Opinion

Choreographer Charm La'Donna has worked with everyone from Kendrick Lamar to 6LACK. Now, she's stepping into her own spotlight.

Young M.A’s ‘Red Flu’ is an ideal offering from the Brooklyn rap star.

Let’s break it down.

“The statement of ‘IGOR’ means more to me than any one song.”

“Within Frank’s fresh hell, he finds his heaven.”

Quality Control rapper Lil Baby might never become a Hollywood mainstay, but he has the same DNA as the most successful rapper-actor of all-time.

How Johan Lenox went from listening to Kanye’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ to working with him, No I.D., Big Sean, and more.

Week 13. Four more must-hear lo-fi rap songs.

Future’s ‘High Off Life’ is a familiar journey through a terrain of toxic lust, sleepless paranoia, wealthy boasts, and deep-seated trauma.

Polo G, for all the demons he’s faced on the streets and in his mind, is one step closer to securing his legacy.

From Drake and DJ Khaled to Tyler, The Creator and Frank Ocean, we must acknowledge the crowd as a vital member of the ecosystem of art.

Let’s break down 5 essential projects from prolific Chicago rapper and street-smart surrealist Chris Crack.

Kenny Mason’s “Firestarter,” from his debut ‘Angelic Hoodrat,’ is the perfect song for my emotional moment.

“Pink + White” might feel disjointed and abrupt on first pass, but the song works as ‘Blonde’ works, as living memory.

Through the music of Chance The Rapper, Pink Siifu, and YNW Melly, among others, we break down the feeling of being hunted in America.

Week 12. Four more must-hear lo-fi rap songs.

Kehlani’s work carries an unfiltered essence and brims with soul.

She says it herself: “We will always be fine.”

Like many before him, KA has found an outlet in mythology to exorcise his pain.

Our quarantined summer can’t hold back the Dominican-born and Bronx-raised crew.

The fantasy of “Ivy” is peace itself.

One can only hope that one day, we will achieve world peace.

K Camp will outlast all the fleeting phases and temporary crazes, all the originators and all the thieves.

Do research, plan for your success, and remember to protect your wallet.

Four more must-hear lo-fi rap songs for installment number 11.

Drake delivers a fan service release during quarantine, allowing him to clear out his vault of throwaways, loosies, and leaks.

No rankings, all love.

No journalist — no one, really — on Earth is as thorough as Nardwuar The Human Serviette.

I speak so obtusely because, four years on, it’s still hard for me to wrap my mind around what “Nikes” means to me.

“The post-COVID-19 era will forever change many of the ways we operate, but nothing will ever replace the excitement of going to see your favorite artist perform live.”

One listen and you won’t forget Kenny Mason.

Pink Siifu, lojii, KeiyaA, and Drew Dave make up our lo-fi rap snack pack for the week beginning April 6, 2020.

Brooklyn rapper 22Gz’ “No Questions,” off his incredible new mixtape, ‘Growth & Development’ is a sleeper hit.

You love to see the new followers. But as exciting as it all is, it’s never a happy time for me.