May

26

100 Great Rap Songs of the 2010s: Danny Brown, “Pac Blood”

May 26, 2022

3 min read

May

20

The Case for Prince Naseem Hamed

To appreciate Naz is to appreciate how great boxing can and should be

May 20, 2022

14 min read

May

17

Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown: On Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Kendrick turns his viewpoint inward to create a dense, messy, but gripping album

May 17, 2022

6 min read

May

12

Remembering The Stepkids’ Unappreciated Debut Album

This largely ignored 2011 record knocked some classic genres on their asses

May 12, 2022

4 min read

May

05

Velvet Portraits: On Cisco Swank and Luke Titus’s Some Things Take Time

May 5, 2022

2 min read

Apr

18

100 Great Rap Songs of the 2010s: Watch The Throne, “Why I Love You”

Apr 18, 2022

4 min read

Apr

01

Now That’s What I Call a Close Encounter: The Best Songs of Q1 2022 [Playlist]

The finest music of the last three months

Apr 1, 2022

2 min read

Mar

23

Worries and Fears Become Your Friends: Mental Disorder and Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy”

DJ Danger Mouse and CeeLo Green made a song that sounds like OCD feels.

Mar 23, 2022

4 min read

Mar

14

100 Great Rap Songs of the 2010s: Nas, “Nasty”

Mar 14, 2022

2 min read

Feb

20

DJ Quik: “Nobody”

Feb 20, 2022

2 min read