Hip Hop reviews

Killer Mike’s ‘Michael’ Is As Piercing As It Is Intimate

Reviews | Jun 25, 2023, 1:57 PM PDT

Gunna Struggles To Balance His Old & New Image On Poignant 'A Gift & A Curse'

Reviews | Jun 22, 2023, 4:46 AM PDT

Janelle Monae Delivers A Summer Jam Of Sexual Liberation On 'The Age Of Pleasure'

Reviews | Jun 21, 2023, 11:34 AM PDT

DJ Rude One & RXK Nephew Reinvent Boom Bap In Their Own Demented Image On 'The ONEderful Nephew'

Reviews | Jun 15, 2023, 9:01 PM PDT

Moneybagg Yo 'Hard To Love' Addresses His Public Life Without Hurting The Music

Reviews | Jun 14, 2023, 12:51 PM PDT

DD Osama 'Here 2 Stay' Struggles To Let Its Star Shine

Reviews | Jun 13, 2023, 9:35 AM PDT

Rory Takes His Curation Game To The Next Level On Debut LP 'I Thought It'd Be Different'

Reviews | Jun 12, 2023, 1:39 AM PDT

NBA YoungBoy 'Don't Try This At Home' Overstays Its Welcome

Reviews | Jun 9, 2023, 2:12 PM PDT

Chuck Strangers Crafts Decent But Dull Esoteric Raps On 'The Boys & The Girls'

Reviews | Jun 7, 2023, 6:53 PM PDT

Monaleo 'Where The Flowers Don't Die' Shows Promise But Struggles To Match Its Ambition

Reviews | Jun 6, 2023, 1:18 PM PDT

Metro Boomin’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Soundtrack Is Fit for Web-Slinging Adventure

Reviews | Jun 6, 2023, 8:18 AM PDT

Amadeus360 Bridges The Boom-Bap Gap With Tightly Curated LP 'The MPC Jedi'

Reviews | Jun 3, 2023, 3:44 AM PDT

YUNGMORPHEUS 'From Whence It Came' Coasts Through Familiar Territory To Moderate Success

Reviews | Jun 1, 2023, 5:30 PM PDT

Destroy Lonely 'If Looks Could Kill' Isn't Worth The Hour & A Half

Reviews | May 31, 2023, 11:30 AM PDT

Lil Durk 'Almost Healed' Wants To Be Accepted By Everyone But Satisfies No One

Reviews | May 30, 2023, 9:05 AM PDT

JELEEL! 'REAL RAW!' Delivers High Energy & Nothing More

Reviews | May 26, 2023, 11:55 AM PDT

Kaytranada & Amine 'Kaytraminé' Serves As Summery Pop Rap Jams & Not Much Else

Reviews | May 26, 2023, 10:56 AM PDT

Chavo & Pi’erre Bourne’s ‘Chavo’s World 3’ Gets Stifled By Its Awkward Engineering

Reviews | May 25, 2023, 4:58 PM PDT

billy woods & Kenny Segal's ‘Maps’ Is A Stellar Reflection On The Casualties of Tour

Reviews | May 25, 2023, 4:20 PM PDT

Curren$y & Jermaine Dupri Are Cool, Calm & Casual On 'For Motivational Use Only' Vol. 1

Reviews | May 20, 2023, 11:23 AM PDT