Lil Boosie drops the year's best blues album.
| Do or Die Tryin’: Twista’s ‘Withdrawal’ | June 1, 2015 |
Twista and Do or Die are back.
| Leaping Legacies: Ratking’s “700 Fill” & Cannibal Ox | March 18, 2015 |
Ratking are back with an understated bounce
| Can Kali Uchis Become the Next Amy Winehouse? | March 4, 2015 |
A look at the new album from the Colombian singer who has collaborated with BadBadNotGood, Dâm-FunK, Kaytranada and Tyler, the Creator.
A disappointing effort from the talented Detroit native.
| The Oscars’ Best Picture Nominees: Ranked and Reviewed | February 20, 2015 |
Ranked by Brad Beatson. Reviewed by Brad Beatson and Harold Stallworth
If you can read this, it's already too late to stop from Doc Zeus explaining why Drake is the platonic basic bro.
| Gods & Roses: Vince Staples’ Hell Can Wait | October 14, 2014 |
An in-depth review of the Def Jam debut from Long Beach rapper Vince Staples.
If Old Man Jeezy was hoping to rejuvenate his career, his new LP is unlikely to provide much of a spark to that cause.
| The Most Villainous: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib Break the Piñata | March 18, 2014 |
Max Bell is not against rap or those thugs. Freddie Gibbs rose from scary Gary to Interscope refugee to widespread critical adoration. Some argue that the dexterous Gibbs can rap well over anything. Yet his last album, E.S.G.N. received mixed reviews. The album was solid, but it was also what you’d expect too. It didn’t help […]
