Albums

Although Roddy Ricch‘s rap-singing style is of-the-moment, there’s an identity to his sound on ‘Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial.’

If there is a running theme throughout ‘Marcielago,’ it’s a yearning for respect.

The Buffalo trio’s major-label debut is meat-and-potatoes rap served with a side of grit on a Balenciaga placemat.

With ‘Some Rap Songs,’ rapper Earl Sweatshirt figured out how to gather an audience on his own terms.

‘Netflix & Deal’ is as indulgent as a bucket of movie theater popcorn with just a little too much butter.

One time for Rihanna's fearlessness.

The 26-year-old New York rapper documents his growing pains on his second studio album, ‘OOFIE.’

The actual music on ‘The Juice Vol. II’ is good—great, even. It just feels over-produced.

Earl Sweatshirt’s ‘FEET OF CLAY’ picks up where ‘Some Rap Songs’ left off.

‘Jesus Is King’ is like elevator music for Christians.

On 'Sweet Insomnia,' Gallant constructs a body of work tailored entirely around his greatest strength: his voice.

Yoh sits down with East Atlanta rapper Grip, whose new album, 'Snubnose,' showcases a narrator who turns slices-of-reality into fictional, detailed raps.

Gucci Mane hasn’t lost his ability to be a great rapper, but he has gained a crisis of identity.

As the sun comes up on day nine, I press play once more.

Mos Def understood that hip-hop was a culture built on connectivity.

Every sound and voice on ‘Wow... That’s Crazy’ complements the world Wale is creating; a world that is sonically lush and lyrically transparent.

On his fifth studio album, ‘uknowhatimsayin?,’ Danny Brown is free.

The brash, Detroit emcee doesn’t sound reinvented, but reborn.

“I don’t feel like I’m good enough just to be coasting along.”

On ‘KIRK,’ DaBaby sounds like a human torch.

With an electrifying sophomore album, Kevin Gates solidifies his return to hip-hop.

Young M.A’s long-awaited debut is a tale told two years too late.

Throw some paper ‘Confetti,’ Jack Harlow is here to stay.

JPEGMAFIA remains one of rap’s most confrontational, adventurous artists.