Writer from Champaign in Los Angeles| A (Semi) Definitive Ranking of Every Freddie Gibbs Album | September 29, 2022 |
On the eve of Freddie Gibbs' latest record 'Soul Sold Separately' releasing, Will Hagle ranks the rapper's past projects and revisits the eras that made him one of the game's most consistent talents.
| Here’s What Happens When Artificial Intelligence Designs Cover Art and A&Rs Dream Collaborative LPs | August 4, 2022 |
The dawn of a new era is here - one where artificial intelligence creative directs collab albums from Carlos Santana and Young Thug, 'Madvillainy 2,' Odd Future's reunion LP & more.
| Shit Don’t Stop: On ‘111th East,’ G Perico Shines as One of LA’s Most Consistent Street Orators | July 26, 2022 |
G Perico's latest EP stands out due its replayability and acts as yet another strong project in a continued hot streak, Will Hagle writes.
| Black Star’s ‘No Fear of Time’: Or, How Uploading an Album as a Podcast Could Take Back Control From Big Streaming | June 15, 2022 |
The new Black Star album could have been a reminder of the web’s great potential, rather than another easily-mockable example of its worst qualities.
| The Essential Shower Mix | April 29, 2022 |
Music has been as essential to showering as water since ancient humans first dumped buckets over their heads, so Will Hagle created the de facto playlist for the occasion.
| “When It’s Burning in Your Soul:” An Interview with Na-Kel | February 23, 2022 |
Will Hagle chops it up with Odd-Future-affiliate, Na-Kel, about his time as a pro skater, his cathartic verse on "DNA", and how he found his voice in hip-hop.
| A Luda Look Back | January 27, 2022 |
At age 44, with IMDB credits lengthier than his streamable discography, Chris Bridges has transcended his delineation as Ludacris the Rapper, but he had an incredible run.
| “I Fill a Void With the Pen”: Earl Sweatshirt’s ‘Sick!’ | January 25, 2022 |
On Earl's latest, he finds clarity in a world diminished by a sickness that's been here long before the pandemic.
| A True King of Memphis: Remembering Young Dolph | November 19, 2021 |
Dolph’s music was grandiose and self-mythologizing. It helped him become what he viewed himself as: a story bigger than himself. He will be missed.
| The Top 8 Concerts I Almost Attended In 2021 | November 18, 2021 |
The concert might be the destination, but for Will Hagle, it's all about the winding journey that inevitably leads to missing a few shows.
