CZARFACE & MF Doom put out a generally competent, but not particularly exciting, project that aims to please the hip-hop purists out there. But it's largely lethargic feel and average rhymes probably won't satisfy even the staunchest traditionalists out there.
Our thoughts, opinions, and live reaction to the latest album from Rae Sremmurd, 'Sremm 4 Life.'
Rapsody delivered a jazzy, funky, soulful album full of incredible 'life music' and bars that match up with any MC in hip-hop, not just females. This is about as flawless an album execution since maybe To Pimp A Butterfly and I'm looking forward to picking this apart and vibing to it for the weeks to come. Damn she just made me rethink my best albums of the year.
We're excited to be premiering, "It Is What It Is," the latest single from emerging Minneapolis hip-hop duo Dom Rivers & Dre Taylor.
'Still My Moment' still sees Tee Grizzley struggling to find his musical identity and create anything memorable.
“They All Hate Me” – How Hijabi Rapper Mona Haydar Has Confounded Western and Muslim Audiences Alike
We sat down for an interview with the Muslim American hip-hop artist Mona Haydar to talk about her unique position and perspective in the culture, her communities, and much more. Check out what she had to say.
February was a massive month for music that included a lot of heavy hitters dropping full lengths as well as...
I was more than ready to write off Jaden Smith but he utterly surprised me with a highly enjoyable project full of incredible production, surprising flow, and impressive versatility. It's often hard to take him seriously, but his music needs to be.
This joint project has been a long time coming but unfortunately it doesn't quite live up to it's potential. Instead of raising each other's level they instead fall back to their usual formulas on songs that sound more like past throwaways than fresh, new creations.
Like all of Wiz Khalifa's recent projects, 'Rolling Papers 2' has it's fair share of noteworthy moments, but that gap between the really good and the really bad is still wide as ever.
There's definitely some interesting concepts on the project, but as whole it didn't really deliver something very compelling - still leaving Denzel Curry on the outside looking in.
Expectations were extremely high for the debut of Juice WRLD but he's still struggling to find a musical identity and the large bulk of songs are simply not interesting, leading to a frustratingly convoluted mess of an album.
BlocBoy JB's album is a safe project that triples down on everything that's gotten him to this point, but it still remains to be seen if he has what it takes to outlast his own dance craze.
The Iceberg is yet another very strong release from Oddisee with some great sounding live instrumental hip-hop with a thoughtful, socially conscious message.
The plastic crown, worn by Notorious B.I.G. in the iconic 'King of New York' photoshoot, was originally bought for $6 and sold for substantially more at Sotheby's inaugural hip-hop auction along with memorabilia from Tupac, Slick Rick, Salt-N-Pepa, and more.
'DUMMY BOY' is a convoluted collection of singles solely aimed for the charts, and while there are few moments that may stick with you, they're about as shallow as the caricature of 6IX9INE himself.
Unveiling a nice synthesis of hip-hop, Latin American, and Afrobeat traditions, Taigenz releases his single "Knock My Door."
For the second year in a row the most talked about inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame isn't from rock, but rap; and for the second year in row there's a lot of bitching about whether or not hip-hop belongs. For a long time, I have been adamantly for it because classic hip-hop definitely shares that same spirit and feeling that birth rock and roll. But as it's grown and evolved as a genre it's become clearer than ever that it's time they cut the cord.
You knew this was coming. An entire episode dedicated to Kendrick Lamar's latest LP, DAMN. We break it down track-by-track and give our thoughts and opinions about the songs and any possible meanings they may have and we wrap up by giving our final thoughts on the album as a whole and how it compares to the rest of his discography.
In one of the weirdest, most left field stories to come out this year, Pras (of The Fugees acclaim) was just convicted of political conspiracy and illegal lobbying on behalf of China. It's a story involving Obama, Trump, billions of stolen funds, Leonardo DiCaprio, allegations of being a paid government informant, and much more. It's almost too crazy, not to be true.
4eva Is a Mighty Long Time is Big K.R.I.T.'s most ambitious project yet, and while it doesn't answer all of the criticisms people have of him, it is him at his absolute best and it's his most listenable, yet still deep, album yet. If this doesn't prove that he belongs in the conversation with the Kendricks and J. Coles of the world, then nothing will.
Continuing our collaboration with recording artist Axcess we are happy to present the first piece of merchandise for his upcoming...
It's been 5 years since Cardi B's one and only album, Invasion of Privacy, and while she's had successful singles and features then, the long gap has people asking, where's the new album?
Kairi Chanel stands in stark contrast to the current sound dominating hip-hop. It's a refreshing throwback to a time when what you said mattered and expertly encompasses that traditional NY sound.