Boldy James Archives

Plus Escuela Grind, Infant Island, Boldy James and Nicholas Craven, and Nailah Hunter

The 20 albums at the top of our list for the first three months of the year.

Our favorite rap albums and mixtapes from the past year.

Our 50 favorite records of a strange and eclectic year.

Our favorite tracks from a pretty strange year

Thirteen albums that made the month, plus two great ones we missed from the past few.

The emcee-producer team’s third record together is their strongest as well as their most disorientingly tense.

20 highlights from the year’s embarrassment of hip-hop riches.

Our favorite records from a year that we’re ready to put behind us.

Our favorite songs from a year we’d like to forget.

Thirteen favorites from the last 31 days (give or take an extra week or two).