2018
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With sick flows and a versatile delivery, J.I.D’s latest effort is one of the rawest and most lyrically refined rap albums of the year.
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Avant-garde jazz outfit Onyx Collective continues to embody the highs and lows of NYC with Lower East Suite Part Three, their most polished and straightforward set of tracks yet.
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Dummy Boy has a handful of highlights, but 6ix9ine barely shows up for many of the tracks, leaving them to be made or broken by the features.
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Tyler, the Creator leaves an awkward and weakly assembled Christmas EP under the tree.
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Muse’s foray into ’80s retro-futurism, while at times uninspired and gaudy even by the band’s standards, has resulted in their most palatable album this decade.
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A Love Letter to You 3 is Trippie Redd’s most solid project since the first one.
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Anthony shows off some recent additions to his record collection, giving his thoughts on their packaging and sound along the way.
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The Sunset Tapes just sounds like it doesn’t matter.
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Oxnard has a stronger sense of direction than its predecessor and is a breath of fresh air in the current state of pop rap and neo-soul.
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Action Bronson has a lot of irons in the fire right now; unfortunately, it sounds as if White Bronco should’ve been kept in there a little longer.
