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Eve, The Last Scorpio (2001 Interview)
From a debut that’s embraced by B-boys and B-girls, Eve is gearing up for Scorpion. In this must-read interview, she says, “I grew a lot over this past…
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EP Review: Girl Music Vol. 1 by Ty Dolla $ign
Nearly five months since the mixed-bag release of TYCOON, Ty Dolla $ign trades the fifteen-deep feature roster for a small dinner table and a clearer…
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Jamila W.
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Anniversaries: Scorpion by Eve
On her second album, Philly’s sharpest MC wrote breakup songs, crew anthems, and a pop smash—all while running out of time.
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Ivy Mensah
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New Music Drops: March 6, 2026
As new albums and singles get constantly flooded into our radar, look no further than skimming through the release week of March 6th. We know it can be…
Mar 6
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Album Review: Strictly 4 the Scythe by Denzel Curry & The Scythe
Denzel Curry reassembles the crew format he left at eighteen. The Scythe talks enormous shit for twenty minutes over beats thick enough to walk on that…
Mar 5
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Jhanel
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Album Review: Atlanta by Gnarls Barkley
Gnarls Barkley’s farewell names its dead, prays without expecting an answer, and rides the train until it stops. With the help of Danger Mouse, CeeLo…
Mar 5
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Chiamaka Boudreaux
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Album Review: Jean by Yebba
On Jean, Yebba stops mourning long enough to realize she’s jealous of her own ability to move on. She names her second album after her late grandmother.
Mar 5
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Reuben Dara
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Anniversaries: Smiling With No Teeth by Genesis Owusu
A Ghanaian-Australian introvert splits depression and racism into twin beasts, then dances on their necks. Five years later, the teeth still bite.
Mar 5
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Ulani Iona
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Milestones: untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar
Between Butterfly and DAMN., Kendrick let the seal crack on a batch of demos he loved too much to bury. No titles, no mastering, no rollout. A decade…
Mar 5
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L. Ari James
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Album Review: Goyard & The Kayfabe Reveal by Ghais Guevara
Ghais Guevara’s fictional revolutionary keeps talking, and Robinson’s autobiography keeps bleeding through. The specifics devastate; the panoramas…
Mar 4
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Alexandria Elise
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Five Records That Ignore the Game on Purpose
A year that argue with each other about what “hip-hop pleasant” even means. These picks move from barroom funk DJs to block-level grit without changing…
Mar 4
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When the Veteran Still Has the Best Cry
A gold-leaning group tightening their formula, a baritone romantic moving like he’s built for the charts, and a veteran. Add a breakout vocalist from…
Mar 4
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