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DROGAS Light is one of Lupe Fiasco’s better attempts at making an album with pop appeal, though it still pales in comparison to his more progressive work like Tetsuo & Youth.
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OutKast’s seminal ATliens is a high-water mark for Southern hip hop.
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TDE’s living lyrical conundrum, Ab-Soul, returns for one of his most dense albums yet.
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J. Cole returns with a personal set of vignettes on 4 Your Eyez Only.
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Open Mike Eagle & Paul White come together for a smart, solid collaborative album.
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Seattle rapper Macklemore revisits the topic of white privilege on his new single.
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The Underachievers explore the duality of life on this new two-part album.
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The latest album from New York’s Uncommon Nasa is as grimy as it is experimental and conceptual.
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Chicago MC Mick Jenkins drops a verbose and water-themed mixtape.
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Ab-Soul makes an unsuccessful move toward accessibility on this latest record of his.
