the book of ka, npr
golden age rappers make the digital-age leap, npr
tinashe, ravyne lenae & the paradox of alt-r&b, npr
post malone’s winding country road, npr
blog rap in the streaming age, npr
eminem and common take on father time, npr
on post-mumble rap range, npr
don’t let spotify into the barbershop, npr
afropop’s second wave is femme, npr
when rappers bust their own myths, npr
taking the toll of drake and kendrick’s psych warfare, npr
rappers took the white house. now what?, npr
whither the west coast gangsta?, npr
what’s beef in 2024?, npr
jay-z and beyoncé’s blank space, npr
on chief keef, mike and teen rap prodigies, npr
the lonely throne of usher, r&b’s greatest showman, npr
jann wenner’s rock hall is crumbling, npr
2023 ‘til infinity, npr
how miami rap made overindulgence the new baseline, npr
how st. louis recalibrated rap radio, npr
how the dmv & virginia beach made rap safe for eccentrics, npr
killer mike at the top of the mountain, npr
how niche rap stars quietly conquered 2022, npr
kanye west’s quest for recognition, the new yorker
on chief keef’s finally rich, vinyl me, please
nba youngboy and industry’s unseen stars, the new yorker
visions of new motherhood, the new yorker
the plight of the middle-aged rapper, the new yorker
kendrick lamar and the mantle of black genius, the new yorker
on the rolling stone 500, the new yorker
the whitewashing of black music on tiktok, the new yorker
on black is king, pitchfork
on style wars, pitchfork
remembering bill withers, pitchfork
justin bieber’s seasons is redemption propaganda, pitchfork
don’t release your rap album in a museum, pitchfork
jay-z & webster hall, pitchfork
the gospel according to yeezus, pitchfork
objectified: draco, pitchfork
objectified: bape, pitchfork
objectified: naruto, pitchfork
objectified: tesla, pitchfork
remembering mac miller, pitchfork
on kendrick lamar and the pulitzer prize, pitchfork
considering the rise of the super-short rap song, pitchfork
very intriguing person: javale mcgee, the outline
on the chopped & screwed renaissance, the guardian
beyonce, the rapper, pitchfork
rap goes to therapy, pitchfork
drake is the worst ex-boyfriend ever, teen vogue
black boy joy: from d.r.a.m. to lil yachty, the guardian
why ice cube and n.w.a. are afropunks, afropunk
rap’s fraught relationship with black lives matter, the guardian
on rap’s obsession with joy division, the guardian
how rappers are destigmatizing mental illness, time

2024
on kendrick lamar’s gnx, npr
on mf doom’s mm..food (20th anniversary), npr
on tyler, the creator’s chromakopia, npr
on mustafa’s dunya, npr
on rich gang’s rich gang: tha tour pt. 1, npr
on doechii’s alligator bites never heal, npr
on gucci mane & dj drama’s greatest of all trappers, npr
on jpegmafia’s i lay down my life for you, npr
on ice spice’s y2k!, npr
on kendrick lamar’s the pop out, npr
on vince staples’ dark times, npr
on gunna’s one of wun, npr
on 4batz’ u made me a st4r, npr
on future & metro boomin’s we still don’t trust you, npr
on mgk & trippie redd’s genre : sadboy, npr

2023
on staci robinson’s tupac shakur biography, the new york times
on aja monet’s when the poems do what they do, npr
on billy woods & kenny segal’s maps, npr
on jack harlow’s jackman, npr
on jpegmafia & danny brown’s scaring the hoes, npr

2022
on black thought & danger mouse’s cheat codes, npr
on soccer mommy’s sometimes, forever, the new yorker
on sza’s ctrl, the new yorker
on post malone’s twelve carat toothache, the new yorker
on james blake’s wind down, the new yorker
on kendrick lamar’s mr. morale & the big steppers, the new yorker
on jack harlow’s come home the kids miss you, the new yorker
on kehlani’s blue water road, the new yorker
on pusha t’s it’s almost dry, the new yorker
on syd’s broken hearts club, the new yorker
on aldous harding’s warm chris, the new yorker
on arrdee’s pier pressure, the new yorker
on wurld’s my world with u, the new yorker
on nilüfer yanya’s painless, the new yorker
on immanuel wilkins’s the 7th hand, the new yorker
on tanya tagaq’s tongues, the new yorker

