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This week's Rap Station Spotlight Artist begins with an intriguing anecdote. After years of trading rhymes and verses, Nowenen struck dialogue with Askia, “ We need to record a cd.” “I don't rap,” replied the latter. “I don't either. That's what makes it dope.”

Anchored by the beats of DJ Archives, Dip Diver embodies the unique styles of Featuring Nowenen and Dialo Askia in the classic Hip-hop trio blueprint, but the output is much, much more. The trio offers music in both past and future tense, that is, listeners encounter both vintage and modern, it's avant garde fusion Hip-hop mingling the minds of Hip-hop innovators.

“This is 'rewind' music', not to bring that feeling back, but to prove it

Today marks a historic date in Hip-hop as the legendary Tupac Shakur receives nomination for official induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with other musical archetypal figures, Bad Brains, Chaka Khan, Pearl Jam, and Janet Jackson.

The rapper's eligibility into the hall of fame had been granted thanks to his 1991 2Pacalypse Now,which celebrates its 25^th anniversary since its initial release this coming November, making Tupac's legacy qualified to sit among the seats of music's greatest.

Although originally from Harlem, Tupac gained prominence for representing the West Coast rap scene. Throughout his career, fans and critics witnessed a wide scope of elements blended into his distinct brand of music, featuring ge

This is Rap Station once again catering to your weekly dose of retrospect albums, acknowledging past release dates of notable records authored by iconic Hip-hop figures. In recognizing both album and artist, the creation of a throwback playlist (it helps set the mood, trust me) is strongly advised.

How A Black Man Feels (1991)

• Referenced by Ice-T as “the first gangsta rapper”, Schooly D released his fifth installment to his gangsta-bravado rap repertoire in the form of How A Black Man Feels. Released under Capitol Records, the album featured hits such as “Original Gangster”, “Where'd You Get That Funk From”, and “King of New York”.

Three iconic albums came out on this day in Hip-hop, and a retrospect look qualifies a break from the mainstream at acknowledging the rap minds behind these memorable magnum opus'.

Blowout Comb (1994)

• Acclaimed rap group Digable Planets launched their second studio album, which notably showcased the group taking a dive into more stripped-down, minimalistic sounds, and also featured appearances from Jeru the Damaja, DJ Jazzy Joyce, and Guru of Gang Starr. Though a lack of support and promotion led to a decline in their chart listings, many critics alluded the album as “a textured soundscape of a mythical world of rhymes, jazz, and urban ambience”, and agreed to both the album's formidability as well

It's not news to say that Drake is popular, but sometimes you need a little perspective to understand just how popular the Canadian rapper, singer, and actor is. For instance, the perspective provided by Drake's latest accomplishment: his new song "One Dance" is now the most streamed song ever on the Spotify music service.

Watch the video for "One Dance" here.

"One Dance," a track off of Drake's multi-platinum 2016 album Views, has been streamed a whop

Last April Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco announced that he was in the process of creating three brand new albums, all of which were supposed to be released before the end of 2016. Today, Fiasco announced that due to mixing and legal issues, the release of all three albums will be shelved until at least 2017.

"It's a strong chance you wont get any new Lupe albums this year," Lupe announced on Twitter. "Sorry y'all. I tr