Albums
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Stormzy ‘Heavy Is the Head’ 1 Listen Album Review
‘Heavy Is the Head’ will only serve to solidify Stormzy’s status as a domestic superstar and increase his already aggrandizing global profile.
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KAYTRANADA ‘BUBBA’ 1 Listen Album Review
KAYTRANADA’s sophomore album is preoccupied with mid-tempo grooves that settle in the bones and coax wall-huggers to the dance floor.
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Roddy Ricch ‘Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial’ 1 Listen Album Review
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.’
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Roc Marciano Demands Respect on ‘Marcielago’: Review
If there is a running theme throughout ‘Marcielago,’ it’s a yearning for respect.
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Griselda ‘Wwcd’ 1 Listen Album Review
The Buffalo trio’s major-label debut is meat-and-potatoes rap served with a side of grit on a Balenciaga placemat.
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Earl Sweatshirt’s Imprecise Words: ‘Some Rap Songs’ 1 Year Later
With ‘Some Rap Songs,’ rapper Earl Sweatshirt figured out how to gather an audience on his own terms.
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03 Greedo & Kenny Beats ‘Netflix & Deal’ 1 Listen Album Review
‘Netflix & Deal’ is as indulgent as a bucket of movie theater popcorn with just a little too much butter.
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10 Years Later: Inside Rihanna’s Dark & Deeply Personal ‘Rated R’
One time for Rihanna’s fearlessness.
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Wiki Embraces Himself on ‘OOFIE’: Review
The 26-year-old New York rapper documents his growing pains on his second studio album, ‘OOFIE.’
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Emotional Oranges Create a Retouched Photograph on ‘The Juice Vol. II’: Review
The actual music on ‘The Juice Vol. II’ is good—great, even. It just feels over-produced.
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Earl Sweatshirt ‘FEET OF CLAY’ 1 Listen Album Review
Earl Sweatshirt’s ‘FEET OF CLAY’ picks up where ‘Some Rap Songs’ left off.
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Kanye West ‘Jesus Is King’ 1 Listen Album Review
‘Jesus Is King’ is like elevator music for Christians.