hip hop
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Alabama rapper Yelawolf releases his second project for Eminem’s Shady Records.
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Atlanta rapper and singer Young Thug releases a one-dimensional album that couldn’t have possibly lived up to the drama-fueled hype that led up to it.
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In my opinion, Kanye West’s latest single is the best teaser track we’ve heard for his upcoming album thus far.
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Longtime viewer Nick writes me a letter asking for my thoughts on Lord Jamar, Iggy Azalea, Azealia Banks, and the conversation they’ve started on white rappers, hip hop as a black artform.
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TDE’s Kendrick Lamar gives us another taste of his forthcoming album with “The Blacker the Berry.” It’s a lyrically nuanced portrayal of one character’s reaction to the racial tensions that boiled over for much of 2014.
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Hellfyre Club’s Open Mike Eagle follows his excellent 2014 LP up with a solid EP.
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With what might be his final project with Atlantic Records, Lupe Fiasco releases his most conceptual and headiest album in years, backing these tracks up with an instrumental set that’s a step above what he delivered on his two previous LPs.
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New York rapper Joey Bada$$ meets expectations on his commercial debut.
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Death Grips builds up to the release of it’s supposedly final album with an LP of instrumentals.
