| The Rap-Up: Week of March 3, 2025 | March 3, 2025 |
We’re looking at 1900Rugrat, Papo2004, slowed-down remixes and RXK Nephew’s “Ether” moment.
| “Level Up, Put It In The Safe, Repeat”: An Interview With Siete7x | February 27, 2025 |
Steven Louis linked up with the Compton ascendant to walk through his upbringing, his ambitions, his Kendrick Lamar feature and his latest project, Stucc in the Hole.
| The Rap-Up: Week of February 18, 2025 | February 18, 2025 |
The Rap-Up covers EBK Jaaybo’s return from prison, X4’s electric muttering, an unlikely Sacramento-Hawaii connection and much more.
| The Rap-Up: Week of February 3, 2025 | February 3, 2025 |
The Rap-Up runs through the latest drops. Oh, woah, what’s Luka Dončić doing around these parts?!
| The Rap-Up: Week of January 20, 2025 | January 21, 2025 |
The Rap-Up remembers Lil Xelly, Sayso The Mac and Mac Miller, then covers new drops across California and Babytron’s Chinatown misadventures.
| The Rap-Up: Week of January 7, 2025 | January 7, 2025 |
New Year, new Rap-Up.
| The Rap-Up: Week of December 16, 2024 | December 16, 2024 |
The latest Rap-Up celebrates a free Rio, gives Roc Marciano his flowers, and covers Cali jams you may have missed this year.
| The Rap-Up: Week of November 25, 2024 | November 26, 2024 |
The latest Rap-Up recommends Los Angeles-area rappers that deserve your attention as much as Kendrick Lamar.
| Art Imitates Strife Or How I Learned To Love Battle Rap | November 19, 2024 |
Dispatches from the absurdist subterranean of battle rap, which Steven Louis argues is a high form of social intelligence and an enduring space for authenticity.
| The Rap-Up: Week of November 18, 2024 | November 19, 2024 |
The latest Rap-Up features new jams from SahBabii, Shordie Shordie, Ralfy the Plug and others.
