Max @ Hip Hop Isn’t Dead
@hhidmax.bsky.social
Creator, Editor, Writer At-Large, Hip Hop Isn’t Dead / Hip Hop Is Done | Content Curator, RandoMax Radio: https://m.mixcloud.com/RandoMaxRadio/ | http://patreon.com/hiphopisdone | http://hiphopisntdead.blogspot.com
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hip hop isn't dead.
reviews, not reassurances. est. 2007
hiphopisntdead.blogspot.com
For my new followers, a quick rundown of my sites/work that I hope you’ll like:
Hip Hop Isn’t Dead - reviews, silliness hiphopisntdead.blogspot.com
my Patreon - reviews, silliness for $3 USD/month patreon.com/hiphopisdone
and my side project, RandoMax Radio m.mixcloud.com/RandoMaxRadio/
Enjoy!
Hip Hop Isn’t Dead - reviews, silliness hiphopisntdead.blogspot.com
my Patreon - reviews, silliness for $3 USD/month patreon.com/hiphopisdone
and my side project, RandoMax Radio m.mixcloud.com/RandoMaxRadio/
Enjoy!
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
Erick Sermon returns with Dynamic Duos, his attempt at celebrating the finest tag teams hip hop has to offer
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Erick Sermon returns with Dynamic Duos, his attempt at celebrating the finest tag teams hip hop has to offer
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December 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
Erick Sermon returns with Dynamic Duos, his attempt at celebrating the finest tag teams hip hop has to offer
www.patreon.com/posts/145649...
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Erick Sermon returns with Dynamic Duos, his attempt at celebrating the finest tag teams hip hop has to offer
www.patreon.com/posts/145649...
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🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
We know the Wu plays well with others, but do those others mesh well with the Wu's sound? Let's find out
We know the Wu plays well with others, but do those others mesh well with the Wu's sound? Let's find out
RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #51
With the light at the end of the proverbial tunnel beginning to blink, which I think means it’s running out of battery life, we continue to ...
hiphopisntdead.blogspot.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
We know the Wu plays well with others, but do those others mesh well with the Wu's sound? Let's find out
We know the Wu plays well with others, but do those others mesh well with the Wu's sound? Let's find out
still trying to work out if he’s trying to sound stupid as shit in order to sound “relatable” to potential consumers (which is a mistake, who likes being told they’re dumb?) or if he’s really just that stupid as shit
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
still trying to work out if he’s trying to sound stupid as shit in order to sound “relatable” to potential consumers (which is a mistake, who likes being told they’re dumb?) or if he’s really just that stupid as shit
do you think Nas will have a Nas guest feature on his new album
December 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
do you think Nas will have a Nas guest feature on his new album
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
Oh, you wanted 5,700 words on Big L's posthumous Mass Appeal release, Harlem's Finest: Return of the King? Got you, fam
www.patreon.com/posts/145102...
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Oh, you wanted 5,700 words on Big L's posthumous Mass Appeal release, Harlem's Finest: Return of the King? Got you, fam
www.patreon.com/posts/145102...
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Get more from Max on Patreon
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December 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
Oh, you wanted 5,700 words on Big L's posthumous Mass Appeal release, Harlem's Finest: Return of the King? Got you, fam
www.patreon.com/posts/145102...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
Oh, you wanted 5,700 words on Big L's posthumous Mass Appeal release, Harlem's Finest: Return of the King? Got you, fam
www.patreon.com/posts/145102...
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🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
ICYMI: This week's Wu-Wednesdays episode focuses on some of the work they've done with The Alchemist
Figured that would get some of you excited
ICYMI: This week's Wu-Wednesdays episode focuses on some of the work they've done with The Alchemist
Figured that would get some of you excited
RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #50
We’ve reached a milestone over here on the Wu-Wednesdays side project. This week’s episode marks fifty consecutive weeks that the series ha...
