After releasing their debut album in February, the Bay Area Rap Avengers, 1 Umbrella, including ALLBLACK, 22nd Jim, and Lil Bean. lil Yee and ZayBang add a few more artists to their original 15-track ...

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Prominent hip-hop historian Larry “NuFace” Compton reflected on what made King a defining moment for Atlanta and T.I.