Critical praise hasn't been in short supply for J Hus' "Common Sense" this year, the consensus being that the 21-year-old's retail debut masterfully ties up man... Read More...
Until recently when you Googled "Alaska Twitter" or even "Tim Alaska rapper" something unfortunate happened. Instead of getting Timothy Baker a/k/a Alaska of At... Read More...
Who said New York hip hop was dead? It's harder than ever.
The shift from traditional rhyme-machines such as Papoose and Lloyd Banks towards slang-heavy storyt... Read More...
If I had to explain Richard 'Wiley' Cowie to myself (which is a big part of thinking about an artist) by the time of "Godfather," it would be that he is Black T... Read More...
Just a couple of months ago I wrote my first review of rising musical star Jidenna, an artist who fluidly transitions from rapping to singing and back again. He... Read More...
It says something about the trajectory of Bristol producer/rapper's Tricky's career that while 1996's "Pre-Millennium Tension" is one of my favorite albums, "un... Read More...