Hip-hop
The 2009 album is being reissued after being long out of print.
Staples pairs live band arrangements with a lyrical duality of ruminative darkness and humor
‘The Mountain Will Fall’ anniversary reissue due later this year
The best rap records of the past few months, from Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman, Elucid, Little Simz and more
The UK singer, songwriter and rapper’s debut is less an introduction than the climactic end of first chapter
A hazy surrealist hip-hop album that provides a haunting from a different angle
A young Lonnie Lynn pairs introspective lyricism with Blue Note cool
A look back at the best rap offerings from December to February
An inspired pairing between emcee and producer, of unconventional sounds and dazzling combinations
‘I Guess You Had to Be There’ is out Friday
A thrilling and fluid blend of jazz, R&B and hip-hop from Liv.e and Karriem Riggins
‘Brilliance of a Falling Moon’ out March 27
