rap
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Billy Woods and Elucid team up again as Armand Hammer for one of the year’s best abstract hip hop albums.
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Eminem falls just short of ending his career on his latest album, Kamikaze.
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Talking about the surge in popularity that emo rap has seen in recent years.
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With its well executed concept, tight sequencing, and top-notch production from Animoss, Orpheus vs. the Sirens is probably the best album with which to introduce someone to the work of Ka.
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Slime Language is an unadventurous outing for Thugger and an unimpressive showcase of YSL’s roster.
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Life’s a Trip has some surprisingly beautiful highlights, but Trippie Redd’s lyrics, song structures, and vocal consistency are still lacking overall.
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Nicki Minaj still has her energy, technical ability, and sharp lyricism going for her, but too often on Queen these are drowned out by generic production and horrid features.
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Valee doesn’t come through with a single flow worth stealing on his latest EP.
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On Swimming, Mac Miller continues to work outside of his strengths without improving at all upon the obvious weaknesses of his previous album.
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YG tries to Stay Dangerous by going the generic trap route.
