Backspin Hip-Hop Retrospectives

Soulspin 2000: II From the Other Side

Lynden David Hall, Lewis Taylor, and the neo-soul of a UK scene that never quite crossed

Oct 19 • 

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Backspin: Special Ed — Youngest In Charge (1989)

Hip-hop’s adolescent boss captivated a culture coming of age. (82/100)

Oct 12 • 

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September 2025

Backspin: 8Ball & MJG — On Top Of The World (1995)

Dopeboy blues. (88/100)

Sep 28 • 

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Backspin: A Tribe Called Quest — Midnight Marauders (1993)

To the beat of the rhythm of the night… (96/100)

Sep 14 • 

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Soulspin 2000: Common — Like Water For Chocolate

25 years ago, hip-hop’s searcher found himself in neo-soul

Sep 8 • 

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August 2025

Backspin: Boogie Down Productions — By All Means Necessary (1988)

Hip-Hop’s Teacher found purpose in tragedy. (91/100)

Aug 10 • 

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July 2025

Backspin: Warren G — Regulate… G Funk Era (1994)

A kinder, gentler gangsta. (81/100)

Jul 20 • 

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June 2025

Soulspin 2000: Lucy Pearl — Lucy Pearl

Neo-soul’s grooviest grown folks party turns 25

Jun 21 • 

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Backspin: Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew — Oh, My God! (1986)

MC means “move the crowd.” (78/100)

Jun 15 • 

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Backspin: Eminem — The Slim Shady LP (1999)

When repression meets alienation. (81.5/100)

Jun 1 • 

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May 2025

Backspin: 2Pac — Me Against the World (1995)

Making a martyr. (92/100)

May 4 • 

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Soulspin 2000 — Ledisi, Pru, and Lost Notes from Neo-Soul’s Shadowland

Ledisi’s ‘Soulsinger’ and Pru’s self-titled fell in the woods 25 years ago. Were you listening?

May 4 • 

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