hiphopisntdead.blogspot.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
ICYMI: This week's Wu-Wednesdays episode focuses on some of the work they've done with The Alchemist
Figured that would get some of you excited
ICYMI: This week's Wu-Wednesdays episode focuses on some of the work they've done with The Alchemist
Figured that would get some of you excited
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
Oh, you wanted 5,700 words on Big L's posthumous Mass Appeal release, Harlem's Finest: Return of the King? Got you, fam
www.patreon.com/posts/145102...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
Oh, you wanted 5,700 words on Big L's posthumous Mass Appeal release, Harlem's Finest: Return of the King? Got you, fam
www.patreon.com/posts/145102...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
Get more from Max on Patreon
creating Hip Hop Is Done: critique, commentary, and claptrap for
www.patreon.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
Oh, you wanted 5,700 words on Big L's posthumous Mass Appeal release, Harlem's Finest: Return of the King? Got you, fam
www.patreon.com/posts/145102...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
Oh, you wanted 5,700 words on Big L's posthumous Mass Appeal release, Harlem's Finest: Return of the King? Got you, fam
www.patreon.com/posts/145102...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
This week's Wu-Wednesdays episode focuses on some of the work they've done with The Alchemist
Figured that would get some of you excited
This week's Wu-Wednesdays episode focuses on some of the work they've done with The Alchemist
Figured that would get some of you excited
RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #50
We’ve reached a milestone over here on the Wu-Wednesdays side project. This week’s episode marks fifty consecutive weeks that the series ha...
hiphopisntdead.blogspot.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
This week's Wu-Wednesdays episode focuses on some of the work they've done with The Alchemist
Figured that would get some of you excited
This week's Wu-Wednesdays episode focuses on some of the work they've done with The Alchemist
Figured that would get some of you excited
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
We're coming up on the five-year anniversary of the first collaborative album from Boldy James and Real Bad Man, conveniently titled Real Bad Boldy, so I wrote some words
www.patreon.com/posts/144540...
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We're coming up on the five-year anniversary of the first collaborative album from Boldy James and Real Bad Man, conveniently titled Real Bad Boldy, so I wrote some words
www.patreon.com/posts/144540...
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Get more from Max on Patreon
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December 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
We're coming up on the five-year anniversary of the first collaborative album from Boldy James and Real Bad Man, conveniently titled Real Bad Boldy, so I wrote some words
www.patreon.com/posts/144540...
Sign up today for access for over 300 exclusive posts!
We're coming up on the five-year anniversary of the first collaborative album from Boldy James and Real Bad Man, conveniently titled Real Bad Boldy, so I wrote some words
www.patreon.com/posts/144540...
Sign up today for access for over 300 exclusive posts!
🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
ICYMI: Episode 49 of the ongoing Wu-Wednesdays series - the end is nigh, jump on the bandwagon now
ICYMI: Episode 49 of the ongoing Wu-Wednesdays series - the end is nigh, jump on the bandwagon now
RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #49
This week’s entry into the Wu-Wednesdays catalog has no real theme, apart from the interludes, which always seem to be related in some fas...
hiphopisntdead.blogspot.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
ICYMI: Episode 49 of the ongoing Wu-Wednesdays series - the end is nigh, jump on the bandwagon now
ICYMI: Episode 49 of the ongoing Wu-Wednesdays series - the end is nigh, jump on the bandwagon now
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
We're coming up on the five-year anniversary of the first collaborative album from Boldy James and Real Bad Man, conveniently titled Real Bad Boldy, so I wrote some words
www.patreon.com/posts/144540...
Sign up today for access for over 300 exclusive posts!
We're coming up on the five-year anniversary of the first collaborative album from Boldy James and Real Bad Man, conveniently titled Real Bad Boldy, so I wrote some words
www.patreon.com/posts/144540...
Sign up today for access for over 300 exclusive posts!
www.patreon.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
We're coming up on the five-year anniversary of the first collaborative album from Boldy James and Real Bad Man, conveniently titled Real Bad Boldy, so I wrote some words
www.patreon.com/posts/144540...
Sign up today for access for over 300 exclusive posts!
We're coming up on the five-year anniversary of the first collaborative album from Boldy James and Real Bad Man, conveniently titled Real Bad Boldy, so I wrote some words
www.patreon.com/posts/144540...
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coolcoolcool this timeline sucks
Should Paramount Skydance scoop up Warner Bros. Discover, the CBS News editor-in-chief could wind up running another major news operation. www.avclub.com/bari-weiss-c...
