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25 years ago, Mobb Deep’s “The Infamous” radiated black Air Force 1 energy before it was cool

Jonathan Kermah, Editor in Chief
April 24, 2020
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Quarantined Playlist: The Weeknd, Don Toliver, Phresher and more

Amherst Wire Staff
March 24, 2020
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Hip-Hop MVPs of the decade: 2018 and 2019

Jonathan Kermah, Co-editor in Chief
December 31, 2019
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Hip-Hop MVPs of the decade: 2016 and 2017

Jonathan Kermah, Co-editor in Chief
December 29, 2019
(Shane Guilfoyle / Amherst Wire)

Entertainment’s songs of the decade: 2017

Amherst Wire Staff
December 10, 2019
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Top 10 rapper chains of the decade

Shane Guilfoyle, Writer
December 10, 2019
Kanye West in 2011 (Paul Cook/Wikimedia Commons)

Hip-Hop MVPs of the decade: 2010 and 2011

Jonathan Kermah, Co-editor in Chief
December 4, 2019
Santana performs at Woodstock, 1969. (Creative Commons)

Woodstock 50: the return of an era?

Matt Berg, Assistant News Editor
March 27, 2019
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Offset tries to find a balance between fame and family on “Father of 4”

Oliver Sampson, Writer
March 4, 2019
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Entertainment winners, losers of the week

Amherst Wire Entertainment staff
September 16, 2018
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