Reviews

Reviews DJ Khaled's "Grateful" (Review) DJ Khaled continues a hot streak after his rocky start. On the packed Grateful, alongside a cadre of rap royalty young and old, the producer conjures banger after banger with excitable radio-ready rap. By Tirhakah Love July 01, 2017
Reviews Vince Staples' "Big Fish Theory" (Review) Vince Staples knows what he's doing with his beat selection. By Patrick Lyons June 29, 2017
Reviews Young Thug's "BEAUTIFUL THUGGER GIRLS" (Review) BEAUTIFUL THUGGER GIRLS is pop-by-way-of Atlanta, led by the city’s most consistently daring innovator. By Narsimha Chintaluri June 23, 2017
Reviews Big Boi's "Boomiverse" (Review) Big Boi gets back to hip hop on "Boomiverse," but his approach still remains scattered. By Patrick Lyons June 22, 2017
Reviews 2 Chainz' "Pretty Girls Like Trap Music" (Review) 2 Chainz is rap's ageless wonder on "Pretty Girls Like Trap Music." By Patrick Lyons June 20, 2017
Reviews Chief Keef's "Thot Breaker" (Review) A rare, cohesive body of work from the reclusive Chicagoan innovator. By Narsimha Chintaluri June 16, 2017
Reviews SZA "CTRL" (Review) SZA's debut album "Ctrl" is the perfect introduction to the singer for any would-be fan. By Mike Harris June 14, 2017
Reviews Remy Ma Shows Out at Hot 97's Summer Jam + More (Recap) Hot 97's Summer Jam 2017 left us all with some memorable moments. By Jasmina Cuevas June 12, 2017
Reviews Bryson Tiller's "True to Self" (Review) Bryson Tiller’s hotly anticipated second album comes to us as a welcome surprise. Does "True to Self" go above and beyond, or does Pen Griffey swing and miss? By Maxwell Cavaseno May 31, 2017
Reviews Gucci Mane's "Droptopwop" (Review) One year removed from incarceration, the Trap God is back near the top of his game. By Harrison Tenpas May 30, 2017
Reviews With Lil Wayne & T-Pain’s “T-Wayne," Rap History's Lost Page Is Taped Back In Place Though incomplete, the T-Wayne project is a necessary reference point for an influential time in both artists' careers. By Trevor Smith May 24, 2017
Reviews Logic's "Everybody" (Review) Logic delivers a big sound "Everybody," but ultimately, is this album really for "Everybody"? By Richard Bryan May 11, 2017