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Album Review: SOON MY DOUBLES WILL PULL OFF ALL OF MY STUNTS by andrew
The Philadelphia-raised, UK-based rapper-producer made this album for his late father and released it on his birthday. He raps about lifting burgers…
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Joelle Figueroa
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Album Review: invite,sessions,only!! by Lance Skiiiwalker
A decade past his cult TDE debut, the Chicago singer tapes his studio door open for warped, invite-only R&B.
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Lillian Sharpe
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Album Review: Finessin Distribution Deals by Fox BD
With his second project of the year, Fox BD reps West Memphis and Bouldercrest at once and sells two-minute songs about kidnappings, lean proposals, and…
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Xavier Thomas
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Album Review: Music, Fashion, Film by Charli XCX
Two years after her culture-swallowing summer, Charli XCX writes eleven quick guitar songs about the job of being watched, making it the funniest and…
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Oliver I. Martin
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Album Review: Behind the Shades by Chris Crispy
The Los Angeles producer and engineer sings lead on his own soft R&B songs about crushes, contact highs, and confessions he keeps putting off. The…
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Jamila W.
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Album Review: Caribenya by Lido Pimienta
A year after her Gregorian-chant classical album, the Colombian-Canadian artist opens her door to cumbia, dembow, and friends.
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F. Qureshi
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Album Review: Out the Mud by MudBaby Ru
MudBaby Ru raps with the whole family in the room, Pop’s fingernails, an uncle at the stove, Granny fussing about sagged jeans. Out the Mud is a West…
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Rian Frost
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Wednesday Roundups #158: 25 New Projects You Should Listen to Now
Listen to new releases from Nao Yoshioka, Ambré, Kamal., Nia Archives, Adrian Younge, Avara, Orquesta Akokán, ABBIANA, Dame Atlas, Brian Ennals …
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Album Review: sum breakup songs by Dru Kelly & Stix
A marriage that ran ten years ends in songs about Percocets, purple crayons, and a broken-ass Altima. Dru Kelly’s breakup writing is messy on purpose…
Jul 21
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Blaise Freeman
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Album Review: if i’m being honest by Dame Atlas
Dame Atlas produced nearly all of his confession himself and aimed song after song at the woman who kept coming back.
Jul 21
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Brielle Saint-Amour
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Album Review: REVIVAL by LADIPOE
The Nigerian rapper bends Afropop’s melody-first formula around testimony, prayer, and score-settling in three languages. REVIVAL runs on the conviction…
Jul 21
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Maya LeRoux
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Milestones: The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are by The 2 Live Crew
The first Southern rap debut to cross the gold line did it through the back of a promoter’s car, one Black-owned record store at a time. A clerk in…
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Brandon O'Sullivan
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