MF DOOM, Elusive Bard of Hip-Hop, Dead at 49
Posted in: Music News
Enigmatic rapper known for intricate rhyme schemes and signature mask died on October 31st
Eminem Can’t Quite Update His Shock Jock Game, Again, on ‘Music to Be Murdered By: Side B’
He covers everything from Covid-19 to Colin Kaepernick but the results feel superfluous rather than subversive
Kid Cudi’s ‘Man on the Moon III: The Chosen’ is Another Beleaguered Dispatch From His Stormy Emotional World
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsThe rapper’s latest feels derivative compared to his influential early work
Year in Review: So, How Was Your 2020, Earthgang?
Posted in: Music FeaturesAtlanta hip-hop duo celebrate the most inspiring people, records, and TV shows of their year — from The Last Dance and Jay-Z’s Blueprint to Stacey Abrams and Chadwick Boseman
6 Paths Through Jazz in 2020
Posted in: Music FeaturesIn a trying year for the genre, there was still a ton of new music to explore. Here are some possible routes
The Best Pop Collaborations of 2020
Posted in: Music ListsIn a year that was most notably marked by isolation, self-quarantine, and feelings of loneliness, it’s essential to celebrate how talented artists found ways to collaborate that brought us some some great vibes and legit moods to get us through 2020. This roundup of bangers and bops spans all genres — rap and reggaeton, country […]
Public Enemy Bring the Noise to the Desert in Video for ‘Grid’
Posted in: Music NewsTrack with Cypress Hill, George Clinton appears on hip-hop outfit’s latest LP, What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?
Hear Lil Wayne’s DJ Khaled-Hosted ‘No Ceilings 3’ Mixtape
Posted in: Music NewsSurprise third installment features guests Drake, Young Thug, Lil Wayne’s sons
A Hip-Hop Pioneer Loses His Leg. The Optimism Remains
Posted in: Music FeaturesAfter doctors amputated part of former Yo! MTV Raps host Andre “Doctor Dré” Brown’s leg, his family set up a GoFundMe to defray medical costs. Still, the trailblazer doesn’t want your pity
Why Did the 2021 Grammys Snub the Weeknd?
Posted in: Music NewsZero nominations for After Hours is a shocker — plus four more glaring omissions from the new nominations
