Kendrick Lamar Archives

Our favorite songs from an eclectic year

We look back at 20 years of albums of the year!

A chronicle of landmark firsts through 50 years of hip-hop

Plus Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Little Simz, M83, Yves Tumor, Jessie Ware and more

Eclecticism defined the greatest moments in hip-hop in 2022.

The debuts, comebacks, cult favorites and blockbusters that defined a year

Our favorite anthems, bangers, ballads and rippers of the past year

Plus Japanese Breakfast, FKA twigs, Sparks, Unwound, Emeralds and more

The best records from the halfway point

On his first album in five years, Kendrick seeks to reaffirm the human in his image.

Plus The Party Dozen, Mat Ball and Daniel Villarreal

Hear Kendrick’s long-awaited follow-up to 2017’s ‘Damn.’

15 music-related gift ideas to make the holiday season a little less crummy.

The 150 albums we love most from 2010-2019.

A decade of slappers.

The best rap records of the past 20 years.

10 times where a great album took it to the next stage.

Our favorite tracks from the past year.

A top-down summer anthem that’s fresh even when the Mercury drops.

Subtle, clever tributes to songs within songs.