2021
on an evening with silk sonic, the new yorker
on summer walker’s still over it, the new yorker
on grouper’s shade, the new yorker
on young thung’s punk, the new yorker
on magdalena bay’s mercurial world, the new yorker
on tirzah’s colourgrade, the new yorker
on esperanza spalding’s songwrights apothecary lab, the new yorker
on injury reserve’s by the time i get to phoenix, the new yorker
on yebba’s dawn, the new yorker
on drake’s certified lover boy, the new yorker
on kanye west’s donda, the new yorker
on ty$ & dvsn’s cheers to the best memories, the new yorker
on ka’s a martyr’s reward, the new yorker
on brian jackson’s jid008, the new yorker
on prince’s welcome 2 america, the new yorker
on dave’s we’re all alone in this together, the new yorker
on willow smith’s lately i feel everything, the new yorker
on vince staples’s vince staples, the new yorker
on tyler, the creator’s call me if you get lost, the new yorker
on h.e.r.’s back of my mind, the new yorker
on migos’s culture iii, the new yorker
on japanese breakfast’s jubilee, the new yorker
on mustafa ahmed’s when smoke rises, the new yorker
on georgia anne muldrow’s vweto iii, the new yorker
on j. cole’s the off-season, the new yorker
on squid’s bright green field, the new yorker
on dj khaled’s khaled khaled, the new yorker
on brockhampton’s roadrunner: new light, new machine, the new yorker

2020
on liv.e’s couldn’t wait to tell you, pitchfork
on juice WRLD’s legends never die, the guardian
on prince’s up all nite: the one nite alone collection, pitchfork
on run the jewels’ RTJ4, pitchfork
on medhane’s cold water, pitchfork
on yung lean’s starz, pitchfork
on pink siifu’s negro, pitchfork
on nina simone’s fodder on my wings, pitchfork
on ol’ dirty bastard’s return to the 36 chambers (the dirty version), pitchfork
on jay electronica's a written testimony, pitchfork
on bts’ map of the soul: 7, pitchfork
on lil wayne’s funeral, pitchfork
on mac miller’s circles, pitchfork

2019
on dr. dre’s the chronic, pitchfork
on gang starr’s one of the best yet, pitchfork
on mavi’s let the sun talk, pitchfork
on brittany howard’s jaime, pitchfork
on rapsody’s eve, pitchfork
on brockhampton’s ginger, pitchfork
burna boy’s african giant, pitchfork
on chance the rapper’s big day, pitchfork
on willow’s s/t, pitchfork
on mase’s harlem world, pitchfork
on polo g’s die a legend, pitchfork
on denzel curry’s zuu, pitchfork
on young nudy and pi’erre bourne’s sli’merre, pitchfork
on anderson .paak’s ventura, pitchfork

2018
on xxxtentacion’s skins, pitchfork
on sheck wes’ mudboy, pitchfork
on joey purp’s quarterthang, pitchfork
on earl sweatshirt’s earl, pitchfork
on the internet’s hive mind, pitchfork
on rico nasty’s nasty, pitchfork
on jay-z and beyonce’s everything is love, rolling stone
on parliament’s medicaid fraud dogg, pitchfork
on nba youngboy’s until death call my name, pitchfork
on rae sremmurd’s sr3mm, pitchfork
on saba’s care for me, pitchfork
on cardi b’s invasion of privacy, pitchfork
on jean grae and quelle chris’ everything is fine, pitchfork
on digable planet’s reachin’ (a new refutation of time & space), pitchfork
on black panther: the album, pitchfork

2017
on wu-tang’s the saga continues, pitchfork
on standing on a corner’s red burns, pitchfork
on lil peep’s come over when you’re sober (part one), pitchfork
on tyler, the creator’s flower boy, pitchfork
on jay-z’s 4:44, pitchfork
on vince staples’ big fish theory, pitchfork
on chief keef’s thot breaker, pitchfork
on logic’s everybody, pitchfork
on sun ra and his arkestra’s thunder of the gods, pitchfork
on puff daddy & the family’s no way out, pitchfork
on dmx’s it’s dark and hell is hot, pitchfork
on run the jewels’ run the jewels 3, pitchfork

2016
on j cole’s 4 your eyez only, the guardian
on chance the rapper and jeremih’s merry christmas lil mama, pitchfork
on ab soul’s do what thou wilt., pitchfork
on the fugees’ blunted on reality, pitchfork
on danny brown’s atrocity exhibition, spin
on young thug’s jeffery, pitchfork
on rae sremmurd’s sremmlife 2, pitchfork
on ka’s honor killed the samurai, spin
on post malone’s august 26th, pitchfork
dej loaf’s all jokes aside, pitchfork
on anderson .paak’s malibu, spin
on wiz khalifa’s khalifa, spin
on kanye west’s the life of pablo, brooklyn magazine

2015
on f(x)’s four walls, pitchfork
on goldlink’s and after that we didn’t talk, spin
on milo’s so the flies don’t come, pitchfork
on travis scott’s rodeo, pitchfork
on retch’s finesse the world, pitchfork
on dre. dre’s compton: a soundtrack, av club
on public enemy’s man plan god laughs, pitchfork
on ghostface killah and adrian younge’s twelve reasons to die ii, pitchfork
on future’s 56 nights, pitchfork
on lupe fiasco’s tetsuo & youth, av club