Tom Misch Charts Growth and Memory on Effortless Debut Album ‘Geography’ (Review)
Misch’s Dilla and early boom bap influences are on full display.
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Trouble Moves Closer to Finding His Voice on Mike Will-Produced Debut 'Edgewood' (Review)
"'Edgewood' proves that finding your voice is not a direct route but a journey of trial and error."
'PRhyme 2' Is a Familiar Buffet of Bars & Beats (Review)
"'PRhyme 2' is yet another dazzling bit of jump roping between title matches, sometimes flashy but always familiar."
Sango Soundtracks the Pursuit of Wholeness on ‘In the Comfort Of’
‘In the Comfort Of’ is enveloped in prayer, hardship, overcoming, and gorgeous swaths of sound.
Logic’s ‘Bobby Tarantino II’ Is Part Alter Ego, Part Identity Crisis
The Def Jam MC continues his never-ending identity search on 'Bobby Tarantino II'
Phonte's 'No News Is Good News' Cuts Through the Pains & Panic of Middle Age (Review)
Phonte only speaks when he has something to say.
Black Milk’s ‘FEVER’ Takes Us Through The American Fever Dream (Review)
This is an album focused on the heat of a movement—both sonic and sociopolitical.
Richard Russell Braves Isolation and Mortality With 'Everything Is Recorded'
'Everything Is Recorded' is an album about being lonely to your bones when your bones are failing you.
I Have a 'Crush' on Ravyn Lenae (And Her New EP)
Produced by The Internet's Steve Lacy, the project exposes her as a time traveler and a vocal shape-shifter.
Evidence's ‘Weather or Not‘ is a Heartfelt Torrential Downpour (Review)
Some legends move in silence, others move with the rain.
SiR's Debut Album 'November' Is a Sultry Cycle of Love & Loss (Review)
SiR's latest is a trip through the happy and sad pit stops of love, and an impressive next step in his TDE tenure.
BROCKHAMPTON's 'Saturation III' is the Beginning & End of an Era (Review)
…most important sentence of 2017.
Talib Kweli’s ‘Radio Silence’ is Much More Than a Return to Form (Review)
'Radio Silence' is the most human record Talib Kweli has released in a long time.
CyHi The Prynce 'No Dope On Sundays' is Half-Church, Half-Street, All Punchlines (Review)
'No Dope On Sundays' is a mostly cohesive trip through the streets in CyHi’s head—a trip seven years in the making.
Wiz Khalifa's 'Laugh Now, Fly Later' is a Slick Return to Mixtape Wiz Form
Wiz, at this point in his career, is like watching a movie with Samuel L. Jackson.
IDK Dropped “Jay,” But ‘IWASVERYBAD’ Is the Gripping Story of Jason Mills
IDK may have dropped “Jay” from his name, but his new album is a formal introduction to the artist and man born Jason Mills.
Macklemore’s ‘Gemini’ is as Refreshing, Imperfect & Conflicted as the Artist Himself
True to the album's title, Macklemore's newest full-length album sans Ryan Lewis heads down divergent paths.
Knox Fortune’s ‘Paradise’ Perfectly Captures the Final Days of Summer (Review)
The goal of the debut album: to distill your musical identity. In that sense, 'Paradise' might be perfect.
Review: A$AP Mob's 'Cozy Tapes Vol. 2: Too Cozy' is One Slipper Less Cozy Than the Original
A$AP Mob's new album is still a good time but tries to add too much to its predecessor.
Action Bronson 'Blue Chips 7000' Cheat Code Album Review
Bronson's long-awaited latest picks up right where he left off—for better and for worse.
Review: Dave East’s ‘Paranoia’ is a Necessary Pit Stop On the Road to His Debut
It's not the debut we've been waiting for, but Dave East sounds more focused than ever.
Sean Price 'Imperius Rex' Cheat Code Album Review
As the last will and testament for an underground champion, 'Imperius Rex' is the complete picture of Sean P.—for better and for worse.
Marlon Craft is Making the New York Hip-Hop You've Been Missing on 'The Tunnel's End'
'The Tunnel’s End' reads as the first episode in a long Craft legacy. The end couldn't feel further away.
Review: Aminé’s ‘Good For You’ is as Bright & Eccentric as the Rapper Himself
It’s also really good.