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Author: Stephen Kipp

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Articles by Author: Stephen Kipp

The five best Marvin Gaye samples in hip hop

The five best Marvin Gaye samples in hip hop

Soulful beats.

Stephen Kipp
May 24, 2026
The five biggest Chicago rap songs of all time

The five biggest Chicago rap songs of all time

The Windy City’s finest

Stephen Kipp
Sep 30, 2025

The “aggressive” Tupac Shakur album Kendrick Lamar only understood when he was older

Tupac’s heaviest.

Stephen Kipp
Sep 28, 2025
Nas - Rapper - Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones - 2022

The rapper Nas thinks all artists should study: “A strong voice in hip-hop”

Bigs ups to KRS-One

Stephen Kipp
Sep 27, 2025
The Pharcyde - Hip Hop Hero

The story behind The Pharcyde’s ‘Passin’ Me By’

Genre-defying

Stephen Kipp
Sep 26, 2025
John Mayer - Hip Hop Hero

The rapper John Mayer called “the greatest summoner of creative energy”

Ye is in the building.

Stephen Kipp
Sep 26, 2025

What did 50 Cent mean by “wanksta”?

Who’s the original wanksta?

Stephen Kipp
Sep 14, 2025
The Lupe Fiasco song that samples Modest Mouse

‘The Show Goes On’: The album Lupe Fiasco admitted he “hates”

“That was the label’s record”

Stephen Kipp
Sep 10, 2025
Big Daddy Kane - Rapper - 1998

The rapper who made Big Daddy Kane feel like hip-hop was “still alive”

Kane’s top active MC

Stephen Kipp
Sep 10, 2025

The $1million piece of Tupac memorabilia Drake had to own

Worth it?

Stephen Kipp
Sep 10, 2025
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