In clarifying the medium, Ashanti Mutinta clarifies the message
Hear “Checkers”
The eclectic industrial rap group serve up dystopian hip-hop with extra electronics
Hear “Misery,” produced by Kenny Segal
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A guide to some of the greatest hip-hop sounds from H-Town
David Jolicoeur, a founding member of the hip-hop group De La Soul, who performed under…
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In a 2024 conversation during Jazz Is Dead‘s L.A. Philharmonic residency, label co-founder and hip-hop…
A nearly 80-minute rap opus that spans from blistering noise to soulful jazz rap
Hear “Change the Channel”
Kendrick’s surprise-released new album is his most immediate and least conceptual, but that’s not a problem
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A reflection on the hip-hop pioneers’ entry into the Rock Hall of Fame
Nick McCann returns to discuss the documentary on the Hard Knock Life tour
Tyler offers some of his most raw and personal material on his latest
We spoke to the New York rapper about ‘Revelator’, frustration, hope, and social media
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The emcee and one half of Armand Hammer delivers a noisier and more intense album, but one that still has a pronounced humanity at its core