Bari Weiss reportedly has ideas for CNN, too
Bari Weiss reportedly has ideas for CNN, too
www.avclub.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
coolcoolcool this timeline sucks
🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
Episode 49 of the ongoing Wu-Wednesdays series - the end is nigh, jump on the bandwagon now
Episode 49 of the ongoing Wu-Wednesdays series - the end is nigh, jump on the bandwagon now
RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #49
This week’s entry into the Wu-Wednesdays catalog has no real theme, apart from the interludes, which always seem to be related in some fas...
hiphopisntdead.blogspot.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
Episode 49 of the ongoing Wu-Wednesdays series - the end is nigh, jump on the bandwagon now
Episode 49 of the ongoing Wu-Wednesdays series - the end is nigh, jump on the bandwagon now
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
If Mass Appeal continues the Legend Has It... series in 2026, Rakim should take part so that Nas can record a song with Rakim
Revisiting his solo debut, The 18th Letter:
www.patreon.com/posts/144120...
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If Mass Appeal continues the Legend Has It... series in 2026, Rakim should take part so that Nas can record a song with Rakim
Revisiting his solo debut, The 18th Letter:
www.patreon.com/posts/144120...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
Get more from Max on Patreon
creating Hip Hop Is Done: critique, commentary, and claptrap for
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November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
If Mass Appeal continues the Legend Has It... series in 2026, Rakim should take part so that Nas can record a song with Rakim
Revisiting his solo debut, The 18th Letter:
www.patreon.com/posts/144120...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
If Mass Appeal continues the Legend Has It... series in 2026, Rakim should take part so that Nas can record a song with Rakim
Revisiting his solo debut, The 18th Letter:
www.patreon.com/posts/144120...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
look, I don’t know the author’s intent here and I’m trying not to assume the worst because of the holiday, but this is so racially coded that even the mac and cheese in the photo is white as hell
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
look, I don’t know the author’s intent here and I’m trying not to assume the worst because of the holiday, but this is so racially coded that even the mac and cheese in the photo is white as hell
🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
ICYMI: Episode 48 in the limited-run Wu-Wednesdays series showcases some of the harder-to-find songs in the Wu canon
ICYMI: Episode 48 in the limited-run Wu-Wednesdays series showcases some of the harder-to-find songs in the Wu canon
RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #48
Heads that dare to press ‘play’ on this week’s installment of the ongoing Wu-Wednesdays side project will be greeted with some shining examp...
hiphopisntdead.blogspot.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
ICYMI: Episode 48 in the limited-run Wu-Wednesdays series showcases some of the harder-to-find songs in the Wu canon
ICYMI: Episode 48 in the limited-run Wu-Wednesdays series showcases some of the harder-to-find songs in the Wu canon
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
If Mass Appeal continues the Legend Has It... series in 2026, Rakim should take part so that Nas can record a song with Rakim
Revisiting his solo debut, The 18th Letter:
www.patreon.com/posts/144120...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
If Mass Appeal continues the Legend Has It... series in 2026, Rakim should take part so that Nas can record a song with Rakim
Revisiting his solo debut, The 18th Letter:
www.patreon.com/posts/144120...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
Get more from Max on Patreon
creating Hip Hop Is Done: critique, commentary, and claptrap for
www.patreon.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
If Mass Appeal continues the Legend Has It... series in 2026, Rakim should take part so that Nas can record a song with Rakim
Revisiting his solo debut, The 18th Letter:
www.patreon.com/posts/144120...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
If Mass Appeal continues the Legend Has It... series in 2026, Rakim should take part so that Nas can record a song with Rakim
Revisiting his solo debut, The 18th Letter:
www.patreon.com/posts/144120...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
Episode 48 in the limited-run Wu-Wednesdays series showcases some of the harder-to-find songs in the Wu canon
Episode 48 in the limited-run Wu-Wednesdays series showcases some of the harder-to-find songs in the Wu canon
RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #48
Heads that dare to press ‘play’ on this week’s installment of the ongoing Wu-Wednesdays side project will be greeted with some shining examp...
hiphopisntdead.blogspot.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
Episode 48 in the limited-run Wu-Wednesdays series showcases some of the harder-to-find songs in the Wu canon
Episode 48 in the limited-run Wu-Wednesdays series showcases some of the harder-to-find songs in the Wu canon
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
The (likely) end of Mobb Deep (and all that) is documented on their final, posthumous album, Infinite
R.I.P. Prodigy
www.patreon.com/posts/143617...
