Paisley Darts returns with a brand new catalog of deep cuts featuring French maloya, a soundtrack cut from Stelvio Cipriani and a 40-year-old b-side from William Carré.

The stakes aren’t as high as they ought to be on Nas' and Hit-Boy's third collaboration. 'KD3' proves great art requires some engagement with the wider world.

Leonel's Afro Jams of the Week returns featuring sinister rap from Côte d'Ivoire, sultry Afropop from Rwanda and sexy sax from Equatorial Guinea.

Casey Taylor reflects on 50 Cent's violent symphony of American desperation.

Harley Geffner's Rap-Up returns featuring new music from Alaska's own FO3 Bear, a star in the making in OG MarlynManRollUp, a new Motown-infused single from Akeem Ali and more.

Mike Giegerich connects with Micaela Tobin to talk about opera performance, pursuing experimental noise, Filipino legends and mythology and much more.

Leonel's Afro Jams of the Week returns featuring a good dose of East African fusions, plus bangers from Nigeria and Côte D'Ivoire, and an early candidate for ballad of the year from Angola.

When listening to 'Free 03,' we can’t forget who Greedo was and what was happening around him when he recorded the record -- who we were when he was incarcerated, Thomas Whittaker writes.

Harley Geffner's Rap-Up returns with a legendary Kanye diss courtesy of RXK Nephew, new A$AP Rocky, Kalan.FrFr and more.

A little over a year after his tragic passing, Young Dolph is immortalized with his new posthumous project that showcases evidence of stylistic evolution.