| “Is It Me or Society? I Can’t Tell:” Memphis Hip-Hop and the Slow Cancelation of the Future | July 28, 2021 |
Walker Armstrong analyzes the '90s Memphis hip-hop scene through the "lost futures" perspective of cultural theorist Mark Fisher.
| Afro Jams of the Week: July 26, 2021 | July 27, 2021 |
Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa returns with the best Afro Jams of the Week from Jah Prayzah, Benzema, Ekyu and more.
| $uede Is So Much More Than the “Mexican Kodak” | July 26, 2021 |
The Huntington Park rapper adds a fresh spin on West Coast gangster rap.
| The Rap-Up: Week of July 26, 2021 | July 26, 2021 |
This week's Rap-Up features new offerings from Caal Vo, Yung Kayo, Bobby 6ix and more.
| Never Bored Again: Of Course Brook Lopez Becomes Himself | July 25, 2021 |
The journey from star to role player is rocky for some, but Brook Lopez was just rewarded for his selflessness with the NBA title.
| Afro Jams of the Week: July 19, 2021 | July 23, 2021 |
Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa returns with the best Afro Jams of the Week from DJ Tárico, Burna Boy, Pompi, Karun and more.
After more than a decade of development, G Herbo is a longtime veteran who just released his most complete project to date.
| 20th Anniversary Retrospective: Cormega’s ‘The Realness’ | July 21, 2021 |
Two decades later, 'The Realness’' moments of purest joy don’t come from the money, the cars or even revenge on Cormega's enemies, but from rap, Son Raw writes.
Dash Lewis and PremRock talk about his new album 'Load Bearing Crow’s Feet,' literary inspirations, tending bar, finding empathy and more.
| Roots in the Soil: Smino’s “Rice & Gravy” | July 19, 2021 |
The St. Louis rapper's latest single sounds like it could be a precursor for him to take the next step as an artist -- because to move forward requires meditation over one's origins.
