Jack Riedy chronicles the existential terrain of Chicago rapper D2x's sophomore album, in which he settles into family life as a husband, father and young breadwinner while working through loss and expressing his faith.

For Donna-Claire's latest column, she examines the caring approach to the posthumous release of the long-awaited collab album from Lil Peep and ILoveMakonnen – it's importance and the resonance of emo rap.

Will Hagle speaks to Fat Tony about the themes of his new album I Will Make A Baby In This Damn Economy, always repping Houston, Texas, being introduced to punk music and more.

Michael McKinney speaks to the Manchester multi-hyphenate electronic artist about discovering club music in university, the relationship between his different mediums, including visual art, 3D modeling and more.

Harley Geffner returns to deliver the latest edition of The Rap-Up, featuring haunting new tracks from the Philly drill scene, YB Puerto Rico refusing to show up to court, new RXKNephew & more.

Staley Sharples speaks to the musician/teacher/author/podcast host about de-centering whiteness from classical music, why Chopin isn't favored in West Africa, interrogating the lack of diversity in the opera house, and more.

Casey Taylor reports live from Kingston, Jamaica – diving into the dancehall and reggae scenes of past and present, the Marley legacy, and the legends still breathing.

Yousef Srour returns to deliver the latest edition of The Rap-Up, featuring a new care-free Robb Bank$ track, ZAYALLCAP's latest re-imagining of autotune, new Armand Hammer and more.

Michael McKinney returns for the latest edition of Slam on the CDJ to highlight the best DJ sets from the past month, featuring boxofbox, Job Jobse, Tarotplane and more.

'Another Triumph Of Ghetto Engineering' is a reminder that participating in underground culture is an act of resistance in itself.