hip hop
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Vic Mensa’s long-awaited debut album delivers its fair share of grand and thoughtful highs, but also some cringe-worthy lows.
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Portland’s own Aminé sells himself short on his mellow studio debut, Good for You.
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The first half of Raskit is some of the most hard-nosed grime you’ll hear all year, as well as some of Dizzee Rascal’s strongest material since Boy in da Corner. Unfortunately, things go downhill fast shortly thereafter…
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Shabazz Palaces return with deeply flawed twin concept albums.
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Tyler, the Creator blossoms as a rapper, producer, and lyricist on Flower Boy, his most beautiful and well-crafted album to date.
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Written at Night by Uncommon Nasa Staten Island MC Uncommon Nasa is dropping his first entirely self-produced album next month on Man Bites Dog Records. It’s called Written at Night, and the tracklist looks almost like a who’s who of current underground hip hop, featuring Open Mike Eagle,
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Deerhoof makes its mark on the Adult Swim Singles Program with “Your Dystopic Creation Doesn’t Fear You.” Probably one of the wordier titles in the series, and it features a gritty opening verse from “My Vag” rapper Awkwafina, who fits the band’s angular riffing remarkably well. The track
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Has rap music replaced rock in the cultural zeitgeist? Hip hop is everywhere and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down in terms of popularity and influence. A polarizing genre known for it’s controversial figures, it’s hard to deny the impact hip hop has had in the
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In the wake of Tyler, the Creator’s new album Scum Fuck Flower Boy prematurely finding its way onto the Internet, several popular music/culture websites have seen it fit not only to publicize the leak, but to give early evaluations of the album’s revelations about Tyler’s sexuality.
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Known Unknowns is NY hip hop artist Billy Woods’ punchiest effort since History Will Absolve Me. I’m talking about it with my buddy Myke from Dead End Hip Hop.
