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Who Told Spotify Hip-Hop Needed New Leaders
Spotify placed billboards in eight cities naming the artists it believes should lead hip-hop forward. The genre’s health was never the concern—the…
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Blackpolitan
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Lillian Sharpe
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Album Review: Midnight in Houston by DJ DMG & October London
October London and The Colleagues deliver real-band R&B that peaks at the blackjack table and flatlines at the slow jam.
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Shatter the Standards
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Jamila W.
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R&B Songs Where Everybody’s Losing the Argument This Week
New R&B songs where Bruno Mars surrenders, Liv.e runs a background check, Elmiene confesses, Saint Harison restrains, and GoGo Morrow hangs up.
Mar 1
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Soulpolitan
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February 2026
Milestones: In My Own Words by Ne-Yo
Before he made his mark as a solo artist, Ne-Yo arrived with credits already on the charts. His 2006 debut made invisible labor visible and built a…
Feb 28
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Shatter the Standards
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Alexandria Elise
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February 2026 Roundups: The Best Albums of the Month
February’s best albums came from people who had been holding something back. Jill Scott returns in a decade, Tiana Major9 left Motown and came back…
Feb 28
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Shatter the Standards
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Album Review: Soul Woman by Michelle David & The True-Tones
On her eighth album, Michelle David stops diagnosing the world and starts diagnosing herself, and the gospel-soul she builds with The True-Tones has…
Feb 27
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Shatter the Standards
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Imani Raven
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The Lineage of Michael Jackson (Kids / Young Stars)
Each guide is based on this run of albums, believed to be part of Michael Jackson’s roots. It then branches out into post-1995, drawn from that tree…
Feb 27
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Shatter the Standards
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Brandon O'Sullivan
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Phil
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Album Review: According To... by RJD2 & Supastition
On their collaborative effort, Supastition spends an entire album saying the things most rappers are too proud or too young to admit, and RJD2 builds…
Feb 27
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Shatter the Standards
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Rian Frost
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New Music Drops: February 27, 2026
As new albums and singles get constantly flooded into our radar, look no further than skimming through the release week of February 27th. We know it can…
Feb 27
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Shatter the Standards
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Album Review: The Mountain by Gorillaz
Gorillaz finally stop curating and start mourning, producing their least polished and most necessary album since Plastic Beach.
Feb 27
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Shatter the Standards
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Phil
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Album Review: With No Due Respect by Foggieraw
Foggieraw’s Mercury debut is a sweet charm offensive where the bars land faster than the feelings do, and the Bible verses sit right next to the booty…
Feb 26
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Shatter the Standards
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Nia Lattimore
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Album Review: The Romantic by Bruno Mars
A Chicano soul valentine from a pop star who’s never sounded less interested in proving he’s a pop star. Mars and D’Mile bet everything on sweetness and…
Feb 26
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Shatter the Standards
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Chiamaka Boudreaux
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