hip hop
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Whole Lotta Red will probably be appreciated more for its boldest ideas than its overall execution.
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Between M.I.A.’s international genre fusions, off-the-wall production, and politically charged lyrics, Arular is as bold as a debut album can be.
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Classics Week 2021 kicks off with Things Fall Apart, the 1999 breakthrough in The Roots’ increasingly ambitious career, and a milestone for hip hop at large.
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The Chosen is Kid Cudi’s best solo project since the second Man on the Moon (and it may even have that one beat).
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Not much is poppin on That’s What They All Say.
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There’s rarely a dull moment on Nightmare Vacation, whether it’s going in a poppier or a more extreme direction.
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Boldy and Sterling’s long-in-the-works collab does sound like the fruit of much labor.
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The surreal and diaristic Little Dominiques Nosebleed makes for a fantastic introduction to The Koreatown Oddity’s work.
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Bad Bunny’s third album of 2020 is a bit of a rough ride.
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Megan Thee Stallion sells herself short artistically on her still mostly decent debut album.
