Kai Whiston’s debut album introduces him as one of the most promising up-and-comers in the blooming deconstructed club genre.
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.
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.
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.
Tyler, the Creator leaves an awkward and weakly assembled Christmas EP under the tree.
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.
A Love Letter to You 3 is Trippie Redd’s most solid project since the first one.
The Sunset Tapes just sounds like it doesn’t matter.
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.
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.
