Hip-hop
Lamar’s Butterfly-era demos are equally impressive, if rawer and more diaristic.
Ye drops the noise and negativity of Yeezus and emerges with an imperfect but consistently compelling work.
The latest in a long string of releases for the Atlanta rapper is a more desperate, anguished variation of his approach.
The emcee and GOOD Music President offers a lean, dark and politically charged new set of standouts.
The A$AP Mob emcee sells a lifestyle brand more than a style of music, but it’s intoxicating all the same.
Giovanni Martinez dissects the legendary collaboration between Madlib and DOOM — which has yet to produce a follow-up.
Indiana emcee and LA producer create a seamless hip-hop collaboration — just as you might have expected them to.
On his latest full-length, Q depicts Los Angeles in more surreal, dark and frequently satirical terms.
The second half of our epic breakdown of the best rap music of the 1990s.
Odd Future leader’s lament: “I got 99 problems and all of them’s being happy.”
