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Mobb Deep - Infinite | Review - Hip Hop Golden Age

HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · 5d

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Mobb Deep - Infinite | Review: Infinite is not a farewell. It is a continuation. A final chapter written with care, precision, and the weight of history intact.

The Pharcyde "Passin' Me By" (1992) - Hip Hop Golden Age

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HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · 11d

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The Pharcyde "Passin' Me By" (1992): "Passin' Me By" was the second single released from the group's 1992 debut Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde.

The Expert - Vivid Visions | Review - Hip Hop Golden Age

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HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · 20d

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The Expert - Vivid Visions | Review: Vivid Visions is proof that producer-driven Hip Hop can still be imaginative, ambitious, and deeply engaging without falling into gimmickry.

Atmosphere - Jestures | Review - Hip Hop Golden Age

HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · 26d

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Atmosphere - Jestures | Review: Jestures is not an album made to chase trends or reclaim past glories. It is an album that accepts where Atmosphere is now and makes art from that vantage point.

Ranking MF DOOM's Albums - Hip Hop Golden Age

HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Ranking MF DOOM's Albums: for this list, we have ranked MF DOOM's solo and collaborative full-length projects. Check the list now!

August 2025 Round-Up: The 9 Best Hip Hop Albums Of The Month - Hip Hop Golden Age

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HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Aug 31

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August 2025 Round-Up: The 9 Best Hip Hop Albums Of The Month: For this piece, we selected our 9 favorite Hip Hop albums released this August.

The Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2025 - Hip Hop Golden Age

HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Aug 31

The Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2025 So Far

Updated August 31

New entries:

#8 Preservation & Gabe ‘Nandez – Sortilège
#10 Ghostface Killah – Supreme Clientele 2
#15 Evidence – Unlearning Vol. 2
#27 ShrapKnel & Mike Ladd – Saisir Le Feu

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The Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2025: Our list prioritizes full-length studio albums. Instrumental projects, compilations, and EPs (projects shorter than 30 minutes) won't be included here.

Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2025 – Honorable Mentions - Hip Hop Golden Age

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HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Aug 31

Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2025 So Far – Honorable Mentions

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Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2025 – Honorable Mentions: We dig through an avalanche of Hip Hop this year, piecing together our top 60 albums of 2025—a crate-digging grind that will leave some heavy hitters ...

Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele 2 | Review - Hip Hop Golden Age

HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele 2 | Review: It will never replace the original in the pantheon, but it doesn’t have to—its value lies in the fact that Ghostface still sounds hungry, still sounds ...

Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele 2 | Review - Hip Hop Golden Age

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HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele 2 | Review: It will never replace the original in the pantheon, but it doesn’t have to—its value lies in the fact that Ghostface still sounds hungry, still sounds ...

Concrete Kings: Lord Finesse vs. Percee P In The Patterson Projects Rematch - Hip Hop Golden Age

HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Concrete Kings: Lord Finesse vs. Percee P In The Patterson Projects Rematch: This rematch bridges time—1989’s golden age hunger, 2003’s pre-digital defiance. Before TikTok cyphers and streaming stats,...

25 Essential Brooklyn Hip Hop Albums - Hip Hop Golden Age

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HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Aug 5

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25 Essential Brooklyn Hip Hop Albums explores the music that has made this borough an undeniable force. They carry its tension and beauty, its history and dreams, packed into verses and beats that ref...

July 2025 Round-Up: The 9 Best Hip Hop Albums Of The Month - Hip Hop Golden Age

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HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Aug 1

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July 2025 Round-Up: The 9 Best Hip Hop Albums Of The Month: For this piece, we selected our 9 favorite Hip Hop albums released this July.

The Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2025 - Hip Hop Golden Age

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HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Aug 1

The Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2025 So Far

Updated July 31
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The Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2025: Our list prioritizes full-length studio albums. Instrumental projects, compilations, and EPs (projects shorter than 30 minutes) won't be included here.

Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2025 – Honorable Mentions - Hip Hop Golden Age

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HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Aug 1

Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2025 So Far – Honorable Mentions

Updated July 31 hiphopgoldenage.com/list/best-hi...

Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2025 – Honorable Mentions: We dig through an avalanche of Hip Hop this year, piecing together our top 60 albums of 2025—a crate-digging grind that will leave some heavy hitters ...

Ranking Redman's Albums - Hip Hop Golden Age

HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Ranking Redman's Albums: whether diving into his solo projects or collaborations, Redman’s discography is a journey through decades of Hip Hop that never fails to keep its audience entertained.

Ranking Public Enemy's Albums - Hip Hop Golden Age

HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Jul 26

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Ranking Public Enemy's Albums: From 1987 to the present, Public Enemy has kept the pressure on. These records speak in full volume.

Ranking KRS One's Albums - Hip Hop Golden Age

HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Jul 25

Ranking KRS One's Albums hiphopgoldenage.com/list/ranking...

Few artists in any genre carry the weight of their craft as naturally and powerfully as KRS-One. From the mid-1980s to today, his work unfolds as an unbroken narrative, chronicling both the evolution ...

Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - Alfredo 2 | Review - Hip Hop Golden Age

HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Jul 25

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Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - Alfredo 2 | Review: Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist prove their chemistry remains electric, delivering a project that’s as satisfying as a bowl of ramen on a summer day...

Top 15 Kool Keith Songs - Hip Hop Golden Age

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HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Jul 20

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Top 15 Kool Keith Songs: This article dives into his labyrinthine discography, celebrating the tracks that capture his singular brilliance across decades, personas, and collaborations.

Top 15 Ice T Songs - Hip Hop Golden Age

HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Jul 17

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Top 15 Ice T Songs: 15 tracks are just not enough to do justice to Ice T's catalog - so if you feel some essential tracks are missing, let us know!

The Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2025 - Hip Hop Golden Age

HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Jul 13

The Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2025 So Far

Updated: July 13

New entries:

#2 Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out
#18 Boldy James – Late To My Own Funeral
#22 Arrested Development – Adult Contemporary Hip Hop
#25 Open Mike Eagle – Neighborhood Gods Unlimited hiphopgoldenage.com/list/the-bes...

The Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2025: Our list prioritizes full-length studio albums. Instrumental projects, compilations, and EPs (projects shorter than 30 minutes) won't be included here.

Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out | Review - Hip Hop Golden Age

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HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Jul 11

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Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out | Review: Pusha T and Malice prove they’re still at the top, delivering an album that’s as vital now as their early work was then.

Arrested Development - Adult Contemporary Hip Hop | Review - Hip Hop Golden Age

HipHopGoldenAge @hiphopgoldenage.bsky.social · Jul 11

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Arrested Development - Adult Contemporary Hip Hop | Review: Arrested Development sounds like a group that knows exactly what it wants to make. Adult Contemporary Hip Hop is focused, rhythmic, and full...