On ‘Rapihaler,’ Mary Sue learns to breathe again with versatility
The rapper’s latest mixtape is sometimes relaxed, often frenetic, periodically focused, but always defies...
Interview with KJADE: the Phoenix-based rapper going from healing to moving on in full motion
"I find a value in transmuting the hardships I’ve collected into something meaningful…"
Put on ‘Happy Place’; Quelle Chris feels your pain
With his latest EP, the rapper and producer offers commentary on the world with...
What’s in a name? Tony Bontana becomes Shakespeare on ‘My Name’
The rapper and producer's latest album begins by questioning identity, then spends the rest...
JWords’ ‘Sound Therapy’ captures the essence of intrinsic growth
For her latest album, the Brooklyn-based, New Jersey-native artist plays with slower tempos and...
Is Fatboi Sharif the Salvador Dali of hip-hop? ‘Crayola Circles’ says so.
The New Jersey rapper offers another surreal slice of his nightmares that no longer...
Teller Bank$ leans into the world’s malevolence on ‘Hate Island’
'Hate Island' is the most accurate depiction of our blood-soaked, funhouse mirror existence; when...
On ‘UMIBŌZU,’ Blackchai embodies the spirit of the great New York rappers before him
The New York rapper’s latest EP is menacing and tumultuous, with occasional, evanescent moments...
‘I AM THE FEMALE WEEZY’ is another Hester Valentine album in spirit and sound
The Bronx rapper and producer continues to lean into chaos with high-energy raps and...
Gumbo: The Sound of Omaha Hip-Hop
An exploration of an urban musical renaissance in the heart of rural America
