Albums
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Gallant Constructs a Shrine to His Dazzling Voice on ‘Sweet Insomnia’: Review
On ‘Sweet Insomnia,’ Gallant constructs a body of work tailored entirely around his greatest strength: his voice.
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Weapons & Wielders: Inside the Bullet-Riddled World of Grip’s ‘Snubnose’
Yoh sits down with East Atlanta rapper Grip, whose new album, ‘Snubnose,’ showcases a narrator who turns slices-of-reality into fictional, detailed raps.
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Gucci Mane ‘Woptober II’ 1 Listen Album Review
Gucci Mane hasn’t lost his ability to be a great rapper, but he has gained a crisis of identity.
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I Can’t Stop Playing MAVI’s ‘let the sun talk’
As the sun comes up on day nine, I press play once more.
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20 Years Later: Mos Def’s ‘Black on Both Sides’ Captures the Rhythms of Black Expression
Mos Def understood that hip-hop was a culture built on connectivity.
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Wale ‘Wow… That’s Crazy’ 1 Listen Album Review
Every sound and voice on ‘Wow… That’s Crazy’ complements the world Wale is creating; a world that is sonically lush and lyrically transparent.
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Danny Brown Believes In His Future, Finally
On his fifth studio album, ‘uknowhatimsayin?,’ Danny Brown is free.
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Danny Brown ‘uknowhatimsayin?’ 1 Listen Album Review
The brash, Detroit emcee doesn’t sound reinvented, but reborn.
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billy woods Is Writing Through the Apocalypse: Interview
“I don’t feel like I’m good enough just to be coasting along.”
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DaBaby ‘KIRK’ 1 Listen Album Review
On ‘KIRK,’ DaBaby sounds like a human torch.
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Kevin Gates ‘I’m Him’ 1 Listen Album Review
With an electrifying sophomore album, Kevin Gates solidifies his return to hip-hop.
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Young M.A ‘Herstory in the Making’ 1 Listen Album Review
Young M.A’s long-awaited debut is a tale told two years too late.