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Part of Bad Boy Entertainment's "Hitmen" production team, Thompson was behind the boards for classics by Notorious B.I.G., Mary J Blige, Nas, Usher, Ice Cube, Faith Evans and more.

You can now watch the first two seasons of Chris Rock's 1997 - 2000 HBO series, which featured such guests as Prince, D'Angelo, Maxwell, Tracy Morgan, Erykah Badu, Puff Daddy, Conan O'Brien, Wyclef Jean, Missy Elliot, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes and more.

This week's Notable Releases include St. Vincent's ode to the 1970s, J. Cole's latest, Sons of Kemet's guest-filled Afrobeat/jazz hybrid, Jorja Smith's stop-gap project, and more...

"The city is broken and I haven’t heard anyone say anything about it, and everything he's saying is everything I want to hear," said Nas.

”This will be the first documentary to focus on the experiences of my son’s life rather than the circumstances of his death,” Biggie's mother said. ”It is a celebration of who he was and where he came from. This is how he would have wanted to be remembered.”

The hip hop Instagram DJ battles continue this week with Krazyie Bone and DJ Paul, and it looks like the much-talked-about Dre/Diddy battle might actually happen...

This week's Notable Releases include Blood Orange's personal new album, Majical Cloudz frontman Devon Welsh's solo debut, Ogikubo Station's catchy indie-punk debut, and more.

The album also samples Moby and Lauryn Hill.

In addition to Eminem's headlining set (featuring Dr. Dre, 50 Cent and others), Cardi B's great set (featuring Chance the Rapper, YG, 21 Savage and others), and Migos' poorly received set, Coachella 2018 weekend one day three included Miguel (who brought out Kali Uchis), A Perfect Circle, Kamaiyah (who brought out Too $hort and YG), Kamasi Washington, and more...

Dave Chappelle introduced the award for Best Rap Album and said, ”I have so much love and respect for all the nominees tonight. And I just want to take a moment, to acknowledge [A Tribe Called Quest].”