One Year Later: How Tyler, The Creator's ‘Flower Boy’ Delivered the Greatest Gift of All
A year later, and for years to come, Tyler's album will be known for the space it creates.
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'A Kid Named Cudi' Turns 10: An Oral History of Kid Cudi's Debut Mixtape
A-Trak, Emile Haynie and Emeka Obi reflect on the mixtape that launched Cudi's career.
20 Years Later, the Beastie Boys’ ‘Hello Nasty’ Proves Time Is an Illusion
Check back in another 20, and we’ll likely be reporting more of the same.
'4:44' One Year Later: Reframing a Legacy Through JAY-Z's Short Films
One year later, we revisit JAY-Z's '4:44' with the added context of the album's confrontational short films.
The Pursuit of Forms: Five Years of ‘Watching Movies With The Sound Off’ with Mac Miller
“Who the fuck is Mac Miller?” Five years ago, the answer to that question started to take shape.
Listeners in the Hands of a Projected God: ‘Yeezus’ Five Years Later
“As soon as they like you, make ‘em un-like you.”
The Pursuit to Just Feel Better: One Year With SZA’s ‘Ctrl’
One year later, ‘Ctrl’ remains a daily meditation on what I do and do not deserve.
How 'Tha Carter III' Became a Classic Without Actually Being a Classic
Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter III' is a classic album for the moment it was and the moment it became.
Three Years Later: How The Social Experiment Turned Friendships Into Indie Rap History
'Surf' also made digital music history.
How Logic’s ‘Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever’ Mixtape Was His Legacy Blueprint, Five Years Later
“This the type of shit I used to prophesize.”
5 Years Later, ‘Acid Rap’ Showed Us What a Little Happiness Can Do
Five years on, Chance The Rapper's breakout project is proof that happiness is a potent form of resistance.
Big Punisher's 'Capital Punishment' Turns 20: Watch
We spoke with Fat Joe, Steve Rifkind, Rockwilder, Tony Sunshine, Joell Ortiz and more about Pun's seminal debut.
10 Years with Atmosphere's 'When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold'
The pivot that ensured Atmosphere a career.
"A Milli" Turns 10: Revisiting Lil Wayne's Watershed Moment
The importance of “A Milli” wasn’t only in the song's execution, but for what it did to the rest of hip-hop.