The Cobain 50
By KEXP
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Kurt Cobain’s influence went beyond just the music he created with Nirvana. He also put the masses on to some of his own favorite artists. One particular document from his journals has been instructive to many fans – his top 50 albums. Each week, The Cobain 50 podcast digs into albums from this famous list and how they may have influenced Cobain and Nirvana. While learning the individual histories of the different albums on the list, we gain new insights into artists on the fringes as well as some of the biggest groups of all time. The podcast takes us through the legacies of acts like Sonic Youth, Pixies, The Breeders, Public Enemy, PJ Harvey, Black Flag, Mazzy Star, The Shaggs, Shonen Knife, and more. Episodes drop weekly starting January 10, 2024.
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Saccharine Trust – Paganicons (1981)
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Fear – The Record (1982)
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Tales of Terror – Tales of Terror (1984)
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Nirvana's MTV Unplugged Turns 30
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Bonus: A Deeper Listen with Pedro the Lion
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation (1988)
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Mazzy Star – She Hangs Brightly (1990)
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Black Flag – Damaged (1981)
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Revisiting Nevermind and In Utero
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Gang of Four – Entertainment! (1979)
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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The Breeders – Pod (1990)
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Roundtable: Respect the Classics
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Lead Belly – Last Sessions, Volume One (1953)
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Aerosmith – Rocks (1976)
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Remembering Charles R. Cross, a Legend in Northwest Music Journalism
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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David Bowie – The Man Who Sold the World (1970)
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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The Beatles – Meet the Beatles! (1964)
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Roundtable: Kurt <3s Melody
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Marine Girls – Beach Party (1981)
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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R.E.M. – Green (1988)
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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The Knack – Get the Knack (1979)
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Michael Azerrad, the Man Who (Literally) Wrote the Book on Nirvana
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Jack Endino on the Northwest Sound and the 35th Anniversary of 'Bleach'
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Beat Happening – Jamboree (1988)
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Wipers – Is This Real? (1980), Youth of America (1981), and Over the Edge (1983)
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Mudhoney – Superfuzz Bigmuff (1988)
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Bonus: Hiro Yamamoto on Soundgarden, Forging New Paths, and the Circles of Power
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May 31, 2024 |
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Roundtable: Breaking Punk
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May 29, 2024 |
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Black Flag – My War (1984)
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May 22, 2024 |
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The Shaggs – Philosophy of the World (1969)
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May 15, 2024 |
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Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)
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May 08, 2024 |
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Shonen Knife – Burning Farm (1985 via K Records)
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May 01, 2024 |
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Bonus: Introducing KEXP's In Our Headphones
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Bonus: Introducing KEXP's A Deeper Listen
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Roundtable: Women in Punk
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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30 Years After Kurt's Death
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Anything by Kleenex (1978-1983)
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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The Raincoats – The Raincoats (1979)
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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The Slits – Cut (1979)
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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PJ Harvey – Dry (1992)
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Roundtable: The "Radical" Politics of Kurt Cobain
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Public Enemy – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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MDC – Millions of Dead Cops (1981)
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Bad Brains – Rock for Light (1983)
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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The Clash – Combat Rock (1982)
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Roundtable: What Do The Stooges, Pixies, and The Vaselines Have in Common?
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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The Vaselines – Dying for It (1988)
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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The Pixies – Surfer Rosa (1988)
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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The Stooges – Raw Power (1973)
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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The Cobain 50: Coming January 10
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2022: "Pollo Rico" by billy woods
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1974: The Cedar Park Jams
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1978: Old School Tapes
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - Women in Modern Hip-Hop
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2011: "Thuggin'" by Freddie Gibbs and Madlib
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1999: The Alchemist Masterclass
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1988: Nasty Nes on Seattle's Halcyon Days of Hip-Hop
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1996: 3 'n the Mornin' (Part Two) by DJ Screw
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1990: Sample Culture
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2007: "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" by Soulja Boy
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1998: "Ha" by Juvenile
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Explore KEXP Podcasts!
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1992: "Tennessee" by Arrested Development
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2014: "Sheplife" by Briggs
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1982: "Bam Bam" by Sister Nancy
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1976: Lee Quiñones on the Art of Graffiti
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1995: "Shook Ones, Pt. II" by Mobb Deep
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2008: We Need to Talk About Kanye West
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - DAM on Breaking an Egg From the Inside
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2019: DAM, Palestine, and the Global Resonance of Hip-Hop
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1984: Whodini, Run-DMC, Fat Boys, and a Pivotal Year in Rap
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2009: Reese's Puffs and the Commercialization of Hip-Hop
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2004: "All Caps" by Madvillain
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1973: DJ Hollywood Starts the Party
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1989: "Cha Cha Cha" by MC Lyte
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1981: "Rapture" by Blondie
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2003: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by Outkast
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1985: "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2013: "3005" by Childish Gambino
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1979: "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2020: "Atrevido" by Trueno
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2017: DoNormaal on "THIRD DAUGHTER" and Hip-Hop's Accessibility
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1991: "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" by Geto Boys
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2015: "The Blacker the Berry" by Kendrick Lamar
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May 31, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1997: PaRappa the Rapper
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May 26, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1980: "The Breaks" by Kurtis Blow
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May 24, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1983: The Wu-Tang Clan and Asian Influences in Hip-Hop
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May 10, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2005: “luv(sic) pt 3” by Nujabes
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May 03, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2021: "Industry Baby" by Lil Nas X
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2016: "Caroline" by Aminé
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2001: The Rivalry Between Jay-Z and Nas
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2012: "Oldie" by Odd Future
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1986: "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" by The Beastie Boys
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2000: The Soulquarians
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Support 50 Years of Hip-Hop During KEXP's Spring Drive!
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2006: "Mr. Me Too" by The Clipse
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1993: "Hip Hop Hooray" by Naughty by Nature
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2010: "Zodiac Shit" by Flying Lotus
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - Scratching and the Art of DJing
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1977: Grand Wizzard Theodore and the Invention of Scratching
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Feb 15, 2023 |