rap
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If nothing else, Quavo Huncho suggests that Quavo’s dependence on Takeoff and Offset doesn’t run quite as deep as one might think. But what little appeal the album ends up having has less to do with him, and more to do with the features and variety of production.
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YSL and Quality Control really should’ve kept these two on the bench.
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Mudboy is one of the oddest trap rap albums I’ve heard in a while.
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Twenty One Pilots take their catchy songwriting, genre blending, and emotional lyricism up a few notches on Trench.
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Logic is, as always, well-intentioned and likable on YSIV, but his music remains middle-of-the-road.
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Lil Wayne is in rare form on the best parts of his fifth installment of the Carter series, but bogs this album’s full potential down in a number of underwhelming cuts too.
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Despite its slightly cumbersome 100-minute runtime and spotty concept, DROGAS Wave is a surprisingly solid addition to this phase of Lupe Fiasco’s career.
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Abstract hip hop fans ought to give budding ornithologists a shot, even if it isn’t one of Milo’s standout albums.
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The all-American boyband makes its major label debut with an album that shows emotional and creative maturation despite occasionally gimmicky production and some members getting outshined by others.
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6LACK continues blending into the background of the alternative R&B field on his sophomore album.