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The (likely) end of Mobb Deep (and all that) is documented on their final, posthumous album, Infinite
R.I.P. Prodigy
www.patreon.com/posts/143617...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
Get more from Max on Patreon
creating Hip Hop Is Done: critique, commentary, and claptrap for
www.patreon.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
The (likely) end of Mobb Deep (and all that) is documented on their final, posthumous album, Infinite
R.I.P. Prodigy
www.patreon.com/posts/143617...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
The (likely) end of Mobb Deep (and all that) is documented on their final, posthumous album, Infinite
R.I.P. Prodigy
www.patreon.com/posts/143617...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
I mean…
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I mean…
🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
ICYMI: This week's Wu-Wednesday episode explores what kind of magic can happen when you don't piss off the various members of the Clan
ICYMI: This week's Wu-Wednesday episode explores what kind of magic can happen when you don't piss off the various members of the Clan
RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #47
Shifting things back in a positive direction, this week’s entry into the Wu-Wednesdays canon (only a handful of episodes remaining, folks!...
hiphopisntdead.blogspot.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
ICYMI: This week's Wu-Wednesday episode explores what kind of magic can happen when you don't piss off the various members of the Clan
ICYMI: This week's Wu-Wednesday episode explores what kind of magic can happen when you don't piss off the various members of the Clan
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
The (likely) end of Mobb Deep (and all that) is documented on their final, posthumous album, Infinite
R.I.P. Prodigy
www.patreon.com/posts/143617...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
The (likely) end of Mobb Deep (and all that) is documented on their final, posthumous album, Infinite
R.I.P. Prodigy
www.patreon.com/posts/143617...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
Get more from Max on Patreon
creating Hip Hop Is Done: critique, commentary, and claptrap for
www.patreon.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
The (likely) end of Mobb Deep (and all that) is documented on their final, posthumous album, Infinite
R.I.P. Prodigy
www.patreon.com/posts/143617...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
The (likely) end of Mobb Deep (and all that) is documented on their final, posthumous album, Infinite
R.I.P. Prodigy
www.patreon.com/posts/143617...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
It’s weird to me how people listening to “4th Chamber” now for the first time will gleam an entirely different interpretation from “Ironman be sippin’ rum out of Stanley cups”
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
It’s weird to me how people listening to “4th Chamber” now for the first time will gleam an entirely different interpretation from “Ironman be sippin’ rum out of Stanley cups”
🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
This week's Wu-Wednesday episode explores what kind of magic can happen when you don't piss off the various members of the Clan
This week's Wu-Wednesday episode explores what kind of magic can happen when you don't piss off the various members of the Clan
RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #47
Shifting things back in a positive direction, this week’s entry into the Wu-Wednesdays canon (only a handful of episodes remaining, folks!...
hiphopisntdead.blogspot.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🚨 NEW MIX ALERT 🚨
This week's Wu-Wednesday episode explores what kind of magic can happen when you don't piss off the various members of the Clan
This week's Wu-Wednesday episode explores what kind of magic can happen when you don't piss off the various members of the Clan
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
Coolio's second album, Gangsta's Paradise, which turns 30 years old today, is much more than just a vehicle for the hit title track
R.I.P. Coolio
www.patreon.com/posts/143010...
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Coolio's second album, Gangsta's Paradise, which turns 30 years old today, is much more than just a vehicle for the hit title track
R.I.P. Coolio
www.patreon.com/posts/143010...
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Get more from Max on Patreon
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November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🚨 NEW PATREON POST 🚨
Coolio's second album, Gangsta's Paradise, which turns 30 years old today, is much more than just a vehicle for the hit title track
R.I.P. Coolio
www.patreon.com/posts/143010...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!
Coolio's second album, Gangsta's Paradise, which turns 30 years old today, is much more than just a vehicle for the hit title track
R.I.P. Coolio
www.patreon.com/posts/143010...
Sign up today for access to over 300 exclusive posts!