I don’t need to get into all the reasons why 2020 was a bad year, but it was an extremely good year for rap. We got great records from all across the board, from exciting new spins on ’90s boom bap to ...

When the world stopped, rap kept going. Nothing—not the pandemic, not state-imposed curfews, not widespread malaise or massive social upheavals— could slow down its lightspeed evolution, from Flint to ...

In light of the nation’s reckoning with police brutality and racial injustice, I want to preface this article by recognizing and standing in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Black ...

“Spilligion” truly captures the essence of 2020 in a masterful and incredibly creative way. With layered production, genre-bending sounds and heartfelt performances from so many talented artists, the ...

We need as many excursions from the present moment as we can get these days. Thank goodness for music videos. While many video directors and artists have had to get extra creative of late to account ...

For the first time in history, we’re is dropping our “Best of the Year” list. Come and celebrate some of the culture’s most notable talent from the fans’ (our favorite experts) perspective. Despite ...

The ever-evolving, fast-paced world of rap music is constantly full of new trends and new sounds, but sometimes old sounds re-emerge, and the future is shaped by the past. 2020 has had no lack of new ...

The annual song release is a recap of the most important, impactful, and sometimes hilarious moments throughout the year. Based on the number of unpredictable tragedies that occurred in 2020, you can ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 06: Juice WRLD performs on stage during Wireless Festival 2019 on July 06, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Lorne Thomson/Redferns) While they may seem like two genres that ...

You know the drill: The big line is coming up, so the DJ turns down the volume, and the whole crowd yells it. That's what's supposed to happen. That's not what happened in 2020. Rap music is communal ...