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  • John Morrison

    John Morrison is a writer, DJ, and sample-flipper based in Philadelphia.

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Rediscovered: The Roots, 'Things Fall Apart'

Rediscovered: The Roots, 'Things Fall Apart'

Music
A piece of popular hip-hop production machinery.

15 Essential Dilla Remixes

Music
Multi-instrumentalist Laraaji plays Peruvian cacho seed pods in his music room inside his Harlem apartment.

How Black Musicians Carved Out a Space in Ambient Music

Wellness
American musician, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor Questlove Ahmir Khalib Thompson, of the American hip hop band The Roots, plays on stage during JazzFest at The Knitting Factory in New York, New York, circa 2000.

The Soulquarians Quietly Won the Late ‘90s, Early 2000s Rap War

Music
The 20 Best Q-Tip Beats

The 20 Best Q-Tip Beats

Music
Portrait of the members of American rock group Living Colour, New York, New York, 1980s. Pictured are, from left, musicians Muzz Skillings, Corey Glover, Will Calhoun, and Vernon Reid.

A New Book Explores How Living Colour was Able to See the Future on 'Time’s Up'

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A Guide To Getting Into De La Soul

A Guide To Getting Into De La Soul

Music
Grandmaster Flash

'The Come Up' Aims To Tell Hip-Hop's Origin Story Beyond Kool Herc

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10 Live Old-School Rap Tapes You Can Stream on YouTube

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RZA

How RZA & DJ Scratch's Love of Martial Arts Films Led to 'Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater'

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10 Great Instagram Pages to Check Out if You're a Crate Digger

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