hardcore hip hop
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Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Sucks are solid testaments to both sides of Princess Nokia.
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Unlocked is essentially a glitch in the matrix in hip hop form, and that’s a great thing.
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Westside Gunn’s grimy vibe remains the best thing going for him, while songwriting remains his Achilles heel.
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For the most part, uknowhatimsayin¿ is an amusingly subversive update on some classic rap formulas.
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Ameer Vann’s comeback EP is pretty bitter and one-dimensional.
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Fever sort of serves as a bold character portrait for Megan Thee Stallion, but more importantly, it’s catchy as fuck.
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Injury Reserve’s debut studio album isn’t quite as consistent as the trio’s mixtapes, but is nevertheless a cut above most of what you’ll find in today’s rap field.
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Anger Management finds Rico Nasty continuing to be one of the boldest voices in the current rap landscape, but the project’s brevity is unfortunately to its detriment.
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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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FM!‘s fun concept begs for a longer runtime, but even at 22 minutes the project has plenty to offer with its quality beats, flows, hooks, and lyrics.
