Jay-Z Ranks His Solo Album Collection

Happy Birthday Hov! 01. Reasonable Doubt (Classic) 02. The Blueprint (Classic) 03. The Black Album (Classic) 04. Vol. 2 (Classic) 05. American Gangster (4 1/2, cohesive) 06. Magna Carta (Fuckwit, Tom Ford, Oceans, Beach, On the Run, Grail) 07. Vol. 1 (Sunshine kills this album…fuck… Streets, Where I’m from, You Must Love Me…) 08. BP3 (Sorry critics, it’s good. Empire (Gave Frank a run for his money)) 09. Dynasty (Intro alone…) 10. Vol. 3 (Pimp C verse alone… oh, So Ghetto) 11. BP2 (Too many songs. Fucking Guru and Hip Hop, ha) 12. Kingdom Come (First game back, don’t shoot me)

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Inspectah Deck Announces “Czarface 2” With 7L & Esoteric

Wu-Tang Clan’s Inspectah Deck has announced Czarface 2, a collaborative project with 7L & Esoteric, a follow-up to the trio’s February release, Czarface. “We working on that right now,” Inspectah Deck said in an exclusive interview with HipHopDX. “Shout outs to my man 7L and my nigga, the Esoteric. We working on that right now.” Head over to HipHopDX for the full story.

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Tim Westwood Leaves BBC Radio

Over the past 20 years, Tim Westwood has been one the most influential figures in bringing American hip-hop to the UK public. In a surprising change to BBC Radio’s schedule, the 55-year old DJ will no longer be a part of Radio 1 and 1Xtra from now onwards, with his slot being filled by the familiar name of Charlie Sloth. Tim has been known to have interviews with many major artists in his time on the station, sparking features from the likes of 50 Cent, Kanye West, Eminem, Nas, Kendrick Lamar and many of the genre’s most notable people, continuing to push the bar and extend the exposure and talent as much as possible. via OS

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