Opinion

What happens when the money runs out? Yes, changes are coming to major label record deals.

Kamaiyah sounds like the best supervillain this side of the country.

Let’s dig into four must-hear lo-fi hip-hop records for week one of our new series.

Earl Sweatshirt metamorphosed into an artist blurring the lines between absurdist jazz and hip-hop.

There’s something inspiring about the way Lil Gotit surges with moxie and charisma.

Duke Deuce’s nonchalance and ability to bring in new cadences as he breaks song structure that makes “Bad News” an earworm.

‘The Allegory’ is, for a lack of a better word, woke.

The artist’s identity in music cannot be defined until they have an audience to define themselves against. It is cruel, but it is the truth.

“hertz” is the kind of sleeper hit that haunts you by virtue of its crumbly structure and visceral writing.

“Real love, I’m searching for a real love.”

Brevity continues to be the soul of Medhane's wit across ‘FULL CIRCLE.’

For some reason, “iunno” induces the most awkward rap hands and confounded head nods.

When done right, the posthumous album can serve to give fans necessary closure.

Wendy Day breaks down 11 things artists need to know to get started in the music business.

Get me an art gallery and a speaker.

Matt Doo continues to inspire with his dense fusion of style and substance.

“Me and My Guitar” is emo-rap at its finest, a sleeper hit by any name.

The arc of sampling in hip-hop music and style mirrors the story of hip-hop as a whole.

Social media is the new 24-hour music television channel, where art and marketing intersect to create stars.

“Some might call this racist—not the French.”

“Why see the world, when you got the beach?”

‘UNLOCKED’ is an exercise in gut and viscera.

You haven’t fully experienced an album until you’ve held it in your hands.

“World getting warmer, we goin’ the other way.”

“Why must women rappers cleanse their material of stripper culture while the male rappers continue to profit from it?”

Alchemist’s legacy has been long secured, and ‘The Price of Tea In China’ feels like a level-up for Boldy James.

We ranked veteran producer Alchemist’s 10 best collaborative projects. See you in the comments.

You've been warned.

The music is something you’ve never heard before, unapologetically honest and anything but the status quo. That’s how we like it.

“We’re behaving like teenagers.”

For music lovers, festivals represent headlines and history, openings and closings, and being there — or wishing you were.

“I am still learning about Mac, learning about what his last moments were. I guess that is why I am crying.”

“‘IGOR’ was not a rap album if you ask me.”

“If the Recording Academy truly values a diverse membership, it must be transparent in its dealings.”