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EsDeeKid and Rico Ace's Phantom blends Scouse grit with cloud rap textures. A track that proves regional accents hit harder than generic flows.

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Rock history, especially the 1990s, is full of classic hits with nonsensical lyrics. So, how important are song lyrics? And do the words even matter?

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The phone number that Houston rap great Mike Jones recited iconically in his song "Back Then" is etched into the minds of an ...

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Slick Rick tells us about his new album, 'Victory,' hip-hop in the Eighties, making beats, and his thoughts on recent immigration crackdowns.

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