DMX: Exodus
The passing of Earl Simmons shocked the music industry earlier this year. After an inspiring appearance with Snoop Dogg on Verzus, DMX was seemingly…
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Mach-Hommy: Pray for Haiti
Griselda Records continues to dominate rap with an unrelenting string of menacing downtempo albums. The Haitian-American rapper, Mach-Hommy, marks his return to the collective…
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DJ Khaled: Khaled Khaled
DJ Khaled’s work is incredibly transparent. His albums function like a label sampler or movie soundtrack; they’re compilations by nature with coherency not being…
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J. Cole: The Off-Season
J. Cole’s highly anticipated return is notable for various reasons. Hip-hop, arguably, has morphed into something far less wordy than his appearance in 2007….
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Death from Above 1979: Is 4 Lovers
Death from Above 1979’s latest LP, Is 4 Lovers, is an explosive return to form. The brash Canadian duo’s expressive return is accompanied by…
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Dark Time Sunshine: LORE
Seattle-based duo Dark Time Sunshine has been away for a while. Their latest offering, LORE, arrives nine years since their last and distain for…
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slowthai: Tyron
Smiling, nude in a pillory is how slowthai was initially presented to the world. His 2019 debut Nothing Great About Britain was a politically…
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J Dilla: Welcome 2 Detroit (20th Anniversary Edition)
Welcome 2 Detroit, Jay Dee’s 2001 debut, was a turning point for hip-hop and Dilla himself. The glossy, overproduced sound of the mainstream was…
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Madlib: Sound Ancestors
Vinyl had undoubtedly made a comeback over the last twenty years. Many lost pressings are being remastered and you can buy a portable record…
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R.A.P. Ferreira: bob’s son: R.A.P. Ferreira in the garden level cafe of the scallops hotel
The latest mosaic from R.A.P. Ferreira, formerly known as Milo, is a dense and affectionate tribute to beat poet Bob Kaufman. The San Francisco…
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