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
On ‘Thy Flesh Consumed,’ Imp keeps Fendi Pendergrass alive in sound
The second collaborative album between the Atlanta-based artists is a communion across life and...
Mal Devisa’s ‘Palimpsesa’ is Her Black Girl Masterpiece
The Massachusetts-based artist’s latest project traverses through a seemingly glass-coated heart.
