Patrick Lyons

Original Content Why Hip Hop Suddenly Loves Heavy Metal Metal culture is more visible in hip hop than it's ever been, even if nobody in hip hop's listening to it. Denzel Curry, Robb Banks, and metal illustrator Mark Riddick weigh in on this recent phenomenon. By Patrick Lyons October 07, 2016
Reviews Danny Brown's "Atrocity Exhibition" (Review) "Atrocity Exhibition" sounds like the record Danny Brown's always wanted to make. By Patrick Lyons October 03, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: September 26 - October 2 The Weeknd wins big on this week's edition of Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons October 03, 2016
Reviews Ty Dolla $ign's "Campaign" (Review) Ty Dolla $ign's "Campaign" has some jams, but not much in the way of originality or politics. By Patrick Lyons September 28, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: September 19 - September 25 Meek Mill and The Game's beef reigns supreme in this week's edition of Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons September 26, 2016
Original Content Classic Rotation: A Tribe Called Quest's "The Low End Theory" A Tribe Called Quest's "The Low End Theory," which turns 25 today, brought jazz and hip hop closer than they'd ever been. By Patrick Lyons September 24, 2016
Reviews Mac Miller's "The Divine Feminine" (Review) Mac Miller's "The Divine Feminine" is (thus far) the peak of the most unexpected glo-up of the past five years. By Patrick Lyons September 21, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: September 12 - September 18 The Game, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, and Future come up big in this week's edition of Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons September 19, 2016
Original Content Tracking Kid Cudi's Influence A timeline of Kid Cudi's influence on the game, from Kanye West and Drake to Kevin Abstract and Raury. By Patrick Lyons September 17, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: September 5 - September 11 Everything's coming up Travis Scott yet again in the latest Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons September 12, 2016
Reviews Isaiah Rashad's "The Sun's Tirade" (Review) Isaiah Rashad crosses generational boundaries and plumbs the depths of his psyche on the excellent "Sun's Tirade." By Patrick Lyons September 10, 2016
Original Content All The Drug References On Travis Scott's "Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight" We break down every drug reference on Travis Scott's "Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight" and sort by substance. By Patrick Lyons September 09, 2016