Backspin Hip-Hop Retrospectives
Backspin Hip-HopRe-visiting classic hip-hop albums
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Backspin: Above the Law — Uncle Sam’s Curse (1994)
Image from Ruthless/Relativity Records
Originally published 12/8/24 on Medium.
G-Funk is the double-edged sword that makes the gangsta rap arsenal so confounding.
On one side, its winding synths and bubbling basslines lend an easy access...
Big Punisher — Capital Punishment (1998)
Image from Loud Records
Originally published 11/24/24 on Medium.
If 1997 represented a messy coda to a glorious era brought crashing to a close, 1998 found a hip-hop nation collectively poised to move forward. A new generation of MCs quie...
Backspin: Main Source — ‘Breaking Atoms’ (1991)
Image courtesy of Wild Pitch Records
Originally published 11/3/24 on Medium.
In nuclear fission, energy is generated when an atom splits. From the new energy, electricity emerges. That electricity powers homes, businesses, hospitals, and...
Backspin: E-40 — In a Major Way (1995)
Image from Jive Records
Originally published 10/13/24 on Medium.
It’s nearly cliche for rappers to celebrate “gettin’ it out the mud.”
The phrase is essentially a hip-hop remix of the “up by your bootstraps” mythology. In true hip-hop fo...
The Riff Album of The Month (August 2026) — Keznamdi - BLXXD & FYAH
The Riff’s Album of the Month is a monthly virtual discussion forum. It is open to all!
Originally published 7/9/26 on Medium.
Heat is nature’s greatest amplifier. It’s what makes summer revelry a little more fun, summer love more...
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