‘Free Hand’: Behind Gentle Giant’s Gripping Seventh Album

‘Free Hand’ was the seventh album by prog legends Gentle Giant. Another artistic triumph for the band, it has endured as one of their best-loved releases.

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Best Kanye West Songs: 20 Essential Tracks

Kanye West has dazzled and confused in equal measure, but the best Kanye West songs are an insight into a compelling artist’s work.

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‘KIDS SEE GHOSTS’: Kanye West And Kid Cudi’s Spirited Collaboration

An at-times woozy take on rap-rock, ‘KIDS SEE GHOSTS’ marked the culmination of a long and fruitful relationship between Kanye West and Kid Cudi.

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‘ye’: How Kanye West Turned A Controversy Into A Response To Critics

Recorded in a record two weeks, ‘ye’ was a typically idiosyncratic work that saw Kanye West return to the soul samples with which he made his name.

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Top 10 Show-Stealing Nicki Minaj Guest Spots

From Kanye West to Drake, Usher to Big Sean, uDiscover salutes the ten best Nicki Minaj guest spots of the last few years.

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90s Hip-Hop: How Snoop Dogg, Tupac And Eminem Took Over The World

Spawning megastars such as Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, and Eminem, 90s hip-hop marked the point when the music came out of the suburbs and took over the world.

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‘Cooleyhighharmony’ And The Hip-Hop Doo-Wop Genius Of Boyz II Men

Kick-starting Boyz II Men’s stratospheric career, ‘Cooleyhighharmony’ merged hip-hop and doo-wop to produce some of R&B’s undisputed classics.

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‘New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh’: Erykah Badu’s Analogue Soul

With ‘New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh,' Erykah Badu delivered an 'emotional and flowy' album 'about feelings.'

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‘More Life’: How Drake Revitalized Himself With A Classic Playlist

Faced with following the phenomenon that was ‘Views,’ Drake released ‘More Life,’ a playlist that broke streaming records – and not for the first time.

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Features5 months ago

reDiscover Gong’s Expresso II: The Album That Introduced The Pierre Moerlen Era

Arguably the greatest recording of the Pierre Moerlen era, Gong’s 1978 album found the collective at the peak of their powers.

Features5 months ago

Best Erykah Badu Songs: 20 Essential Cuts From The Queen Of Neo-Soul

Thoughtful and envelope-pushing, the best Erykah Badu songs prove exactly why the singer has been crowned The First Lady Of Neo-Soul.

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Features5 months ago

‘The Life Of Pablo’: How Kanye West Waged War On The Album

Revising ‘The Life Of Pablo’ in the weeks after its release, Kanye West kept his promise to create a 'living, breathing, changing creative expression.'

Features6 months ago

‘So Far Gone’: How Drake Sparked A Bidding War, Emerged ‘Successful’

With his third mixtape, ‘So Far Gone,’ Drake edged ever closer to world domination, teaming up with Lil Wayne and Young Money Entertainment.

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Features6 months ago

‘The College Dropout’: Why Kanye West’s Debut Still Scores Perfect Marks

With ‘The College Dropout,’ Kanye West singlehandedly set hip-hop on a new path, introducing himself as one of the 21st century’s most innovative artists.