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In 2001, Aesop Rock released “Labor Days”: A masterpiece of an album that employs the English language as an instrument to reflect on work, society, and the ever-ticking clock that weighs over us all.  For The 2001 Project, our ongoing series reexamining Hip-Hop in the year 2001, Paul Thompson (@pxthompson) digs deep on the story of Aesop Rock’s turn of the century underground classic.  Read the full article on powmag.net: https://www.powmag.net/p/the-2001-project-aesop-rock-labor-days by @pxthompson

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Andre 3000’s silent short film 7 Piano Sketches is a quiet, surrealist pondering that encapsulates much of the rapper-turned-flautist’s late-stage career.  Paul Thompson considers the film and it’s unique perspective on Hip-Hop’s great enigma and the artist-audience relationship.  As part of this article, POW is pleased to announce that we’ll be giving away four promotional posters for this film, all of which have been signed by Andre 3000. The “ultra-limited” posters, which were designed by Gabe Drechsler, are 27 inches by 40 inches and come with a letter of authenticity.
To enter the drawing, you must be a paid subscriber to POW and comment on this article on our website.
The drawing will take place At noon Pacific one week from today, on Friday, October 9.
If you are not yet a paid subscriber, sign up between now and then, for only $7 a month or $70 a year.  Read the full article and giveaway details here: https://www.powmag.net/p/andre-3000-7-piano-sketches-short-film by @pxthompson

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On September 16, the holding company that manages Outkast’s name and trademark filed a lawsuit accusing East Oakland rapper and producer Ovrkast. of trademark infringement, unfair competition, and breach of contract.  Outkast is seeking a court order that Ovrkast. stop using the name, that all merchandise featuring the Ovrkast. name be destroyed, and for all profits made while using the name be handed over, among other damages.  Amidst the lawsuit, Paul Thompson examines what’s in a name, and explores the history of name disputes, name swaps, and moniker doppelgängers in Hip-Hop.  Read the full article on powmag.net: https://www.powmag.net/p/outkast-ovrkast-lawsuit by @pxthompson

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On the ocassion of doseone's newest album "sighting," Paul Thompson speaks to the multi-faceted artist about his creative process, David Lynch, creative growth, and more.

Read the full interview on powmag.net: https://www.powmag.net/p/doseone-interview-sighting by @pxthompson

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25 years ago today, Jay-Z released his behemoth sixth studio album "The Blueprint." Caught in the midst of battles - both legal and a literal battle with fellow heir to the NY throne Nas - Hov delivered a tight, soul sample-filled instant classic loaded with some of the best rhyming of the century.

Read Paul Thompson's revisit of The Blueprint on powmag.net: https://www.powmag.net/p/the-2001-project-jay-zs-the-blueprint by @pxthompson

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Just two years after dropping “Los Angeles,” his collab album with Evidence, West Coast veteran Blu has returned with “LA,” paired with Oakland producer soundtrack.  To mark the occasion, we had Blu pick his ten favorite L.A. rap albums of all time.  Read the full list on powmag.net: https://www.powmag.net/p/blu-picks-his-ten-favorite-la-rap-albums by @pxthompson

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Though the record is called the hermit, shemar and Sasco have a distinctly pro-social approach to their work. The duo—the former a rapper-producer whose serpentine flows are vehicles for deeply personal writing, the latter a producer pushing New York’s underground emcees to and past the alleged limits of the genre—have, even over Zoom, the sort of easy rapport that suggests a semishared consciousness. In their telling, demos kick back and forth through email and iMessage, mutual admiration becomes the catalyst for self-discovery, and an emerging avant-garde meets up regularly at shows and release parties on the way home from their day jobs.

Paul Thompson (@pxthompson) spoke to the duo just before the release of that new, four-track EP about how radical art comes from chasing ghosts and good friends alike.

Out now on powmag.net: https://www.powmag.net/p/shemar-sasco-the-hermit-ep-interview by @pxthompson

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20 years ago, The Game released his debut album “The Documentary” - a cinematic masterpiece that sent shockwaves through the industry and cemented game as the West Coast’s next torchbearer. Today, Paul Thompson revisits the Compton native’s magnum opus with an in-depth history and a look back at one of the most pivotal moments in Hip-Hop this century.  Out now on powmag.net: https://www.powmag.net/p/the-game-the-documentary-20-years-review

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On the occasion of "DOOMED!," his new album with producer Kenny Segal, Open Mike Eagle (@open_mike_eagle ) speaks to Paul Thompson (@pxthompson ) about the art of processing a breakup, the aftermath of "Anime, Trauma, Divorce," his collaboration process, the sophistications of live-streaming, "Midnight Marauders," and more.

Out now on powmag.net: https://www.powmag.net/p/open-mike-eagle-interview-doomed-kenny-segal-backwoodz by @pxthompson

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In celebration of Future's new album, Paul Thompson (@pxthompson) ranks the ten best Future songs of the last ten years. Out now on powmag.net: https://www.powmag.net/p/the-real-me-the-ten-best-future-songs-last-ten-years by @pxthompson

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To commemorate Future's new album "The Real Me," we sifted through the past decade of Pluto's vast discography to determine the ten best Future songs of the last ten years.

Read the full list on powmag.net: https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYiBAGlDt0/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== by @pxthompson

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