Hip-hop

Common Pete Rock The Auditorium review

Common & Pete Rock : The Auditorium Vol. 1

An outstanding boom-bap statement from two decades-long hip-hop veterans

denzel curry king of the mischievous south vol. 2

Denzel Curry – King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2

Curry reinforces his reputation as one of the best in rap today with a sequel to a mixtape more than a decade old

Angry Blackmen

Angry Blackmen announce fall tour

New dates in support of ‘The Legend of ABM’

Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly

Treble 100, No. 12: Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly

K.Dot’s breakthrough 2015 album remains the loudest pronouncement of his artistic ambition

Public Enemy It takes a nation of millions

Treble 100, No. 13: Public Enemy – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

When this album dropped in 1988, hip-hop would never be the same.

ShrapKnel Nobody Planning to Leave review

ShrapKnel – Nobody Planning to Leave

The hip-hop duo’s third record is their most dazzling and best-sounding set of labyrinthine lyricism to date

Denzel Curry

Denzel Curry announces King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2

Hear “HOT ONE,” featuring TiaCorine and A$AP Ferg

Vince Staples new album Dark Times

Vince Staples : Dark Times

An enjoyable set of boom bap from a reliably solid rapper; nothing more, nothing less

DJ Shadow Endtroducing

Treble 100: No. 17, DJ Shadow – Endtroducing…

A literal record-breaker composed entirely of pieces from other records

RJD2

RJD2 announces new album, Visions Out of Limelight

Hear new song “Through It All,” featuring Jamie Lidell

shabazz palaces exotic birds of prey

Shabazz Palaces : Exotic Birds of Prey

Ishmael Butler at his most informal and disparate, but still dope

Tribe Called Quest Low End Theory

Treble 100, No. 21: A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory

Reconciling the ineffable with the unfuckwithable

Moor Mother

Moor Mother shares new video for “All the Money”

‘The Great Bailout’ is out on March 8

Angry Blackmen the legend of ABM review

Angry Blackmen : The Legend of ABM

A harsh and important addition to a cacophonous hip-hop canon

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib announce Piñata 10-year anniversary shows

The duo lines up three ‘Piñata’ shows for 2024