Noname’s ‘Room 25’ Is the Blessing Hip-Hop Needs (Review)
On her highly anticipated 'Telefone' follow-up, Noname's joy is inextinguishable.
Albums
6LACK 'East Atlanta Love Letter' 1 Listen Album Review
6LACK's sophomore album is a late-night blockbuster.
Masego Operates with André 3000-Like Box-Less Ingenuity on 'Lady Lady' (Review)
Even without his voice, Masego's music is the star.
Joey Purp’s ‘QUARTERTHING’ is a Rumbling Record to Cut Your Teeth On (Review)
The SaveMoney MC drops his first project since 2016's 'iiiDrops.'
Eminem 'Kamikaze' 1 Listen Album Review
"He’s like a magician criticizing other magicians for pulling rabbits out of their hats just to pull a cheeseburger from his crotch and wonder why we won’t applaud him."
10 Years with 'The Recession,' Young Jeezy's Second Classic Album
Jeezy's third album was as timely as it was timeless.
I Called All My Friends at 3 a.m. About Eminem's New Album & Now I Have No Friends
'Kamikaze' hit me pretty hard.
Meet April + Vista, the DMV’s New Voice for the Forefront
Having helped GoldLink craft acclaimed projects, April George is making beautiful music one-half of DMV duo April + Vista.
9 Writers Reflect on Ms. Lauryn Hill's 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'
The GRAMMY-winning album is now 20 years old.
Bas 'Milky Way' 1-Listen Album Review
The Dreamville MC crafted an album made for return visits.
Daniel Caesar’s 'Freudian' One Year Later: An Ode to the Little Things
It’s an album about love, but it can also teach us how to love.
Everybody Cares About How Earl Sweatshirt Feels: ‘Doris’ 5 Years Later
‘Doris’ is an out of body experience for difficult emotions and hard to swallow pills.
Two Years Later, 'Endless' Remains Frank Ocean’s Overlooked Masterpiece
'Endless' seems destined to remain an overlooked drop in the bucket of Frank Ocean’s ultimate legacy. It's much, much more than that.
Young Thug 'Slime Language' 1 Listen Album Review
"'Slime Language' is a collection of cool ideas that aren’t as striking as Young Thug’s solo material."
Jack Harlow’s ‘Loose’ Captures the Moment the Smoke Ring Hits the Bedroom Ceiling (Review)
The Louisville rapper continues forging his identity on his Atlantic debut.
Nicki Minaj 'Queen' 1 Listen Album Review
By being painfully forgettable, Nicki Minaj has wasted the perfect opportunity to soar.
tobi lou Delivers a Bright Eulogy for Childhood on ‘tobi lou and the Juice’ EP (Review)
‘tobi lou and the Juice’ is the procession for burying what we understood to be youth.
Choker's 'Honeybloom' Is an Ambitious Departure From Frank Ocean's Shadow
Choker ventures even further into left-field, experimental territory on his 'Peak' follow-up.
YG 'STAY DANGEROUS' 1 Listen Album Review
When YG speaks his truth and doesn't chase hits, 'STAY DANGEROUS' becomes an incredible portrait of the artist as a larger-than-life gangbanger. Sadly, it comes a little too late.
Mac Miller Scores a Heavenly Battle for Peace on ‘Swimming’ (Album Review)
Miller's fifth studio album is honest and immaculately arranged look at what it means to try and fail.
The Sound of Silence: How the Quietest Albums Make the Loudest Noise
"The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between." —Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart