Westside Gunn's 'Supreme Blientele' is Grimy Opulence (Review)
The Griselda Records founder's personality is as golden as his ear for beats.
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Jorja Smith's 'Lost & Found' Is Your Soundtrack to the Loneliest Summer Nights (Review)
Smith's 'Lost & Found' is not perfect, but its imperfections are captivating.
Black Thought’s ‘Streams of Thought Vol. 1’ is All Bars But Little Staying Power
Black Thought's consistency is admirable, but in form, it makes the music a bit complacent.
The Internet's Patrick Paige II Spills His Soul on Debut Album ‘Letters of Irrelevance’
Paige II reminds us that sometimes the worst pain can bring out the best art.
Junglepussy Delivers a Lush, Declarative, & Self-Loving Album with ‘JP3’ (Review)
‘JP3’ is grand because Junglepussy makes it so.
Leon Bridges' 'Good Thing' Explores Every Nook and Cranny of Love (Review)
With 'Good Thing,' Leon Bridges is moving soul forward with a bellied shout.
'Book of Ryan' Is Royce da 5'9" As We've Never Heard Him Before (Review)
In his quest for the crown, Royce has found himself.
‘tobi lou and the Loop’ is the Soundtrack to Your Self-Care Routine (Review)
“Fuck it, I’m gorgeous.”
Janelle Monáe is the Sexually Free American Dream on ‘Dirty Computer’ (Review)
'Dirty Computer' is Monáe's definitive, crazy, could-be classic, album.
Tom Misch Charts Growth and Memory on Effortless Debut Album ‘Geography’ (Review)
Misch’s Dilla and early boom bap influences are on full display.
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.