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  • A white boy with a smirk on his face in a red jersey on the cover of Rage Against the Machine Evil Empire
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    Rage Against the Machine: Evil Empire 25 Years Later

    As Rage Against the Machine’s Evil Empire turns 25, Caemeron Crain looks back at how the album affected him as a youth, how it strikes him now, and the moments in between. All views expressed herein are his and his alone, and not to be attributed to 25YL. Although their second album, Evil Empire, was […] More

  • Rapper Killer Mike and Rapper/Producer El-P a.k.a. Run the Jewels
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    ‘Murder, Mayhem, Melodic Music’: A Perfect Ten by Run the Jewels

    The Hardcore hip-hop duo Run the Jewels began collaborating in the early 2010s, with Atlanta rapper and former OutKast protégée Killer Mike’s 2012 album R.A.P. Music entirely produced by New York rapper-producer El-P, who had himself come up in the late 1990s as a key member of independent rap collective Company Flow. In working together, […] More

  • A cover of the soundtrack to Judgment Night featuring the cast and list of bands on the album.
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    Judgment Night: The Soundtrack We Need

    I think we can all agree that 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone around the world. With the on-going Covid-19 pandemic, political divides, and racial injustices, it can be a dark feeling. During this dark time in history, I would like to take a step back in time to what feels like eons […] More