Hip-hop

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

best hip-hop albums of 2023

The 20 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2023

From prolific underground rap vets to mainstream up-and-comers

Danny Brown Quaranta review

Danny Brown : Quaranta

Brown’s most mature and reflective album yet

Aesop Rock Integrated Tech Solutions review

Aesop Rock – Integrated Tech Solutions

The veteran emcee’s storytelling has evolved into one of his most focused albums to date

DJ Shadow Action Adventure review

DJ Shadow : Action Adventure

Josh Davis at his most free spirited and fun

Fatboi Sharif new EP Insomniac Missile Launcher

Fatboi Sharif and Bigg Jus surprise release new EP, Insomniac Missile Launcher

Hear the new Halloween-appropriate EP from the two emcees

AJ Suede Steel Tipped Dove Reoccurring Characters review

AJ Suede & steel tipped dove : Reoccurring Characters

A seamless-yet-satisfying sub-half-hour rap gem

Jaboukie All Who Can't Hear Must Feel review

Jaboukie : All Who Can’t Hear Must Feel

The comic’s debut album (of music) features both disaffected humor and palliative earnestness